General Manager, Research Operations

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General Manager, Research Operations Who We Are Physical Intelligence is bringing general-purpose AI into the physical world. We are a group of engineers, scientists, roboticists, and company builders developing foundation models and learning algorithms to power the robots of today and the physically-actuated devices of the future. High-quality data is the fuel for that mission. Our operations teams bring together people, robots, environments, and processes to produce the data our models need. The Team Research Operations supports the hands-on work behind our research, from collecting and evaluating data to testing and deploying our own tools and systems. The work changes quickly as our research evolves, so the team needs to be both highly organized and adaptable. The Research Operations GM leads the people and managers doing this work. They ensure teams are staffed effectively, build strong managers, and create an organization where people can perform at a high level and grow. In this role you will - Lead and develop a large operations team and its managers. - Own staffing, performance, retention, and day-to-day operations. - Make sure people and resources are focused on the…