Product Data Operations Program Manager

Meta Meta · Big Tech · Menlo Park, CA

This role manages end-to-end data operations programs that support AI model development, training data pipelines, and data quality initiatives, enabling teams to build and ship AI-driven features at scale. The Program Manager partners with data science, engineering, and product teams to define program strategies, resolve data pipeline dependencies, and ensure high-quality data outputs that influence AI product outcomes. The role also involves leveraging AI tools to improve efficiency and quality of data operations.

What you'd actually do

  1. Manage and deliver data operations programs that support AI model training, evaluation, and deployment pipelines across product teams
  2. Partner with data science, engineering, and product teams to define data requirements, prioritize data collection efforts, and align on quality standards for AI solutions
  3. Identify and resolve bottlenecks in data labeling, annotation, and curation workflows to ensure timely delivery of high-quality training datasets
  4. Analyze complex data operations challenges and propose scalable solutions that align with AI product roadmaps and organizational goals
  5. Develop and maintain program documentation, including data governance frameworks, workflow specifications, and milestone tracking for AI data initiatives

Skills

Required

  • 2+ years of experience in program management, data operations, or technical operations roles supporting AI, machine learning, or data-driven product development
  • Experience managing cross-functional programs involving data pipelines, data labeling, annotation workflows, or AI training data quality initiatives
  • Experience analyzing operational data and communicating findings and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders
  • Experience building and maintaining program tracking systems, documentation, and reporting frameworks for complex, multi-team initiatives
  • Experience identifying process inefficiencies and implementing scalable solutions within data or AI operations environments
  • Familiarity with data governance practices, metadata management, or compliance considerations relevant to AI training data
  • Demonstrated ability to integrate AI tools to optimize/redesign workflows and drive measurable impact (e.g., efficiency gains, quality improvements)
  • Experience working directly with data science or machine learning teams to define data requirements and evaluate dataset quality for AI model development
  • Experience managing vendor or outsourced data annotation and labeling operations at scale
  • Demonstrated ongoing AI skill development (e.g., prompt/context engineering, agent orchestration) and staying current with emerging AI technologies
  • Experience using AI-powered tools or workflow automation platforms to redesign and accelerate data operations processes
  • Experience adhering to and implementing responsible, ethical AI practices (e.g., risk assessment, bias mitigation, quality and accuracy reviews)

What the JD emphasized

  • AI model development
  • training data pipelines
  • data quality initiatives
  • AI-driven features at scale
  • AI product outcomes
  • AI solutions
  • AI product roadmaps
  • AI data initiatives
  • AI product priorities
  • AI tools
  • AI product teams
  • AI skill development
  • AI technologies
  • AI-powered tools
  • AI practices

Other signals

  • AI model development
  • training data pipelines
  • data quality initiatives
  • AI-driven features at scale
  • AI product outcomes
  • AI solutions
  • AI product roadmaps
  • AI data initiatives
  • AI product priorities
  • AI tools
  • AI product teams
  • AI skill development
  • AI technologies
  • AI-powered tools
  • AI practices