Senior Perception Data Ops Lead

Nuro; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 198,000; Full time

Job summary

Nuro's Perception ML Operations team seeks a Technical Program Manager/Operations strategist to translate perception feature requirements into concrete data deliverables and manage vendor allocation and budget against milestones. You will maintain a clear view of outcomes, risk, and data quality across pipelines, distinguishing systemic issues from isolated labeling errors.

This role emphasizes ownership and cross‑functional collaboration.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Technical Program Management or Operations Strategy.
• Translate high‑level product roadmaps and engineering requirements into granular operational execution plans.
• Experience overseeing large‑scale vendor operations or managed service providers against quality, latency, and volume targets.
• Proficiency with SQL to query databases, analyze throughput metrics, and generate reports independently.
• Bachelor's degree in a technical or business discipline, or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Translate company‑wide perception feature needs into detailed, actionable data deliverables covering vision, LiDAR, and additional sensor modalities.
• Own the end‑to‑end labeling process, directing data annotation partners to execute against that bar.
• Manage vendor allocation and budgeting in direct alignment with Nuro's milestone and release timelines.
• Oversee vendor and MSP relationships against quality, latency, and volume targets, and hold them accountable when performance drifts.
• Define and maintain clear tracking of outcomes, risk, and data quality so status is never a surprise to engineering or leadership.
• Translate high‑level roadmaps into granular execution plans with resource allocation and throughput modeled explicitly.
• Query databases directly using SQL (Python a plus) to analyze throughput and quality metrics and generate reporting.

Skills

Translate roadmaps into execution

Vendor management

Resource allocation

SQL querying

Cross-functional leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical or business discipline

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Nuro's Perception ML Operations team seeks a Technical Program Manager/Operations strategist to translate perception feature requirements into concrete data deliverables and manage vendor allocation and budget against milestones. You will maintain a clear view of outcomes, risk, and data quality across pipelines, distinguishing systemic issues from isolated labeling errors.

This role emphasizes ownership and cross‑functional collaboration.