Global Business Operations Manager

<div class="content-intro"><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Workstream is a mission-driven company building the all-in-one HR, payroll, and hiring platform for managing the hourly workforce. There are 2.7 billion hourly workers, making up 80% of the global workforce, but this market has been heavily underserved by technology and deserves better. Workstream has been purpose-built for the hourly workforce from day one so that these businesses and their employees can thrive.</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Our customers include leading brands from multiple sectors, including Burger King, Carl's Jr./Hardee's, IHOP, KFC, and Culvers. We are a high growth series B company and quickly expanding our product portfolio to deliver on our vision. We are backed by legendary VCs and industry experts like Founders Fund, BOND, and Coatue.</span></p></div><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Values</strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Here are our<a href="https://www.workstream.us/careers"> Company Values</a> and we’d love to have individuals who can be a culture add to our team!</span></p> <p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>What We Offer</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Permanently Remote</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Pay wired directly to your bank account</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">$50 Monthly Stipend</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Annual Bonus</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Performance-based bonuses</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Flexible PTO</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Enjoy company time off during some of the major US and PH Holidays</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Company-issued Device</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Career fast track for performers and internal mobility</span></li> <li style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Learn from a team of Stanford, MIT, Google and Harvard alumni</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-weight: 400; font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Grow With Us</strong></span></p> <h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Grow With Us</strong></span></h3> <p> </p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Workstream is looking for an Operations Manager for Global Data Operations. In this role, you will lead the most critical data-gathering initiative for Workstream’s robotics division. You will partner closely with the Recruiting and People Ops teams to drive high-volume participant acquisition, while taking direct ownership of the ongoing management and data output quality of hundreds of participants helping robots "learn" how to interact with the world. Your goal is to ensure we hit our weekly footage targets while maintaining 100% compliance with data quality standards.</span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Team Management & Leadership</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Lead and mentor a large, distributed team of Video Data Contributors and potentially a small team of Team Leads or Quality Auditors.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Conduct weekly "Office Hours" and Q&A sessions to troubleshoot contributor issues and provide feedback on recording techniques.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Monitor contributor engagement and retention, implementing strategies to reduce churn in a month-to-month contract environment.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>High-Volume Recruitment & Onboarding</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Collaborate with the Recruiting team</strong> as they manage the top-of-funnel screening; you will provide the technical criteria to help them identify candidates with the right hardware and attention to detail.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Partner with People Ops</strong> to facilitate a seamless onboarding transition, ensuring that once hired, contributors complete onboarding and are immediately integrated into your filming and data protocols.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Coordinate with the Recruiting team</strong> on the verification of equipment (head-straps and camera specs) to ensure every new participant is project-ready.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Data Quality & Feedback Loop</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Quality Assurance:</strong> Lead a team of reviewers to audit footage for "usability" (hand/arm movement vs. idle activities).</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Continuous Improvement:</strong> Update the "Guidelines Presentation" and training materials based on common failure points in the footage (e.g., poor lighting or incorrect camera angles).</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Technical Troubleshooting:</strong> Act as the final escalation point for hardware compatibility issues or Google Drive upload failures.</span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Financial & Compliance Oversight</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Manage the complex tiered compensation structure (initial period vs. subsequent approved footage) and bonus payouts.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Partner with Finance/Payroll to ensure all monthly payments via Deel are accurate and submitted within payout cycles.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ensure strict adherence to data privacy and compliance guidelines, ensuring no personal information is captured in the uploaded data.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Who You Are </strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Management:</strong> 6+ years in Operations Management, specifically leading distributed or "gig" workforces.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Global Operations:</strong> Experience managing teams across the Philippines and the US, including understanding the cultural and logistical differences in both markets.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Analytical Mindset:</strong> Ability to look at "Unusable Footage" data and pinpoint exactly where the training or the recruitment filter is failing.</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></span></h3> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience in <strong>AI Data Labeling</strong> or <strong>Computer Vision</strong> data collection.</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Experience with hardware logistics (inventorying and shipping head-straps or smartphones).</span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">A background in BPO Management or Marketplace Operations (e.g., Uber, DoorDash, TaskRabbit).</span></li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Why This Role?</strong></span></h3> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This isn't just a standard operations role; you are building the foundation for the future of robotics. You will manage a truly global operation that bridges the gap between high-volume data collection and high-level AI research.</span></p><div class="content-conclusion"><p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong>Know More About Workstream</strong></span></p> <ul> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://www.workstream.us/blog/funding-series-b">https://www.workstream.us/blog/funding-series-b</a></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/26/workstreams-text-based-recruitment-tool-gets-a-48m-bet-from-bond-and-beyond/">https://techcrunch.com/2021/08/26/workstreams-text-based-recruitment-tool-gets-a-48m-bet-from-bond-and-beyond/</a></span></li> <li style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><a href="https://techbuzz.news/buzzworthy-august-27-2021/">https://techbuzz.news/buzzworthy-august-27-2021/</a></span></li> </ul> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><strong data-stringify-type="bold">Additional Information </strong></span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Workstream provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.</span></p></div>

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