Senior Data Project Manager

Responsibilities

• Translate data requirements into executable plans, milestones, owners, dependencies, and timelines.
• Drive programs from pilot, scale-up, production, to delivery.
• Cook up coordination across Research, Hardware, Software, Data Infra, and Operations, including vendor dependencies through the Data Operations team.
• Own program schedule, dependencies, risks, blockers, issue tracking, and escalation.
• Establish a clear single source of truth through dashboards, documentation, and operating cadences.
• Build scalable processes for how Research, Engineering, and Operations work together.
• Dive into technical and operational details when needed, including data quality issues, hardware readiness, and cross-functional bottlenecks impacting data delivery.
• Ensure data programs are delivered on time, at the required quality, and at the required scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading complex technical programs across engineering/R&D and operations.
• Strong technical literacy across hardware, software, data systems, or robotics.
• Demonstrated ability to bring structure to ambiguous, fast-changing programs.
• Strong cross-functional leadership and ability to drive execution without direct authority.
• Hands-on mindset; comfortable investigating details rather than only managing schedules.
• Robotics, autonomous vehicle, AI data, or hardware-software systems experience preferred.

Pay

Compensation Range: $175K - $250K