Senior Program Manager, Perception Data Operations

What you'll do

• Translate perception requirements into data collection and labeling plans, and own labeling from data availability through training-ready deliverables.
• Manage vendor relationships, allocation, budgets, and performance against quality, latency, volume, and release targets.
• Track data outcomes and quality, investigate root causes, and query pipeline metrics to report on throughput and risk.

What they ask for

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management or Operations Strategy, managing complex cross-functional programs within technology, autonomous driving, or AI/ML.
• Ability to convert roadmaps and engineering requirements into detailed execution plans, including resource allocation and throughput management.
• Experience overseeing large-scale vendor operations or managed service providers against quality, latency, and volume targets.
• Proficiency with SQL for independent database queries, throughput analysis, and reporting.

Nice to have

• Background in autonomous vehicles, robotics, computer vision, or ML model training; or prior experience in ML engineering, data engineering, or technical consulting.
• Experience improving data quality or throughput at scale; familiarity with autonomous vehicle sensor modalities and annotation requirements.

Pay

$132,000 and $198,000 (base pay range; USD)

Tools

SQL, Python, LiDAR, Radar, Camera, Thermal

AI focus

Supports perception ML training and evaluation by managing data operations and annotation across sensor modalities.