Senior Manager, Product - Perception Data

Details

NVIDIA is developing AI and accelerated computing solutions for the automotive industry. The Perception Data team is seeking a Senior Manager of Product to lead a product group focused on understanding what perception models need to improve and translating those needs into high-quality, high-value data annotation strategies that drive model performance gains.

This role sits at the intersection of perception research, data engineering, and labeling operations. You will work closely with perception scientists to identify model performance gaps, define annotation requirements, own the data roadmap, and drive end-to-end delivery across labeling vendors and internal teams. The ideal candidate combines strong product instincts with technical depth in machine learning data pipelines and perception tasks.

Responsibilities

• Develop a deep understanding of how training data impacts perception model performance across tasks including 3D object detection, lane and road structure recognition, traffic sign and traffic light detection, and semantic segmentation.
• Partner with perception researchers and engineers to translate model capability gaps into concrete data requirements.
• Own annotation ontology design, including labeling taxonomies, attribute schemas, edge-case handling rules, and inter-annotator consistency standards for perception network tasks such as 3D bounding boxes, lane elements, and traffic sign and traffic light classification and association.
• Anticipate how changes in data density, region-of-interest size, and label complexity affect labeling throughput and delivery capacity.
• Provide data-backed forecasts to stakeholders.
• Collaborate with global engineering and labeling teams to ensure data quality.
• Explore how DNNs, LLMs, and VLMs can improve data-labeling performance.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 8 years of product management experience, including at least 2 years in a role directly involving machine learning or artificial intelligence model development, data pipelines, or training data strategy.
• Genuine understanding of perception model fundamentals.
• Strong cross-functional communication skills.
• At least 3 years of experience leading or mentoring a team of product managers, technical leads, or equivalent.

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluency in Mandarin Chinese is a strong plus; the team operates across United States and China time zones.
• Direct experience in autonomous driving, robotics, or advanced driver-assistance systems product development.
• Familiarity with 3D reconstruction, SLAM, NeRF, LiDAR point-cloud annotation, and multi-sensor fusion.
• Exposure to model-in-the-loop, human-in-the-loop, auto-labeling, or VLM labeling.

Compensation and Benefits

The base salary range is $272,000–$431,250 USD per year, determined based on location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The role is also eligible for equity and benefits.

NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and is an equal opportunity employer. NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes. Applications will be accepted at least until July 25, 2026. This posting is for an existing vacancy.