Data Product Operations Lead

The role

You will design and scale pipelines that turn raw audio into high-quality datasets. You will own data products from prototype to production scale and work with researchers to build data workflows.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end success of a data pipeline from experiments to production systems.
• Design and run pipelines that process high volume audio data.
• Work with researchers to turn model capabilities into data workflows and project plans.
• Lead cross-functional workstreams across Ops, Product, and Engineering.
• Monitor and improve pipeline health.
• Drive impact with metrics including throughput, quality, and cost.
• Take full-stack accountability across operations, product, engineering, and customers.

Required qualifications

• 1–6 years in high-intensity environments (e.g. founder, strategy consulting, or venture-backed ops).
• Background in strategy consulting, strategic projects, investment banking, operations, computer science, or similar
• Systems thinker who can spot leverage points and design for scale and durability.
• Strong product intuition, able to work with engineers and researchers to get to the right answer fast.
• High-execution operator: fast, detail-oriented, and uncompromising on quality.
• Collaborative and low-ego, willing to roll up your sleeves.

Nice to have

• A track record of extreme ownership, caring about outcomes over tasks.
• Experience in data, ML, or large-scale operations.

Benefits

• Unlimited PTO.
• Top-notch health, dental, and vision coverage with 100% coverage for most plans.
• FSA & HSA access.
• 401k access.
• Meals 2x daily through DoorDash + snacks and beverages available at the office.
• Unlimited company-sponsored Barry’s classes.

Before you apply

• We sponsor international candidates across a range of visa types, including H-1B transfers, H-1B1, O-1, E-3, and TN, and we support STEM OPT.

About the company

David AI is the first audio data research company. Founded in 2024 by a team of former Scale AI engineers and operators, it develops datasets for AI labs.