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Data Infrastructure Operations Manager (Starlink)

SpaceX· Starlink - Electronic Sourcing
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Sunnyvale, CA$130k - $185kFull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Data Infrastructure Operations Manager responsible for end-to-end strategy, sourcing, and delivery of high-quality data datasets to power AI model training and improvement. Owns category-specific data taxonomy, supplier management, and delivery targets within SpaceX Starlink data operations.

Responsibilities

  • Negotiate creative, flexible, and commercially effective deals with key suppliers and partners
  • Align sourcing strategy with engineering, quality, and performance requirements across priority areas
  • Track deal status, approvals, and execution risks while driving suppliers toward timely and reliable delivery
  • Continuously improve, standardize, and scale sourcing processes, workflows, tools, and planning systems
  • Build a strong pipeline of exclusive and proprietary enterprise datasets
  • Provide valuable inputs on upcoming orders based on supplier capacity, quality, and pricing
  • Maintain rigorous spend discipline, committing budget only to datasets that meaningfully improve model performance
  • Set target pricing, analyze supplier spend and trends, and develop metrics for quality, delivery, and performance
  • Manage clear, proactive communication with both internal stakeholders and external partners

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of experience and a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience working in one or more of the following fields: Hardware or product management, Engineering, Procurement, Supply chain management, Strategy and operations, Technology

Skills

Required:NegotiationSourcing strategyProject managementSupply chain / procurement
Nice to have:Data analysis / data visualizationFinancial analysis

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Short and long-term disability insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid parental leave
  • Various discounts and perks
  • 3 weeks of paid vacation and 10+ paid holidays per year
  • Paid sick leave per company policy
Last updated Sep 16, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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