Data Partnerships Lead, Robotic AI Data Engine

Generalist AI; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Generalist AI is hiring a role focused on building and managing data partnerships for embodied models and robotics. You will own the data engine, identify partners, stand them up, supply hardware, and enforce quality gates, expanding globally as needed.

You will translate model needs into actionable partner specs, manage commercial terms, and scale partnerships into a robust data-network while overseeing cost, volume, and delivery quality across regions.

Qualifications

• 6+ years owning external partners or vendors delivering a product or service.
• Experience standing up a new vendor from zero: selection, diligence, contracting, ramp.
• Ability to translate technical requirements into unambiguous instructions for non-technical partners.
• Fluency with commercial mechanics: pricing structures, SOWs, acceptance criteria, unit economics.
• Exceptional written communication to enable executables without direct oversight.
• Comfort operating with incomplete requirements and re-scoping mid-flight.

Responsibilities

• Data supply strategy: decide what to buy vs build and map data type requirements.
• Vendor sourcing and diligence: evaluate, pilot, and run structured trials before committing volume.
• Requirements elicitation: extract volumes, environments, embodiments, annotations, acceptance criteria.
• Translation and specification: write partner-facing specs and define delivery units and success criteria.
• Commercial terms: structure pricing, MSAs, SOWs, and unit economics.
• Scaling partnerships: grow a network without sacrificing quality or increasing costs.
• Operating cadence: maintain trackers, weekly reviews, and cost/volume/quality visibility.
• Closing the loop: report data outcomes to research and adjust future specs.
• Travel: periodic domestic and international travel to partner sites.

Skills

Vendor management

Data operations

Partnerships

Commercial terms

Stakeholder communication

Job description

Generalist AI is hiring a role focused on building and managing data partnerships for embodied models and robotics. You will own the data engine, identify partners, stand them up, supply hardware, and enforce quality gates, expanding globally as needed.

You will translate model needs into actionable partner specs, manage commercial terms, and scale partnerships into a robust data-network while overseeing cost, volume, and delivery quality across regions.