Data Infrastructure Operations Manager (Starlink)
Core
End-to-end management of suppliers, costs, and delivery of high-quality human-generated data (annotations, evaluations, research datasets) to power AI model training and improvement.
Role type
Senior IC data infrastructure operations manager (sourcing & supply chain)
Builds
High-signal datasets for AI model training, validation, and continuous improvement
Domain
AI/ML data supply chain & procurement
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
supplier negotiation, sourcing strategy, deal execution, spend discipline, budget management, process standardization, stakeholder communication, project management, data analysis, financial analysis
Preferred skills
managing technical or construction projects, tackling complex/ambiguous problems, data visualization
Technologies
none stated
Responsibilities
Negotiate deals with key suppliers and partners; Align sourcing strategy with engineering and quality requirements; Track deal status and execution risks; Improve and scale sourcing processes and planning systems; Build a pipeline of exclusive enterprise datasets; Provide inputs on upcoming orders based on supplier capacity and pricing; Set target pricing and develop metrics for quality and delivery; Manage communication with internal stakeholders and external partners
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
