Operations Manager - Data Collection

Standard Bots•Glen Cove, NY

6d•$80,000 - $90,000•Onsite

About The Position

Standard Bots is seeking a Data Collection Operations Manager to oversee their on-site data collection floor. This role involves managing a team responsible for collecting hands-on demonstration data crucial for training Standard Bots' AI models. Initially, the position requires a player-coach approach, working alongside the team to set standards and ensure quality and output targets are met. As the team scales, the role will transition to a more pure management function, including building a supervisory layer, hiring, and developing team members. The manager will coordinate with internal teams, manage inventory, and track key performance metrics to ensure the team meets aggressive end-of-year targets. This role reports directly to the Head of AI Solutions & Strategy.

Requirements

2-4 years of experience managing or supervising hourly workers in a warehouse, factory, production floor, or similar structured environment.
Comfortable being a player-coach.
Track record of hitting output targets and holding a small team accountable to daily and weekly metrics.
Experience managing repetitive, high-volume work.
Organized and proactive.
Clear communicator, written and verbal.
Experience building or improving processes.
Comfortable with spreadsheets, trackers, and metrics reporting.

Nice To Haves

Experience scaling a small team quickly — hiring, onboarding, and ramping up production capacity.
Familiarity with data collection, annotation, or quality control operations.
Any exposure to robotics, manufacturing automation, or tech environments.
Startup or fast-scaling environment experience.

Responsibilities

Run day-to-day operations for the data collection floor.
Be hands-on with the work, setting the standard by doing it.
Track weekly output against targets and address shortfalls.
Keep the team engaged and productive through structured, repetitive work.
Manage consumables, supplies, parts, and inventory for the floor.
Manage task rollout and retirement in line with research priorities.
Own the quality standard for the floor, building and improving QA processes.
Build and maintain trackers, documentation, and reporting for output, quality, and team performance.
Own the data from collection to hand-off, tracking, ensuring no loss or mislabeling, and investigating quality issues.
Identify and drive improvements to reduce output loss in the process.
Coordinate with internal teams to ensure task assignments, equipment, and tooling are ready.
Flag upstream delays or blockers early.
Maintain a backlog of approved work.
Hire and onboard new collectors as the team grows.
Build the supervisory layer beneath you as the team scales.
Define floor operations, including schedules, standards, and workflows.
Coach and develop collectors, providing feedback and growing strong performers into leads.
Build a floor culture of ownership, reliability, and continuous improvement.