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Operations Lead roles in the U.S. qualify for E-3 visa sponsorship when the position requires a bachelor's degree in a relevant field like business, supply chain, or industrial engineering. The E-3 has no lottery and renews every two years, making it a practical path for Australian professionals managing teams, processes, or logistics at scale.
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INTRODUCTION
NVIDIA is redefining the automotive industry through accelerated computing, artificial intelligence, simulation, and full-stack autonomous vehicle development. The pace and quality of AV development depend on delivering the right sensor, ground-truth, and derived data to machine learning teams reliably, transparently, and at scale. It's truly the data that makes the cars drive!
The AV MLOps Dataset Release team transforms large-scale automotive data into versioned, trustworthy datasets used to train and evaluate machine learning models across the autonomous-driving stack. We are seeking an ML Data Operations Lead to own the customer-facing operational lifecycle of these releases. In this role, you will work at the intersection of machine learning, data engineering, infrastructure, and release operations. You will partner with ML engineers to understand their data needs, translate those needs into actionable release requirements, coordinate execution with the engineering team, and ensure every release is delivered with clear validation, documentation, and communication. This is a senior individual-contributor role. It requires sufficient technical depth to investigate problems, assess delivery risk, and challenge unclear requirements, while focusing primarily on operational ownership rather than developing the underlying data pipelines.
ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Serve as the primary operational partner for ML engineers and other internal consumers of AV datasets.
- Capture and clarify dataset release requirements, including intended use cases, required signals and labels, data volumes, release cadence, delivery timelines, storage destinations, and acceptance criteria.
- Be responsible for the release calendar and coordinate priorities, dependencies, engineering readiness, and compute capacity across multiple concurrent dataset-release tracks.
- Monitor production release workflows from launch through delivery. Identify failures, stalled tasks, resource constraints, missing data, and other risks, then bring together the appropriate engineers and infrastructure owners to drive resolution.
- Validate release results against expected volumes, signals, versions, and quality criteria before communicating availability to customers.
- Maintain timely, accurate communication with customers regarding release status, risks, incidents, changing estimates, and recovery plans.
- Produce release notes, delivery announcements, known-issue documentation, and handoff information that enable ML teams to understand and use each dataset confidently.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Data Science, Information Systems, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
- 6+ years of experience in ML data operations, technical service delivery, dataset operations, release operations, technical program execution, or another data-intensive operational role.
- Solid understanding of the machine learning data lifecycle, including data collection, curation, labeling, validation, versioning, release, storage, and consumption by training or evaluation pipelines.
- Ability to use SQL and data-analysis tools to investigate dataset contents, reconcile expected and delivered results, and identify quality or completeness issues.
- Strong customer orientation and skill in translating between ML engineers, data specialists, infrastructure teams, and other technical collaborators.
- Excellent written communication skills, including the ability to produce detailed requirements, release notes, status updates, incident summaries, and operating procedures.
- Excellent judgment when balancing customer timelines, engineering capacity, system reliability, data quality, and competing release priorities.
- Proven track record of influencing without direct authority and driving work to completion across a highly matrixed organization.
- Comfort operating in a fast-moving environment where requirements, data availability, and technical constraints may change quickly.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
- Experience operating large-scale dataset generation, materialization, validation, or delivery workflows, especially for autonomous-driving, ADAS, robotics, or computer-vision systems.
- Familiarity with automotive sensor and ground-truth data, including camera, lidar, radar, mapping, calibration, or multimodal datasets.
- Hands-on experience with Python, notebooks, Databricks, dashboards, or lightweight automation used to investigate data and improve operational workflows.
- Experience defining service-level objectives, operational metrics, alerting, incident-management practices, and root-cause corrective actions.
- A track record of converting frequently repeated customer requests or operational problems into standardized, automated, and scalable services.
