Technical Project Manager

Maxinsights; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Massive impact

Elite collaboration

Growth culture

Health insurance

Vision care

Dental coverage

401(k)

Paid holidays

PTO (Paid Time Off)

Sick leave

Job summary

MaxInsights in Santa Clara, CA seeks a Senior TPM to lead end-to-end robotics data projects, from client alignment to delivery, ensuring SLAs and data quality while managing costs and timelines.

You will coordinate across US/China teams, design data specs for sensors and ML workflows, and drive automation and process improvements in a fast-moving startup.

Qualifications

• 2–5+ years of project or program management in AI data services, robotics or high-throughput data pipelines.
• Strong technical literacy interfacing with engineering teams on data pipelines, sensor modalities, 3D spatial math and ML training workflows.
• Exceptional problem solving with structured thinking to isolate root causes of pipeline issues and drive cross-functional solutions.
• Elite English communication skills; comfortable coordinating with bilingual, international teams across time zones; travel optional.
• Startup mindset with high ownership, ability to create repeatable processes in a fast-moving environment.

Responsibilities

• Own the full lifecycle of robotics data collection and annotation projects, ensuring client SLAs and accuracy while managing cost and timelines.
• Translate client requirements into precise data collection, simulation and annotation specs (Specs).
• Coordinate with teams across the US, China and Southeast Asia to drive seamless execution.
• Communicate technical requirements and project updates across global teams in English and Mandarin.
• Build and monitor data production pipelines with real-time tracking and multi-tier validation.
• Collaborate with software teams to identify bottlenecks and build scalable automation.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional coordination

Bilingual English/Mandarin

Data workflow understanding

Problem solving

Job description

Job Description:

Our Mission

At MaxInsights, we enable Robotics Foundation Model companies to access massive, high-quality, scalable training data for embodied AI through our end-to-end data solution platform. Frontier labs are racing to build general-purpose robots, and high-quality training data is the bottleneck. We are building the data collection systems, simulation engines, operational capabilities, and software toolchain to help our partners drive the field forward.

What You'll Do

• End-to-End Project Delivery: Own the full lifecycle of complex robotics data collection and annotation projects—from initial client alignment and solution design to final delivery. Ensure dataset production meets strict client SLAs and accuracy standards while managing internal cost and timeline targets.

• Data Solution & Spec Design: Deeply understand clients' robotic model training needs (sensors, modalities, action spaces). Translate ambiguous academic and commercial requirements into concrete, high-precision data collection, simulation, and annotation specifications (Specs).

• Global Cross-Functional Coordination: Serve as the central program hub coordinating teams across the US, China, and Southeast Asia. Bring together engineering, data operations, algorithms, and global annotation teams to drive seamless execution across time zones.

• (Strong Plus) Bilingual Communication: Fluency in both Mandarin Chinese and English, with strong written and verbal communication skills in both languages. Able to effectively communicate technical requirements, project updates, specifications, and operational issues across US and China-based teams.

• Quality Control & Progress Monitoring: Build and monitor real-time tracking systems for data production pipelines. Establish multi-tiered validation and automated spot-check mechanisms to ensure the integrity, temporal alignment, and label accuracy of millions of data frames.

• Process Automation: Identify recurring bottlenecks or manual friction points in the global data workflow and collaborate with software teams to build scalable, automated platform tooling.

Who You Are

• Background: 2–5+ years of project or program management experience (TPM role). Must have direct experience in AI data services, autonomous driving, robotics, or managing high-throughput data BPO pipelines.

• Technical Literacy: A strong grasp of tech fundamentals. You can comfortably interface with engineering teams on topics like data pipelines, sensor modalities, 3D spatial math, and ML training workflows.

• Problem Solving: Exceptional learning agility and structured thinking. You can quickly isolate the root cause of complex pipeline failures, sensor drifts, or label inconsistencies, and drive cross-functional resources to a solution.

• Cross-Border Collaboration: Elite communication skills in English; comfortable working with global, multi-lingual teams across different time zones. Comfort with international travel or coordinating with overseas operations is a plus.

• Startup Mindset: A high-ownership, self-driven operator who thrives on turning chaos into structured, repeatable processes in a fast-moving, high-impact environment.

What We Offer

• Competitive Compensation: Market-competitive base salary, and comprehensive benefits.

• Massive Impact: A front-row seat and massive leverage in building the data infrastructure powering the next wave of embodied intelligence.

• Elite Collaboration: Direct partnership with leading experts, founders, and tier-one AI and robotics foundation model labs globally.

• Growth Culture: A fast-paced, high-ownership startup culture that prioritizes execution speed, transparency, and minimal bureaucracy.

Default Benefits:

• Health insurance

• Vision care

• Dental coverage

• 401(k)

• Paid holidays

• PTO (Paid Time Off)

• Sick leave