Liva AI, a multimodal data company backed by Y Combinator, is recruiting a Founding Operations Lead to build scalable data collection systems. The role offers $120K - $150K base salary plus 0.50% - 1.00% equity, requiring relocation to San Francisco.

The company focuses on creating more inclusive and emotionally intelligent AI by building the world's richest library of human voice and video data. Liva AI already partners with frontier AI labs and voice agent companies, addressing the gap where current AI voices and faces lack authentic human representation across diverse ethnicities, races, and accents.

The Founding Operations Lead will design data collection, QA, and annotation processes from scratch while managing contributors and contractors. This person must own messy operational work end-to-end, turning manual workflows into automated systems. The role demands intense work schedules (12 hours daily, 6 days weekly) and strong problem-solving skills in uncertain environments.

This hire represents a critical step for Liva AI to scale operations and deliver high-quality training data to AI companies. The position suits candidates with consulting, investment banking, or startup experience who want to shape the infrastructure behind next-generation realistic AI systems.