Data Operations Manager

Bespoke Labs • Mountain View, CA

12h • Hybrid

About The Position

We’re looking for a Data Operations Manager to scale the data ecosystem behind frontier AI models—powering next-generation Reinforcement Learning (RL) environments, agentic tasks, and datasets that directly shape how advanced models learn, reason, and act in the world.

Requirements

• Proven track record of managing distributed contractor networks and external vendors
• Experience designing and scaling data pipelines, workflows, and data QA systems
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable strategy
• Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-evolving and research-driven environments
• Strong cross-functional communication and organizational execution skills
• High ownership mindset with a bias toward building systems and exceptional execution

Responsibilities

• Source, evaluate and manage contractors and vendors to build high-quality datasets
• Procure and curate datasets to enable rich and realistic RL environments
• Partner closely with Research Engineers and Project Leads to translate evolving project goals into clear execution plans—proactively aligning the right talent, skill sets, and bandwidth to workstreams to ensure scalable, high-impact delivery as priorities evolve.
• Analyze performance data to identify gaps, optimize data pipelines, and inform direction.
• Build scalable systems/processes to improve data throughput, efficiency, and quality.

Benefits

• Health coverage
• flexible work arrangements
• the opportunity to help define a new product category in AI infrastructure

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed