Operations Lead - Data Collection

Confidential

San Carlos, California, United States permanent

Posted: March 5, 2026

Job Description

About 1X
We build humanoid robots that work alongside people to solve labor shortages and create abundance.

Role Overview
We are seeking a high-ownership Operations Lead to drive cross-functional execution for Data Collection.

This role owns the department’s dependency and execution system. You are responsible for ensuring that operational blockers impacting throughput, utilization, and quality are clearly defined, assigned to the correct owners, tracked against committed timelines, and resolved.

You do not manage operator performance. You do not own other teams’ functions. You own follow-through, clarity, and structural resolution of cross-functional issues.

Escalations route through the Director of Data Collection.

Key Responsibilities

Own the Execution System

• Maintain the master blocker and dependency tracker

• Ensure every issue has a clearly defined problem statement, owner, success criteria, and deadline

• Drive consistent follow-up until resolution

Drive Cross-Functional Accountability

• Translate operational gaps into clear, structured requirements

• Align stakeholders across Fleet, Hardware, QA, AI, and other teams

• Enforce committed timelines and surface risks early

Prevent Slippage

• Identify risks before deadlines are missed

• Proactively follow up on open commitments

• Prepare structured escalation summaries when required

Close the Loop

• Validate that fixes resolve the root cause

• Reduce recurring issues through documentation and process clarity

• Strengthen operating rhythm across departments

Advance Department Reliability

• Identify structural bottlenecks impacting performance

• Propose process improvements that increase predictability and flow

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