Instrumental Inc. · 2 hours ago
Data Quality Team Lead
Palo Alto, CA
Full-time
Hybrid
Mid, Senior Level
$148K/yr - $156K/yr
2+ years expInstrumental Inc. is the leader in AI for manufacturing, providing innovative solutions to enhance revenue and reduce costs for top electronics brands. They are seeking a Data Quality Team Lead to manage a team in Shenzhen, ensuring high-quality data processes while also engaging in hands-on data quality work.
Consumer ElectronicsManufacturingSoftware
Responsibilities
Lead, coach, and develop a team of Data Quality Specialists based in Shenzhen, China
Set clear expectations, manage workload allocation, and ensure consistent, high-quality execution across the team
Provide ongoing performance feedback, training, and mentorship to help team members grow in their roles
Work closely with Customer Success, Product, and Engineering teams to communicate data quality issues, customer context, and opportunities to improve product performance or operational efficiency
Serve as a primary communication bridge between the U.S. and Shenzhen teams, ensuring operational alignment
Partner closely with global Customer Success teams to prepare customer environments for high-quality data ingestion and anomaly detection
Perform detailed hands-on classification and review of product images to produce training data for AI models and validate model outputs
Adhere to structured guidelines while ensuring that quality control processes are followed consistently across the Shenzhen team
Clean, analyze, and summarize customer image data to support defect trend analysis and program ROI reporting
Identify unusual data patterns, environmental changes (e.g., SKU updates, lighting shifts), and ambiguous cases. Ensure timely escalation and develop improvements to workflows and documentation
Qualification
Required
2–4 years of experience in manufacturing, quality inspection, process engineering, or similar roles—ideally within the high-tech electronics industry
Prior experience leading or mentoring team members; formal people management experience preferred but not required
Excellent spoken and written Mandarin necessary to manage the Shenzhen-based team
Meticulous attention to detail and the ability to perform repetitive tasks with consistency and accuracy
Strong interpersonal skills and comfort working with global, cross-functional teams
Technically savvy and eager to learn new tools, systems, and processes
Ability to learn quickly, follow structured workflows, and apply feedback to improve program results
Benefits
Health
Vision
Dental
Public Transit/Commuter Plans
Parental Leave
Company
Instrumental Inc.
Instrumental was founded by ex-Apple product design engineers Anna-Katrina Shedletsky and Samuel Weiss with a mission to eliminate $8T in electronic manufacturing waste.
51-200 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$80.3MKey Investors
BAM ElevateCanaan Partners
2022-01-04Series C· $50M
2020-07-29Series B· $20M
2017-06-21Series A· $7.5M
Leadership Team
Anna-Katrina Shedletsky
CEO, Founder
Samuel Weiss
CTO, Founder
Recent News
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