Physical Intelligence
General Manager, Research Operations
San Francisco · On-site · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 7+ years leading large, high-output operations teams, ideally involving physical or hands-on work.
About the job
Leads Research Operations teams that collect and evaluate data, support research, and test and deploy tools and systems.
What you'll do
- Lead and develop the operations team and its managers; own staffing, performance, retention, and day-to-day operations.
- Align people and resources with priorities, and build training and development programs.
- Use data to improve quality and productivity, coordinating with researchers and engineers as needs change.
What they ask for
- Experience managing and developing managers and team leads.
- Track record of improving quality, productivity, and retention at scale.
- Strong judgment in staffing, prioritization, and performance.
- Comfort working in a fast-changing, technical environment.
Nice to have
- Experience in robotics, hardware, manufacturing, logistics, or other complex physical operations; or supporting research or engineering teams.
- Experience building training and career development programs, or with data collection, eval, or deployment operations.
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