Values

Here are our Company Values and we’d love to have individuals who can be a culture add to our team!

What We Offer

• Permanently Remote
• Pay wired directly to your bank account
• $50 Monthly Stipend
• Annual Bonus
• Flexible PTO
• Enjoy company time off during some of the major US and PH Holidays
• Company-issued Device
• Career fast track for performers and internal mobility
• Learn from a team of Stanford, MIT, Google and Harvard alumni

Grow With Us

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 compliance with data quality standards.

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.

Day in the Life

Team Management & Leadership

• Lead and mentor a large, distributed team of Video Data Contributors and potentially a small team of Team Leads or Quality Auditors.
• Lab Management: Oversee a physical Workstream Lab, managing office-based team members who utilize complex multi-camera wearable setups to capture high-fidelity data.
• Conduct weekly "Office Hours" and Q&A sessions to troubleshoot contributor issues and provide feedback on recording techniques.
• Monitor contributor engagement and retention, implementing strategies to reduce churn in a month-to-month contract environment.

High-Volume Recruitment & Onboarding

• Technical Guidance: Collaborate with the Recruiting team to provide specific technical criteria for candidates, ensuring they possess the right hardware and high attention to detail.
• Onboarding: Partner with People Ops to facilitate a seamless transition, ensuring contributors are immediately integrated into filming and data protocols.
• Equipment Verification: Coordinate with Recruiting on the verification of equipment (head-straps and camera specs) to ensure every new participant is project-ready.

Data Quality & Feedback Loop

• Quality Assurance: Lead a team of reviewers to audit footage for "usability" (hand/arm movement vs. idle activities).
• Continuous Improvement: Update the "Guidelines Presentation" and training materials based on common failure points in the footage (e.g., poor lighting or incorrect camera angles).
• Technical Troubleshooting: Act as the final escalation point for hardware compatibility issues or Google Drive upload failures.

Financial & Compliance Oversight

• Compensation: Manage the complex tiered compensation structure and bonus payouts.
• Payroll Partnership: Ensure all monthly payments via Deel are accurate and submitted within payout cycles.
• Data Privacy: Ensure strict adherence to compliance guidelines, ensuring no personal information is captured in the uploaded data.

Who You Are

• Management: 6+ years in Operations Management, specifically leading distributed or "gig" workforces.
• Technical Proficiency: You are technically savvy and comfortable managing/troubleshooting multi-camera hardware. You must be able to master and teach the technical nuances of multi-angle recording to ensure data integrity.
• Global Operations: Experience managing teams across the Philippines and the US, including understanding the cultural and logistical differences in both markets.
• Analytical Mindset: Ability to look at "Unusable Footage" data and pinpoint exactly where the training or the recruitment filter is failing.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in AI Data Labeling or Computer Vision data collection.
• Experience with hardware logistics (inventorying and shipping head-straps or smartphones).
• A background in BPO Management or Marketplace Operations (e.g., Uber, DoorDash, TaskRabbit).

⚠️ CRITICAL PHONE CAMERA REQUIREMENTS

To be considered for this role, you must have a smartphone that meets the following specifications. If your device does not meet these standards, your footage cannot be used, and you will not be qualified for payment:

• Video Resolution: 1080p
• Frame Rate: 30 FPS
• Lens Setting: 0.5x or 0.6x Wide Angle lens

Project Overview

We are looking for paid participants to record videos of everyday activities while wearing a head-mounted camera. Your recordings will help robotics systems learn to perceive, understand, and interact with real-world environments.

You’ll record yourself doing tasks you already do in daily life, such as:

• Folding laundry
• Preparing or cooking food
• Cleaning, tidying, or organizing items
• Rearranging or sorting objects

Participants may or may not be assigned specific tasks, depending on project needs.

Sample footage: Click here

If you’re detail-oriented, comfortable performing everyday tasks, and want to earn additional income while contributing to cutting-edge robotics research, we’d love to work with you!

🎬 What to Expect

• Weekly footage goal: Capture at least 10 hours of clear, intentional arm, hand, and finger movements interacting with objects (e.g., folding clothes, using a screwdriver).
  Avoid low-value activities such as typing, using your phone, or sitting idle.
• Uploads & quality checks: Upload videos to Google Drive on time, perform basic quality checks, and track your daily filming progress.
• Compensation: Paid based on total usable footage
  Unusable footage includes dark videos, clips showing only fingers (not full hands/arms), idle activities, or videos capturing personal information.
• Project duration: Month-to-month, giving you flexibility

👉 Film as much high-quality, task-specific footage as you want—earn extra income while completing everyday tasks!

🏠 Day in the Life

• Wear your phone via a head strap
• Film tasks following best practices
• Ensure recordings are successful before uploading to Drive
• Get paid!

⚠️ Compliance & Participation Requirements

To ensure project success, participants are expected to:

• Use the required phone camera specifications
• Meet the required filming hours
• Follow all submission guidelines

We encourage open communication if you encounter challenges so we can support you. Repeated failure to meet requirements without a valid and communicated reason may result in termination of participation and contract.

🙋‍♂️ Who You Are

• Own a smartphone with a wide camera (0.5x zoom) capable of 1080p / 30 FPS 
• Have access to a computer/laptop and stable internet for uploads
• Able to follow detailed instructions carefully
• Comfortable performing light physical tasks
• Able to move naturally, slowly, and deliberately during recordings
• Familiar with uploading and organizing files in Google Drive

💰 Compensation

• $2 USD/hour for the first 10 hours (initial period)
• $3 USD/hour for all subsequent approved footage

Note: If you don't meet the camera resolution and orientation requirements, you are NOT qualified to participate. Your videos will NOT be approved. 

🎯 Bonuses

• $10 USD headgear reimbursement after first 10 hours (regardless of approval)
• $10 USD bonus after next 10 hours of approved footage
• $20 USD bonus after reaching 50 approved hours within the first month

📌 Payment Terms

• Paid only for approved, qualified footage
• Payments processed via Deel monthly
• Footage must be submitted and approved within the payout cycle

🌎 Who Can Apply

We welcome participants from all backgrounds. All qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, gender, age, disability, or background.

Even if you’re unsure whether you meet every requirement, we encourage you to apply!

🚀 Getting Started

To begin, please review the full guidelines for detailed instructions, approved activities, and rate information and complete the screening questions below.