Head of Operations, DataLab

The role

You will drive alignment, execution, and impact across the organization as a strategic partner to the CEO and leadership team. You will own day-to-day operations for the Data Lab and design scalable operational processes for data projects.

What you will do

• Own day-to-day operations for the Data Lab including planning, prioritization, and execution.
• Design and implement scalable operational processes for data projects.
• Partner with Data, Product, and Engineering leaders to improve workflows, tooling, and decision-making.
• Establish operating rhythms, metrics, and dashboards to track Data Lab progress.
• Translate strategic objectives into roadmaps, timelines, and accountability.
• Prepare updates and materials for executives, partners, and internal stakeholders.
• Act as a hands-on problem solver and operator in residence.

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in business operations, consulting, or a strategy/analyst role in a high-growth or fast-paced environment
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects simultaneously
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights
• Comfortable navigating ambiguity and proposing structured solutions
• Strong communication and stakeholder management skills
• Able to work effectively with both technical and commercial teams
• Highly adaptable, resourceful, and proactive in taking ownership of outcomes
• Curious, tenacious, and proactive
• Biased towards action and continuously stay scrappy
• Treat those around you with kindness

Nice to have

• Experience in AI or data-driven industries
• Prior exposure to startup or scale-up environments
• Comfort with SQL, analytics tools, or low-code automation platforms
• Experience designing and implementing new business processes or systems
• Background in project management or change management

About the company

Protege is building a platform to facilitate the secure, efficient, and privacy-centric exchange of AI training data. The company is a lean, fast-moving, high-trust team of builders.