Operations Analyst

This is a generalist role on Waabi's labelling and mapping program; the title is broad because the work is, and the mix shifts week to week with what the program needs.

You will…

• Collaborate with internal stakeholders and external partners to clarify requirements, communicate findings, and align on quality expectations.
• Prepare quality updates and reports for internal stakeholders, leadership and external partners.
• Conduct quality reviews of annotated sensor and map data against project specifications.
• Identify recurring data quality issues across datasets and propose solutions.
• Write and maintain data annotation policies.
• Create training manuals and onboarding documentation for annotators and internal users.
• Perform annotations to support rapid iteration and experimentation.
• Test internal tools and software releases, reporting bugs and identifying UI/UX or workflow improvements that raise throughput and accuracy.
• Create visual assets (videos, renders, visualizations) for internal and external audiences.
• Support on-road operations and other priorities as they come up.

Qualifications:

• Experience collaborating with partners, project managers, annotators and engineers across a project lifecycle.
• Excellent communication skills, written and verbal, with the ability to explain technical concepts clearly and make recommendations based on findings.
• Strong attention to detail when reviewing data.
• Excellent data analysis skills, including spreadsheets.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment with evolving priorities.
• Working familiarity with Jira or other workflow tools.

Bonus/nice to have:

• Experience in the self-driving industry.
• Experience with mapping, LiDAR, or other annotation pipelines.
• Experience writing training materials or technical documentation.
• Experience with software testing or QA.
• SQL, Python, or 3D/video tools.