Senior AI Data & Vendor Program Manager

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 168,000 - 322,000; Full time

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Job summary

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a seasoned TPM/Product Ops leader to own the lifecycle of large-scale AI datasets across modalities, coordinating across research, engineering, and external vendors. You will translate model needs into precise data specs, define quality metrics, and build scalable processes for multi-vendor coordination.

You should have 5+ years in AI/data systems, a Master’s degree (or equivalent), and proven vendor management experience.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience as a TPM, Product Ops, or similar role in AI/ML or data-intensive systems.
• Masters degree (or equivalent experience).
• Proven experience managing external vendors or large-scale data programs.
• Strong understanding of ML data pipelines and dataset lifecycle.
• Ability to operate in ambiguous, fast-moving research environments.
• Familiarity with computer vision/video datasets, robotics/embodied AI data, or autonomous driving datasets.
• Understanding of annotation workflows, data quality evaluation, and dataset biases.
• Strong program structuring skills (clear specs, milestones, tracking).
• Ability to convert high-level goals into concrete execution plans.

Responsibilities

• Own the lifecycle of large-scale datasets across modalities (video, robotics, autonomous driving).
• Manage external data vendors end-to-end: scope, onboarding, contracting, data specs, delivery tracking, quality control.
• Establish scalable processes for multi-vendor coordination.
• Translate research/model requirements into clear data specs and track data quality metrics.
• Partner with research, engineering, and legal/compliance teams to align dataset strategy with model timelines.
• Build frameworks for dataset versioning, vendor benchmarking, and cost vs. quality optimization.

Skills

TPM/Product Ops

Vendor management

ML data pipelines

Dataset lifecycle

Cross-functional coordination

Executive communication

Education

Master's degree

Job description

NVIDIA Corporation is seeking a seasoned TPM/Product Ops leader to own the lifecycle of large-scale AI datasets across modalities, coordinating across research, engineering, and external vendors. You will translate model needs into precise data specs, define quality metrics, and build scalable processes for multi-vendor coordination.

You should have 5+ years in AI/data systems, a Master’s degree (or equivalent), and proven vendor management experience.