Robotics Data Collection Delivery Manager

Role Description

The next frontier for AI is the physical world, and Innodata is building the data factory that powers Physical AI for frontier robotics and humanoid systems. As a Robotics Data Collection Delivery Manager, you will own end-to-end delivery of egocentric video data collection programs for some of the world's most innovative robotics clients — combining deep operational execution with a working knowledge of robotics architectures, data pipelines, and physical AI systems. This is a high-visibility role that directly influences strategic client relationships and Innodata's $100M practice opportunity in egocentric robotics data.

This is a ground-floor opportunity to build and lead a new practice area at Innodata at a moment when demand for egocentric robotics training data is accelerating rapidly. The person in this role will sit at the intersection of physical AI, large-scale data operations, and frontier robotics — with direct impact on a $100M practice opportunity and working relationships with some of the most innovative robotics companies in the world.

Qualifications

• A completed Bachelor's degree, or higher, in a related field
• 5+ years of experience in data collection, content operations, or program management, with at least 2 years managing large-scale contributor or workforce programs
• Hands-on familiarity with robotics or Physical AI systems — including perception/control stacks, egocentric data pipelines, teleoperation, or simulation — strongly preferred
• Working knowledge of robotics model architectures (VLMs, VLAs, ACTs, world models) and how training data requirements flow from model needs
• Experience with egocentric video data collection, computer vision datasets, or multimodal robotics training data
• Strong operational and project management skills — comfortable managing multiple concurrent workstreams across geographies with aggressive timelines
• Proven ability to translate complex technical specifications into clear, actionable guidance for non-technical contributors
• Experience working with clients in a B2B delivery context, with excellent communication skills across both senior executives and front-line engineers
• Comfort working cross-functionally with Sales, Product, Engineering, and Operations in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment
• Prior experience in data/AI/robotics delivery, solutions engineering, or technical program management a strong plus

Requirements

• Own end-to-end delivery of egocentric robotics data collection programs from kickoff through final hour acceptance, ensuring all client quality, diversity, and timeline targets are met
• Develop and maintain a standard collection playbook adaptable across clients with adjustable parameters — camera geometry, naturalism blend, mount type, regions
• Build reusable delivery assets including SOPs, onboarding and training curricula, scorecards, rubrics, and tracking infrastructure shared across client programs
• Monitor daily project progress against hour targets and acceptance rates, identifying and resolving bottlenecks before they impact delivery
• Act on client QA feedback within 24 hours, relay actionable guidance to contributors, and drive measurable improvement across quality, diversity, and task adherence dimensions
• Collaborate closely with Robotics Solutions Engineers to ensure clean handoff from pre-sales design to delivery, aligning on scope, success metrics, and data collection execution plans
• Develop a working understanding of client robotics architectures — including VLMs, VLAs, ACTs, world models, and manipulation policies
• Translate client technical requirements into clear contributor guidance and internal delivery standards
• Partner with clients’ robotics and ML teams to understand evolving data needs and proactively adjust collection programs
• Maintain fluency in egocentric capture best practices, sensor/rig configurations, and common failure modes
• Oversee a continuous contributor recruitment funnel capable of sourcing and onboarding 10,000+ participants at scale across US, LatAm, and developed Asia markets
• Partner with recruiting channels to maintain a reliable, diversified sourcing pipeline
• Design and enforce participant onboarding and training programs that front-load quality
• Monitor contributor-level metrics including acceptance rates, fraud rates, diversity scores, and hour contribution
• Serve as the primary operational point of contact for robotics clients during active collection engagements
• Provide regular project status updates to clients and internal leadership
• Bring structured, frontline feedback from clients back into Innodata’s product and roadmap discussions
• Represent Innodata’s robotics data capabilities at key industry events
• Coordinate device procurement, configuration, shipping, and recovery across collection regions
• Standardize on client-defined hardware rigs and mitigate known comfort issues
• Build and manage a logistics function to procure, configure, track, refurbish, and redeploy devices
• Enforce fraud prevention protocols across the contributor base
• Drive a quality-first collection culture through training, real-time monitoring, and fast feedback relay
• Plug into the feedback loop to continuously refine training and delivery

Benefits

• The expected salary range for this position is $120,000 – $180,000 USD per year, based on experience, skills, and qualifications.