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Strategic Project Lead, Robotics

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United States , San Francisco

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Salary:

151200.00 - 189000.00 USD / Year

Job Description:

Scale’s Robotics business unit is currently seeing historic levels of growth. As a Strategic Projects Lead (SPL) for the Data Collection team, you will lead initiatives that will drive $XXM+ in new revenue for the business. This is a demanding role, and as an SPL, you should be prepared to wear many hats across all dimensions of Operations. The ideal SPL should have a strong entrepreneurial mindset, be comfortable getting into the weeds, and be excited about intense, impactful work that leads to accelerated career progression.

Job Responsibility:

  • Serve as the full owner of our most visible and high impact customer and internal collection projects, making decisions that directly impact data quality, operational efficiency, revenue, and margins
  • Understand customer requirements and design collection specifications best suited to improving model performance based on customer needs
  • Build out project timelines and pipeline infrastructure to ensure quality and efficiency
  • Train, coach, and manage dynamic and global teams of operators and collectors
  • Build analytics and reports to make data-driven decisions
  • Functionally lead a team of Operations Program Managers and Associates that support the execution of the project, define and assign tasks, monitor progress
  • Partner with diverse stakeholders (Engineering + Product + Finance + Go-to-Market) to work on problems that will drive advancements for the largest Robotics models (VLAs/VLMs) in the world
  • Give regular progress updates to Scale’s executive team

Requirements:

  • Strong technical background, combined with a business-oriented mindset (a degree in engineering or computer science is ideal + prior exposure to driving business outcomes)
  • 3+ years of experience leading a project team, developing product or operational processes, or launching new operations
  • Excellent problem-solving capabilities (experience working on operational challenges is a plus) - ability to come up with creative solutions to complex, ambiguous operational problems
  • Entrepreneurial experience and mindset - you are excited about building things from scratch and are able to identify issues and execute quickly

Nice to have:

  • Hands-on experience in Robotics, AI, and/or Computer Vision
  • Experience working with global teams on different timezones
  • SQL proficiency
What we offer:
  • Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
  • retirement benefits
  • a learning and development stipend
  • generous PTO

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 20, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
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