Strategy and Operations Lead, Data Factory

Role and responsibilities

As a Strategy and Operations Lead, you’ll run the core engine of David AI: the Data Factory. This role blends execution, ‘industrial’ systems design, and strategic decision-making. You’ll be responsible for delivering high-quality data at scale, improving operational efficiency, and ensuring our infrastructure evolves alongside our customers’ needs.

You’ll work cross-functionally with operations, product, engineering, and customers—owning outcomes across the entire pipeline. This is a hands-on role for someone who wants full-stack ownership: designing systems, managing execution, solving bottlenecks, and driving impact.

• Own end-to-end success as we scale a data product from 0→n.
• Lead cross-functional workstreams across GTM, Ops, Product, and Engineering to design a ‘data factory’ that can scale to millions of hours.
• Build strong relationships with researchers at the leading AI labs and translate their goals into concrete project plans and technical requirements.
• Spot failure points early—whether in sourcing, quality, or process—and take ownership of fixing them.
• Use metrics to track performance, prioritize work, and make decisions about where we grow and what we build next.

Who we’re looking for

• 2–6 years of experience in high-intensity environments (e.g., founder, strategy consulting, venture-backed ops).
• Strong technical foundation—CS, Industrial Engineering, or similar background; SQL required.
• Systems thinking–able to spot leverage points in a process, evaluate second and third order effects, and resolve bottlenecks effectively.
• Product intuition—able to walk into a room with engineers and other stakeholders and walk out with the right answer.
• Extreme ownership—you care about outcomes, not just assigned tasks.
• High-execution operator—fast-paced, high standards, and zero tolerance for sloppy work.
• Collaborative and low-ego—willing to dive in anywhere to support the team, even when this requires rolling up the sleeves.
• Hustle mindset—ready to put in the work to build something ambitious from ground up.

Compensation and benefits

• Rapid career growth, at one of the fastest growing Series A companies, within a new and booming industry.
• Competitive salary and equity package.
• Flexible PTO policy.
• Top-notch health, dental, and vision coverage with 100% company reimbursement for most plans.
• Paid lunch and dinner in the office, every day through DoorDash.
• 401k access.