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Physical Intelligence is developing foundation models and learning algorithms to power robots and physically-actuated devices. High-quality data is critical to this mission, and the Research Operations team brings together people, robots, environments, and processes to produce the data needed for model training.
As General Manager of Research Operations, you will lead a large operations team and its managers. This is a people-leadership role focused on building organizational capability and performance. Your responsibilities include:
- Lead and develop a large operations team and its managers, owning staffing, performance, and retention.
- Ensure people and resources are focused on the highest-priority work.
- Build training and development programs that improve performance and prepare people for more complex research and deployment work.
- Use data to identify problems and improve quality, productivity, and operational efficiency.
- Work closely with researchers and engineers to adapt operations as their research needs evolve.
- Create an organization where people can perform at a high level and grow.
The Research Operations function supports hands-on work behind the research, from collecting and evaluating data to testing and deploying tools and systems. The work changes quickly as research evolves, so the team needs to be both highly organized and adaptable.
REQUIREMENTS:
- 7+ years leading large, high-output operations teams, ideally involving physical or hands-on work
- Experience managing and developing managers and team leads
- Track record of improving quality, productivity, and retention at scale
- Strong judgment around staffing, prioritization, and performance
- Experience building teams where strong people stay and grow
- Comfort working in a fast-changing, technical environment
BONUS EXPERIENCE:
- Robotics, hardware, manufacturing, logistics, or other complex physical operations
- Supporting research or engineering teams
- Building training and career development programs
- Data collection, evaluation, or deployment operations
