Data Collection Manager (Shift Leader)

Job Description

Job Description

Required Skills & Experience

- 3+ years of Shift Leader experience, managing teams in fast-moving or semi-structured organizations such as retail or restaurant industry

- Experience directly managing teams of 5+ employees

- Strong interpersonal and people leadership skills

- Comfortable using metrics, operational reporting, and process tracking to drive decisions

Nice to Have Skills & Experience

- Experience managing physical operations, labs, logistics, or production environments

- Experience with QA or operational quality systems

- Startup experience

- Familiarity with AI/ML data operations or human-in-the-loop workflows

Job Description

Insight Global is seeking a Data Collection Lab Manager (Shift Leader) for our client, and innovative AI company on a mission to make general-purpose robots a reality. The Data Collection Lab Manager will lead and evolve the operations behind our client's on-site data collection efforts. You’ll act as a shift leader to own the systems, processes, and team responsible for delivering high-quality data that supports model development across the organization. This is a highly operational, hands-on, in-lab role for someone who enjoys building structure in ambiguous environments, improving systems over time, and leading teams with high standards and accountability.

The right person for this role is equally comfortable jumping into operational problems, managing people, improving process quality, and building the infrastructure needed to scale reliably. Responsibilities include:

Lab Operations:

- Own the refinement and execution of day-to-day lab operations and ensure reliable, high-quality data delivery

- Manage task rollout and retirement scheduling based on organizational priorities

- Establish and improve QA processes to maintain high data quality standards

- Identify operational bottlenecks and implement scalable process improvements

- Oversee device and hardware management to ensure uninterrupted lab operations

- Manage lab inventory including ordering, receiving, storage, distribution, and removal

- Maintain operational oversight of data custody, tracking, reporting, and issue investigation

- Build and maintain operational systems, trackers, reporting cadences, and documentation

Team Leadership:

- Recruit, hire, and onboard high-performing data collection staff

- Support and manage lab leads in day-to-day operational execution

- Coach, mentor, and develop Lab employees

- Build a strong operational culture centered around ownership, reliability, and continuous improvement

- Help define team structure and operational processes as organizational needs evolve

$32/hr-$42/hr

Exact compensation may vary based on several factors, including skills, experience, and education.

Employees in this role will enjoy a comprehensive benefits package starting on day one of employment, including options for medical, dental, and vision insurance. Eligibility to enroll in the 401(k) retirement plan begins after 90 days of employment. Additionally, employees in this role will have access to paid sick leave and other paid time off benefits as required under the applicable law of the worksite location.