About the role

## About the Role Instawork is hiring an Operations Manager to run and scale its robotics data operations across APAC, starting from Bengaluru — owning the operational backbone of a large-scale video data collection programme spanning multiple cities, thousands of field workers, and demanding quality bars. ## Key Responsibilities - Build operations from the ground up: workflows, QA pipelines, performance systems that scale across India and APAC - Hire, mentor, and lead a lean team - Automate everything possible using AI tools - Stand up new markets, travel as needed - Own every vendor relationship, field coordinator, and delivery ## Required Skills & Qualifications - 5+ years in operations, with experience building and leading teams inside startups - Strong with operational metrics, data reporting, and Google Sheets - Hands-on with AI tools and automation platforms, actively used to eliminate manual work ## How to Prepare for This Role ### Core Technical Topics to Master Operations scaling frameworks (workflow design, QA pipeline construction), team hiring and management fundamentals for lean teams, AI/automation tool fluency (n8n, Zapier, ChatGPT/Claude for ops automation), operational metrics and Google Sheets-based reporting. ### Interview Preparation - Application explicitly asks: total experience as a team manager, project-handling experience in fast-paced environments, notice period, comfort with 5 days from office, and specific AI tools you've used — prepare concrete answers for each - Instead of just a resume, the employer explicitly wants you to describe the hardest operational problem you've ever solved — prepare this story in detail with a clear before/after outcome ## Why This Role Stands Out Full ownership of a greenfield operation in a fast-growing robotics-data business, backed by $160M from TCV, Benchmark, and Greylock. ## How to Apply Don't just send a resume — describe the hardest operational problem you've ever solved, via the official posting. ## Official Links & Resources - Official Job Posting / Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/instawork/jobs/4676466006 - Company: Instawork