Sr. Manager, Supply Chain (Data Operations)
About The Position
We are seeking a leader to grow and manage SpaceXAI’s data operations team. This team is responsible for defining the strategy for sourcing high-quality data to train our model and rapidly expanding the data pipeline. This team will focus on working with external partners to source evaluations and specialized research datasets that power the training, validation, and continuous improvement of our model. You will define the overall sourcing and category strategies for your team, grow and manage a global network of data suppliers and partners, align targets with engineering roadmaps and objectives, uphold data quality standards, and deliver high-signal datasets at the cost, quality, and speed required. The ideal candidate is an experienced people leader with deep expertise in data operations or technical sourcing and a track record of delivering results in fast-moving environments.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree and 6+ years of experience working in one or more of the following; or 10+ years of experience working in one or more of the following in lieu of a degree: Business, Supply chain, Engineering, Procurement, Strategy and operations, Technology
Nice To Haves
- Technical understanding of AI training data, including annotations, evaluations, research datasets, and how dataset quality affects model performance
- Experience in fast-paced AI, ML, or data infrastructure environments
- Background building or managing global supplier networks for services, data, or other high-variability commodities
- Strong leadership, negotiation, analytical, and cross-functional skills
- Proven ability to secure supply and manage cost, quality, and delivery against aggressive targets
- Experience with data analysis, spend analysis, and performance metrics
- Ability to tackle complex and ambiguous problems with high ownership
Responsibilities
- Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing sourcing team focused on high-quality data acquisition across major taxonomy categories (e.g., agentic tool use, coding)
- Define category strategies in partnership with engineering and model performance teams and come up with creative strategies to build a strong pipeline of exclusive and proprietary enterprise datasets
- Oversee the global supplier network and end-to-end sourcing and supplier qualification to meet aggressive acquisition and delivery targets
- Negotiate major agreements focused on pricing, volume, quality, exclusivity, and reliable delivery, committing budget only to datasets that meaningfully improve model performance
- Continuously improve, standardize, and scale sourcing processes, workflows, tools, and planning systems
- Track team and category KPIs; provide regular updates and recommendations to senior leadership
Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage
- Access to a 401(k) retirement plan
- Short and long-term disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Paid parental leave
- Various other discounts and perks
- 3 weeks of paid vacation
- 10 or more paid holidays per year
- Paid sick leave
- Long-term incentives, in the form of company stock or long-term cash awards
- Potential discretionary bonuses
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
