Data Operations Manager

About Mecka AI

Mecka AI is building the data infrastructure layer for robotics and embodied AI.

We design and operate large-scale data capture, data labeling, and hardware deployment systems that generate high-quality datasets for leading AI and robotics teams. Our work spans hardware, operations, research, and customer delivery — and execution across these functions is critical.

Our Mission

Robotics will become the largest industry in human history — larger than anything that has come before it. As intelligent machines move into the physical world, they will dramatically global GDP, raise the material standard of living for everyone, and ultimately help make humanity a multiplanetary civilization. None of that happens without one thing: enormous amounts of high-quality, real-world data.

Mecka AI builds that foundation. We are the data infrastructure layer for robotics and embodied AI — the substrate that teaches machines to perceive, reason, and act in reality. Get this right, and we accelerate the most important technological transition of our time.

Our Culture

Excellence as the baseline. We hold an extremely high bar and expect the best work of your career. Mediocrity isn't interesting to us.

Highly technical. We reason from first principles, not by analogy. The best argument wins — regardless of title or tenure.

Truth-seeking. We are relentlessly honest with ourselves and each other. We chase reality — measured, not assumed — and kill our own bad ideas fast.

Maniacal urgency. The work matters and the clock is real. We move fast, ship, measure, and iterate.

Extreme ownership. You own outcomes end-to-end — no hand-offs, no excuses, no waiting for permission.

Hardcore. This is a high-intensity environment for people who want to do the defining work of their lives.

The Role

We’re hiring a Data Operations Manager based in Toronto to work directly with Mecka’s founders and core teams.

This is a high-ownership operator role. You will be given ambiguous problems and expected to own them end-to-end — from scoping and coordination to execution and delivery.

At different times, this role will look like:

A project manager driving timelines

An operations lead coordinating execution

A point person managing internal and customer communication

The constant is ownership and follow-through.

What You’ll Work On

Cross-Functional Execution

Own projects that cut across:

Data labeling operations

Data capture workflows

Hardware logistics and deployments

Take loosely defined tasks and turn them into clear execution plans

Drive work forward across multiple teams simultaneously

Project & Program Management

Plan timelines, milestones, and deliverables

Track progress, risks, and dependencies

Ensure projects ship on time and meet quality expectations

Step in to unblock teams and resolve issues as they arise

Internal & Customer Communication

Act as a central point of communication between:

Internal teams (ops, hardware, engineering, research)

External customers and partners

Provide clear updates on status, risks, and timelines

Ensure alignment across stakeholders

Operational Support & Process Improvement

Support day-to-day operations across labeling, capture, and hardware

Identify gaps in processes and help improve them

Create lightweight documentation, trackers, and workflows

Help founders stay out of the weeds by owning execution

Who You Are

Required Experience

4+ years of experience in operations, program management, or project management

Experience working across multiple functions and teams

Strong organizational and communication skills

Comfort operating in fast-moving, ambiguous environments

Proven ability to take ownership and deliver end-to-end

You Are

Highly accountable and execution-driven

Comfortable context-switching between projects

Clear, concise communicator with technical and non-technical stakeholders

Organized without being bureaucratic

Able to manage both details and the big picture

Strong Plus

Experience in AI, robotics, hardware, or data operations

Familiarity with data labeling or data capture workflows

Experience working directly with founders or leadership

Experience managing external customers or partners

Why This Role

Work directly with founders on high-impact initiatives

Gain exposure across operations, hardware, data, and customer delivery

High autonomy and trust from day one

Opportunity to grow into broader leadership as the company scales

Direct impact on how Mecka executes and delivers for customers