Director of AI Data Operations
Mountain View, CA$193k - $291kfull-timePosted 1mo ago
About the role
Lead the organization responsible for producing data that trains and evaluates AI models, identifying autonomy regressions, and ensuring confidence in every software release within Nuro’s autonomy stack.
Responsibilities
- Direct the strategy and execution of the Software Operation organization, including providing high quality data for AI models, conducting triage and root cause analysis to support autonomy and system teams.
- Own data labeling vendors as the extended software operation organization. Be responsible for quality, throughput SLAs, budgets, pricing negotiation.
- Manage embedded domain specialists doing deep-dive work on autonomy stack modules, and partner closely with engineering and data science to build out scenario and evaluation datasets.
- Set the operational KPIs, throughput metrics, and quality bar across all pipelines, and act as the main connective tissue between Software Operations, Engineering, and Product.
- Run a multi-pillar organization efficiently, evolving the organization structure to align with the business needs.
Qualifications
- 10+ years of operational leadership experience, with 5+ years in AV, robotics, or complex ML operations including budget or P&L ownership
- Proven track record managing large-scale onshore and offshore vendor operations (labeling/annotation), both operationally and commercially
- Strong working knowledge of AI systems and cross-functional collaboration with engineering and product teams
- Strong analytical skills to identify root causes of KPI gaps and drive execution to resolve them
- Demonstrated ability to build and scale operational organizations in fast-paced, ambiguous environments
Skills
Required:Operational leadershipVendor managementAI systems knowledge
Benefits
- annual performance bonus
- equity
- competitive benefits package
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Nuro
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