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Today SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of enabling human life on Mars.\nDATA INFRASTRUCTURE OPERATIONS MANAGER (STARLINK)\nThe Infrastructure Operations team is responsible for the end-to-end management of suppliers, costs, and delivery of high-quality human-generated data, including annotations, evaluations, and specialized research datasets that power the training, validation, and continuous improvement of our AI models. We're seeking talented, high-ownership individuals to grow and expand our global supplier network while ensuring the consistent, high-quality delivery of critical datasets. Individuals in this role are creative, fast problem-solvers who seek on challenges outside their comfort zone and can iterate and adapt at the rapid pace of the AI industry. As a Data Infrastructure Operations Manager, you will own end-to-end strategy, sourcing, and delivery for a major data taxonomy category (e.g., agentic tool use, coding, etc.) to drive high-signal datasets that improve model performance. You will be responsible for driving to acquisition and delivery targets for this category.\nRESPONSIBILITIES:\nNegotiate creative, flexible, and commercially effective deals with key suppliers and partners\nAlign sourcing strategy with engineering, quality, and performance requirements across priority areas\nTrack deal status, approvals, and execution risks while driving suppliers toward timely and reliable delivery\nContinuously improve, standardize, and scale sourcing processes, workflows, tools, and planning systems\nBuild a strong pipeline of exclusive and proprietary enterprise datasets\nProvide valuable inputs on upcoming orders based on supplier capacity, quality, and pricing\nMaintain rigorous spend discipline, committing budget only to datasets that meaningfully improve model performance\nSet target pricing, analyze supplier spend and trends, and develop metrics for quality, delivery, and performance\nManage clear, proactive communication with both internal stakeholders and external partners\nBASIC QUALIFICATIONS:\n5+ years of experience and a bachelor’s degree, or equivalent experience working in one or more of the following fields:Hardware or product management\nEngineering\nProcurement\nSupply chain management\nStrategy and operations\nTechnology\n\nPREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:\nSelf-starting, able to identify areas for improvement with minimal direction\nExperience in managing technical or construction projects from beginning to end\nAbility to tackle complex and ambiguous problems\nExcellent project management, communication, and organizational skills\nExperience or interest in data analysis, data visualization, and/or financial analysis\nDemonstrates commitment to SpaceX’s goals of reusability, renewability, and sustainability\nADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS:\nMust be willing to work long hours and occasional weekends when necessary to support launch and critical project timelines\nCOMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:\nPay Range:\nLevel 3: $130,000.00 - $185,000.00\nYour actual level and base salary will be determined on a case-by-case basis and may vary based on the following considerations: job-related knowledge and skills, education, and experience.\nBase salary is just one part of your total rewards package at SpaceX. 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