NVIDIA brings together some of the most skilled and creative people in technology to solve problems that were once considered impossible. You will have the opportunity to work with teams advancing autonomous vehicles, artificial intelligence, accelerated computing, and large-scale data systems while directly improving the speed and reliability of machine learning development.
COMPENSATION
- Your base salary will be determined based on your location, experience, and the pay of employees in similar positions. The base salary range is 168,000 USD - 258,750 USD for Level 4, and 200,000 USD - 322,000 USD for Level 5.
- You will also be eligible for equity and benefits.
Applications for this job will be accepted at least until September 14, 2026.
This posting is for an existing vacancy.
NVIDIA uses AI tools in its recruiting processes.
NVIDIA is committed to fostering an inclusive work environment and proud to be an equal opportunity employer. As we highly value diversity in our current and future employees, we do not discriminate (including in our hiring and promotion practices) on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, disability status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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Frame your Australian credentials for U.S. employers
A three-year Australian bachelor's degree satisfies the E-3 visa specialty occupation requirement. Translate your qualifications into U.S.-equivalent terms on your resume so hiring managers don't question whether your degree supports the visa.
Target employers with existing LCA filing history
Search the DOL's Foreign Labor Certification disclosure data for companies that have filed LCAs for operations roles. These employers already understand the E-3 process and won't stall at the sponsorship conversation.
Clarify the specialty occupation case before accepting an offer
Operations Lead titles cover a wide range of responsibilities. Before signing, confirm the role's job description explicitly requires a degree in a specific field, not just any bachelor's degree. A generalist job description can create problems at the consulate.
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Once you have an offer, your employer must file the LCA with DOL before you can apply for the visa. Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service manages the entire process from offer to consulate appointment, removing the burden from employers who haven't done it before.
Address dual intent questions before your consular interview
The E-3 is a nonimmigrant visa, and consular officers will probe your intent to return to Australia. Prepare a clear, factual answer about your ties to Australia and the temporary nature of the role before your interview.
Align your start date with the LCA certification timeline
DOL typically certifies LCAs within seven business days, but operations roles with complex worksite arrangements can take longer. Build at least three weeks of buffer between your offer acceptance and your target start date.
E-3 Visa Operations Lead: Frequently Asked Questions
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Migrate Mate is built specifically for Australian professionals searching for E-3 visa sponsorship roles in the U.S. You can filter by job title, industry, and employer sponsorship history to find Operations Lead positions where companies have already demonstrated willingness to sponsor. This removes the guesswork of cold-applying to employers unfamiliar with the E-3 process.
How much does it cost to get an E-3 visa?
Migrate Mate's E-3 filing service covers the entire process for $499, including the Labor Condition Application, visa document preparation, and consulate appointment guidance. Traditional immigration lawyers charge $2,000–$5,000+ for the same work. The E-3 has less paperwork than most work visas, so paying thousands for legal help is usually unnecessary.
Does an Operations Lead role qualify as a specialty occupation for the E-3?
It depends on how the role is defined. The E-3 requires the position to normally require at least a bachelor's degree in a specific field, not just any degree. An Operations Lead overseeing supply chain, logistics, or process engineering supported by a relevant degree qualifies. A broadly defined management role where any business background is acceptable may not clear the specialty occupation bar at a consulate.
How does the E-3 compare to the H-1B for Operations Lead roles?
The E-3 is available only to Australian nationals, but it has a significant structural advantage: there is no lottery. H-1B visa cap-subject petitions require winning a random selection, which means qualified candidates can be locked out for years. The E-3 has an annual allocation of 10,500 visas that has never been fully used, so eligible Australians in operations roles can apply any time of year and expect a straightforward consular review.
Can I switch Operations Lead employers while on an E-3 visa?
Yes, but you need to restart the process with your new employer. Your current E-3 is tied to the specific employer and LCA that supported your original application. Your new employer must file a fresh LCA with DOL and you'll generally need a new visa stamp before starting. Plan for at least three to four weeks of lead time between accepting a new offer and your first day.