Operations Manager (YC-Backed, High-Growth Startup)

The role

You will own the deployment of data collection sites by managing a team of five to six operators. You will handle equipment, site coordination, and data verification across various locations.

What you will do

• Collect and verify camera inventory, batteries and accessories from the local storage point each morning
• Travel with your team to the deployment site and set up for the day's collection
• Brief and manage five to six field operators through the collection plan
• Meet and coordinate with the site point of contact
• Check data quality through the day, including camera framing, battery levels and storage
• Complete and verify the taxonomy for all footage collected on site
• Reconcile inventory at day end and return it to the dark store manager
• Transfer and upload the day's data, and submit the deployment report

Required qualifications

• Strong spoken English and Hindi
• Willingness to work on site and travel, not from a desk
• Ability to give clear direction to field teams in Hindi and English
• Ability to make decisions independently when a deployment does not go to plan
• Any graduate degree (BBA, BA, B.Com, BHM, B.Tech or equivalent)
• 2025 and 2026 pass-outs, or up to 3 years of relevant experience

Nice to have

• Startup internship experience
• Prior experience as an Operations Manager, City Ops, Fleet Ops or Field Ops at a startup
• Hospitality, hotel management and general management backgrounds

Benefits

• All outstation work-related travel, accommodation, meals and commute are paid by the company
• No service bond or training bond of any kind

About the company

Human Archive builds the datasets that teach robots to work with their hands, captured from real people on factory floors, in kitchens and on construction sites across 30+ countries. They are YC-backed with $8.2M raised.