Operations & Strategy Manager, Public Sector

Scale's Public Sector business is growing based on demand from government customers for AI / ML products like computer vision and agentic generative AI applications. As an Operations & Strategy Manager on the Public Sector Business Operations (BizOps) team you will be on the front lines of enabling and accelerating this growth.

We are looking for a hard-charging generalist who combines analytical rigor and an obsessive focus on outcomes with an empathetic interpersonal style. If you enjoy solving hard problems while building strong teams & relationships, we'd love to hear from you!

You will :

• Report directly to the Head of Business Operations (BizOps), Public Sector
• Leverage the full complement of your business toolkit to drive results (business analytics, strategic thinking, operational execution, project / program management, problem framing, executive communication, etc.)
• Tackle ambiguous, open-ended questions in support of high-priority outcomes, often with a broad set of stakeholders (engineering, analytics, product managers, geospatial experts, delivery, etc.)
• Help mature key business processes while innovating 01 on new systems; Quickly develop and iterate on solutions, eventually handing them off to the appropriate team member
• Craft strategies that propel public sector operations growth and organizational evolution
• Identify cross-project blind spots across our customer programs and uplevel our operational approaches

Ideally you'd have :

Nice to haves :

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Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is :

$134,400 — $204,750 USD

Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of Washington DC, Texas, Colorado is :

$120,750 — $184,800 USD

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About Us :

At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Cisco, DLA Piper, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

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