Senior PM - Validation & Data Quality (Equity Options)

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

Job summary

Nuro is seeking a Senior Program Manager for Software Operations in Mountain View to own validation data workflows, partner with cross-functional teams, and drive scalable processes. You will lead initiatives across engineering, operations, and offshore partners, ensuring data quality, reliability, and timely delivery.

The role emphasizes root-cause analysis, KPI-driven improvements, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while delivering measurable impact.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of program management embedded with software validation/AI/ML operations.
• Quality-obsessed approach focused on finding and fixing root causes.
• Experience with data pipelines, labeling ecosystems, and KPI-driven improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead day-to-day operations to keep validation data flowing, accurate, and on schedule.
• Partner with Autonomy, Systems, and Data Platform Engineering to support validation/expansion efforts.
• Define metrics, sampling, workflows, and operating mechanisms for data quality.
• Audit live workflows, query databases, and trace data issues to root cause; drive corrective action.
• Own offshore vendor relationships: budget, capacity, performance, and quality outcomes.
• Drive adoption of improved operational practices through documentation, pilots, and change management.
• Build and mentor a small in-house team and scale processes with the organization.
• Translate complex operational issues into clear recommendations for Engineering, Operations, and leadership.

Skills

Program management

Data pipelines

Data quality

Communication

Offshore teams management

Strategic thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in technical or business discipline

Tools

BigQuery

SQL

Job description

Nuro is seeking a Senior Program Manager for Software Operations in Mountain View to own validation data workflows, partner with cross-functional teams, and drive scalable processes. You will lead initiatives across engineering, operations, and offshore partners, ensuring data quality, reliability, and timely delivery.

The role emphasizes root-cause analysis, KPI-driven improvements, and the ability to navigate ambiguity while delivering measurable impact.