Senior Data Operations Manager
Core
Run the end-to-end data collection engine for a general-purpose robot company, managing stations, workforce, and facilities to produce high-quality training data for physical AI models.
Role type
Senior Data Operations Manager (Physical AI / Robotics)
Builds
A scalable, global data collection operation that generates training data for robot manipulation models.
Domain
Robotics, Physical AI, Data Operations
Deliverable
production ML models
Required skills
Scheduling and workforce management, Operator recruitment and development, Standardization of collection playbooks, Root-cause analysis and SOP creation, Quality assurance and annotation coordination, Cross-site deployment management
Preferred skills
Experience running teleoperation or glove-based data operations, Scaling operations across multiple time zones and cultures, Building high-performing teams
Technologies
Data collection gloves, Robot hardware, Simulation environments
Responsibilities
Manage station uptime, operator utilization, and throughput to meet quality standards; Recruit, level, and develop operators and senior shift leaders; Enforce consistent collection standards and metrics across all sites; Identify bottlenecks and implement process improvements; Partner with Quality and Annotation teams to ensure data readiness; Lead mock-runs and initial deployments at partner sites; Build reporting systems for data volume, quality, and cost.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership
