Lead, Data Quality - Partnerships
Core
Lead external vendor partnerships for data quality operations supporting autonomous humanoid robot training data.
Role type
Senior IC Lead, Data Quality Partnerships
Builds
External data vendor portfolio and audit infrastructure for AI training data
Domain
Robotics / Autonomous Systems / AI Data Operations
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
vendor sourcing and selection, contract negotiation, SLA definition and enforcement, vendor scorecard management, calibration process design, stakeholder translation of technical requirements, capacity planning
Preferred skills
multi-vendor scaling, golden set construction, robotics/LLM data background, international market operations
Technologies
data labeling platforms, audit tools, contract management systems
Responsibilities
Own full external vendor portfolio lifecycle (sourcing, onboarding, offboarding), negotiate commercial terms and manage budgets, enforce quality standards and audit processes, direct project coordinators on external work, build vendor scorecards, plan capacity and surge needs
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with leadership across indirect reports