Senior Teleoperations Lead

Tsmg; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Tsmg is seeking a Senior Teleoperations Lead in Palo Alto, California, to oversee robotics operations supporting AI training and commercial deployments. In this critical role, you will supervise teleoperation teams, coordinate operations, and ensure compliance with safety standards.

The ideal candidate should have experience in robotics or teleoperations, along with strong leadership and communication skills. This position plays a key role in scaling next-gen robotics operations across several projects.

Qualifications

• Experience in teleoperations or robotics operations.
• Strong leadership in operational environments.
• Excellent communication and reporting skills.

Responsibilities

• Supervise teleoperation teams across multiple shifts.
• Coordinate robot operations and deployment schedules.
• Monitor operational KPIs and productivity.
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.

Skills

Team management

Troubleshooting

Decision-making

Communication

Job description

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Senior Teleoperations Lead to oversee robotics operations teams supporting AI training, robotic testing, and commercial deployment programs.

In this role, you will be responsible for coordinating teleoperators, ensuring operational excellence, maintaining quality and safety standards, and serving as the primary point of contact between field operations, engineering teams, and client stakeholders.

The ideal candidate combines strong operational leadership with a passion for emerging technologies and has experience managing teams in robotics, autonomous systems, technical operations, control room environments, fleet operations, or other mission-critical programs.

This position offers the opportunity to play a key role in scaling next-generation robotics deployments while helping shape operational processes, performance standards, and workforce development across multiple locations and projects.

Responsibilities

• Supervise teleoperation teams across multiple shifts
• Coordinate robot operations and deployment schedules
• Monitor operational KPIs and productivity
• Ensure compliance with safety and quality standards
• Escalate technical issues and coordinate resolution
• Train and mentor new teleoperators
• Support customer-facing robotics deployments
• Produce operational reports and performance summaries

Qualifications

• Previous experience in teleoperations, robotics operations, AV operations, drone operations, fleet management, or control-room environments
• Experience leading operational teams
• Strong troubleshooting and decision-making skills
• Excellent communication and reporting abilities