Head of Data Collection Operations, Nimble Brain

The role

You will manage the operational systems and teams responsible for sourcing, collecting, labeling, auditing, and delivering data that trains Nimble's models. You will build workflows, staffing plans, and quality checkpoints to ensure data flows accurately and on schedule.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end data operations for Nimble's Brain including intake, collection, labeling, quality auditing, and delivery.
• Design and run operational processes and staffing plans for in-house and vendor/BPO labeling and QA.
• Define and track operational metrics such as throughput, accuracy, turnaround time, and cost per label.
• Build feedback loops between data quality issues and upstream fixes.
• Coordinate with on-site data collection teams across warehouse locations.
• Manage relationships and SLAs with external labeling/annotation vendors.
• Identify and resolve bottlenecks in the data pipeline.
• Improve tooling, documentation, and standard operating procedures.

Required qualifications

• 4+ years in data operations, labeling operations, business/technical operations, or a similar role managing high-volume operational pipelines.
• Track record building and running scalable operational processes involving data collection, annotation/labeling, or quality assurance.
• Comfortable managing vendor/BPO relationships and driving performance against SLAs.
• Strong metrics orientation to define KPIs, build reporting, and use data to drive decisions.
• Excellent cross-functional communication skills.
• Demonstrated ownership and comfort operating with ambiguity in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Alignment with Nimble's values of being resourceful, humble, dependable, and committed to legendary impact.

Nice to have

• Experience in AI/ML data pipelines, data labeling platforms, or model evaluation workflows.
• Background in robotics, autonomy, warehouse operations, or supply chain environments.
• Experience standing up or scaling a data operations function from an earlier stage.

Benefits

• Unlimited Flexible Time Off
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Paid Parental Leave
• Fully paid parking spots
• Referral Bonus
• 401k
• Equity

About the company

Nimble is an AI robotics company building the autonomous supply chain to power fast, efficient and economical commerce. They are training robot AGI to power a proprietary generalist supply chain superhumanoid.