Strategic Project Lead, Robotics

24-MAG
New York, NY
Job Description
Role Overview

The selected professional will take end-to-end ownership of robotics data pipelines, coordinating hardware deployment, data collection, processing, validation, and client delivery. The role combines hands-on technical understanding with operational leadership, systems optimisation, and strategic project management to build scalable, efficient, and high-quality robotics data operations.

What You Will Do

Key responsibilities include owning robotics data workflows, coordinating hardware and processing operations, ensuring delivery against project specifications, developing operational standards, improving data infrastructure, implementing automation, and scaling technical workflows.

Why It Might Be a Fit

Ideal candidates will have strong professional experience in robotics data operations, technical data infrastructure, or high-throughput data pipelines, and demonstrated ability to manage complex technical projects from planning through delivery.

Requirements

  • Strong professional experience in robotics data operations, technical data infrastructure, or high-throughput data pipelines
  • Demonstrated ability to manage complex technical projects from planning through delivery
  • Hands-on familiarity with robotics data acquisition and sensor-based systems
  • Experience working with multi-camera configurations and RGB or stereo imaging systems
  • Understanding of inertial measurement units (IMUs), FPS constraints, and sensor data capture requirements
  • Strong knowledge of large-scale data collection, processing, storage, and delivery systems
  • Experience designing and optimising technically complex data pipelines
  • Ability to define data schemas, technical specifications, and processing requirements
  • Practical understanding of data transformation and validation workflows
  • Experience establishing capture protocols and operational standards
  • Strong analytical skills with the ability to balance cost, speed, quality, and throughput
  • Demonstrated experience identifying operational bottlenecks and improving technical workflows
  • Familiarity with data quality assurance, automated validation, and reporting systems
  • Proven ability to lead cross-functional initiatives involving engineering and operations teams
  • Experience coordinating technical projects with financial and commercial considerations
  • Strong project management skills and accountability for technical deliverables
  • Excellent written and verbal communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Ability to translate complex client requirements into practical execution plans
  • Strong systems thinking, independent judgement, and organisational skills
  • Experience scaling robotics data operations from pilot projects to production environments is advantageous
  • Previous development of internal validation, QA, or pipeline automation tools is preferred
  • Direct experience managing client-facing technical data requirements is beneficial
  • Ability to operate effectively in fast-moving environments with evolving technical requirements
]]>