Product and Research Operations Manager
Cartesia· Product
*HQ - San Francisco, CA$160k - $225kFull-timePosted 4d ago
About the role
Role to run the operational backbone of Cartesia's Voice function, supporting voice production, talent sourcing and logistics, and voice delivery for GTM and Customer Success; includes cross-functional operations and growth initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Voice Production & Library - Support execution of voice production runs alongside the Voice Production Lead. Over time, own day-to-day production and library health reporting, expand locales/volume, and build automations to streamline the process.
- Sourcing & Talent logistics - Support voice sourcing alongside the Voice Library Lead. Build systems to source, vet, and create voices for the voice library with voice acting talent and vendors.
- Customer Voice Delivery & Enablement - Own customer-facing voice engagements end to end, driving customers to be successful with our models. Drive voice-related GTM enablement.
- Ad-hoc Strategy and Growth Projects - Support ad-hoc strategy & operations work, especially around modeling products for TTS, STT, and other bets. Support growth in international markets on a project-by-project basis.
Qualifications
- 3 - 6 years as an operator at a high-growth tech startup or in strategy consulting (MBB or similar)
- High agency - proactive self-starter who can operate autonomously in ambiguous environments
- Customer-facing chops, ability to drive conversations with executives
- Semi-technical - comfortable using tools like Cursor, Claude Code, etc to build lightweight systems, and understands core concepts of system design
- Genuine interest in operating with founder-level hunger and enthusiasm for voice and audio technology - has opinions on it, not just interest
Skills
Required:Voice production operationsTalent sourcing & vendor managementCustomer communications & GTM enablementSemi-technical systems thinking
Benefits
- Compensation: Competitive base salary alongside attractive equity package
- Health Insurance: Fully covered medical insurance along with dental and vision for you and your family
- Parental Leave: 9 weeks paternity & 12 weeks maternity leave
- 401(k)
- Commuter Allowance
- Flexible PTO
- Meals & Snacks: Lunch, dinner and plenty of snacks provided daily
- Your own personal Yoshi
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Cartesia
Real-time TTS API with AI laughter and emotion
Cartesia offers Sonic-3, a streaming text-to-speech API capable of generating natural, expressive voices with laughter in 40+ languages—built for AI agents and interactive applications.
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