# Senior Director / Vice President, Autonomous Vehicle & Robotics Operations

**Company**: TaskUs
**Location**: San Antonio, Texas
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Salary**: $160,000 - $220,000 per year
**Category**: Operations
**Industry**: Technology

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## Description

TaskUs partners with innovative technology companies to power the data, safety, and human-in-the-loop operations behind AI. We are seeking a senior operator to build and lead our AV and Robotics Operations business. You will own end-to-end delivery, from perception data labeling and scenario QA to remote assistance, teleoperation, fleet support, and incident response, for leading autonomous vehicle and robotics customers.

**Responsibilities**

- Own delivery and P&L, leading multi-site, multi-client AV and robotics programs with full accountability for revenue growth, gross margin, utilization, and client satisfaction.

- Build the operating model, designing scalable, 24/7 workflows for remote assistance, teleoperation, fleet and depot support, data collection, annotation, simulation and scenario review, and edge-case triage.

- Drive safety and quality, establishing safety-case-aligned processes, incident management, root-cause analysis, and audit readiness.

- Partner with customers, acting as executive sponsor for strategic AV and robotics accounts; run QBRs, shape roadmaps, and translate evolving ODD, model, and fleet requirements into staffing, tooling, and process plans.

- Scale talent, recruiting, training, and certifying remote operators, fleet technicians, annotators, QA leads, and program managers; define career paths, competency frameworks, and fatigue and wellness standards for safety-critical roles.

- Lead through technology and AI, embedding automation, ML-assisted labeling, tooling, and analytics to improve cost per task, latency, and accuracy.

- Expand the business, partnering with Sales, Solutions, and Strategy to develop new offerings, pricing models, and go-to-market plans.

- Manage risk and compliance, ensuring data security, privacy, and regulatory compliance across jurisdictions.

- Lead the organization, managing a global team of directors, program leaders, and site leads across onshore, nearshore, and offshore locations.

**Requirements**

- 12+ years of operations leadership, including 5+ years in autonomous vehicles, robotics, mobility, logistics automation, or other safety-critical, technology-driven operations.

- Direct experience running remote assistance, teleoperation, fleet operations, or AV/robotics data operations.

- Proven record of scaling operations from pilot to commercial deployment.

- P&L ownership of a business of $50M+.

- Experience leading large, distributed workforces across multiple sites and geographies.

- Working knowledge of safety frameworks, incident response, and regulatory environments for autonomous systems.

**Preferred Qualifications**

- Familiarity with AV and robotics data pipelines.

- Experience with humanoid, warehouse, or last-mile delivery robotics operations.

- Background in BPO or managed services.

- Experience with M&A integration or building a new business line.

**Benefits**

- Competitive industry salaries.

- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision insurance; 401(k) with company match; and paid time off.

**Location**: San Antonio, Texas, USA **Work setup**: Remote-flex **Travel**: 25–35%

## Skills

### Required
- autonomous vehicles
- robotics
- operations leadership
- safety frameworks
- incident response
- regulatory environments

### Nice to have
- AV and robotics data pipelines
- humanoid robotics
- warehouse robotics
- last-mile delivery robotics
- BPO or managed services
- M&A integration

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