DeepReach Inc., San Jose, California
We are looking for a builder to own and scale DeepReach’s global Data Partner network.
This is not a traditional operations role.
You will build the operating system behind a decentralized global network of entrepreneurs, companies, skilled-workforce organizations, and individual Data Partners.
You will be responsible for both network expansion and network operations — finding the right partners, activating them, helping them build local capacity, deploying new data collection infrastructure, maintaining quality, and turning distributed real-world environments into reliable data capacity.
Today, many of these functions are founder-driven.
Your job is to turn them into a scalable global machine.
The right person could grow into a broader COO leadership role as the company scales.
You will own the growth and operations of DeepReach’s global Data Partner ecosystem.
In your first phase, you will help transform DeepReach’s Data Partner network from a founder-driven operation into a repeatable global operating system.
Hundreds → Thousands of Data Partners and organizations
Hundreds → Tens of thousands of deployed devices
Individual collectors → DataPreneurs → Regional operators
Opportunistic supply → Programmable global data capacity
A global network capable of rapidly deploying new data collection modalities into the real-world environments where Physical AI needs to learn and operate.
We care much more about what you have built than what title you previously held.
Experience in robotics, Physical AI, AI training data, autonomous vehicles, marketplaces, distributed workforce platforms, field operations, or global supply networks is highly relevant but not required if you are an exceptional builder.
Full-time | In-person / Hybrid
COO-track leadership role
English fluency is required.
Fluency in a second language, especially Mandarin Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, or another language relevant to major global markets — is a strong plus.
More important than language itself is the ability to operate across cultures and build trust with entrepreneurs and businesses around the world.
This role is probably not for someone looking to manage a mature organization.
There will be incomplete processes, changing requirements, new countries, new hardware, demanding customers, operational fires, and problems nobody has solved before.
That is the opportunity.
We are looking for someone who sees that environment and thinks:
“I can build this.”
You will work directly with the founders and have significant ownership over how DeepReach’s global network and operating organization are built.
If successful, you will help build one of the most important pieces of infrastructure for bringing AI into the physical world.
DeepReach is building the global real-world data network for Physical AI.
As AI moves from understanding the digital world to operating in the physical world, foundation models and world models need massive amounts of diverse, high-quality real-world interaction data.
DeepReach builds the infrastructure and global network to make that possible.
Our Data Partner network includes DataPreneurs, AI data companies, businesses with access to real-world environments and skilled workforces, and specialized individuals and teams across multiple countries.
Instead of building a centralized data collection workforce, DeepReach enables local partners to turn their environments, workforce, expertise, and operational capabilities into scalable data infrastructure for Physical AI.
We are an AI-native startup moving extremely fast, working with frontier AI companies and building a global network from day one.
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