General Manager, Human Data Operations

Bengaluru, IndiaOn-site

Responsibilities

Establish the rhythms and routines — planning cycles, performance cadences, leadership check-ins — that keep a fast-scaling team focused, aligned, and moving without losing momentum. - Fix what's slowing us down.
Proactively identify where the organisation is getting stuck — whether that's process gaps, capacity constraints, or structural friction — and build solutions that scale as we grow. - Maintain an exceptionally high bar for talent. Every hire matters.
Build a brand that the best people in the market actually want to join.
Create an environment where people do the best work of their careers — one that reflects Encord's values and holds up as the team scales, not just when it's small.

About us Encord is the universal data layer for AI that helps 300+ AI teams train and run models on the right data.
Our platform indexes, curates, annotates, and evaluates data across the full AI lifecycle, from development through production.
We're an ambitious team of 100+ working at the frontier of AI and have raised $60M in Series C funding from Wellington Management, CRV, Next47 and Y Combinator.
You'll work closely with our business leadership, GTM, Product and Tech teams globally, with the long-term goal of scaling the India org to several hundred people.
experience building teams in a high-growth or operationally complex environment - Deep understanding of the local talent market and the ability to build a brand that competes - A global mindset — you understand the business standards and can bring that rigour and culture to your team - Exceptional people instincts: you know how to recruit for excellence and how to protect culture as a team scales - Comfortable with ambiguity — we don't have all the answers yet, and you'll help shape them Why Encord -

Trusted by Woven by Toyota, AXA, UiPath, Zipline, and more.
The role As a General Manager, you’ll join as a first leadership hire in the region to scale our India delivery hub: building a high-calibre team, setting the cultural standard, and creating an industry-leading project delivery capability.