operations
Operations Manager: modeled AI cost and task mix
Runs day-to-day operations: KPIs and SOPs, supply/demand and capacity planning, partner coordination, and cross-team escalations. Keeps the marketplace balanced.
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- Operational AI cost
- Market pay (p50)
- Four task classes
- Qualitative confidence
- Documented methodology
Operational AI cost
Modeled AI running cost includes tokens, human review, retries, error cost, integration, and orchestration.
Market pay (US Tier 2, mid-career)
Market pay percentiles: p25 $78,609, p75 $111,758, p90 $132,594.
Economic substitution exposure
Lower scores mean a person is more reliable or cost-effective for more of the task time. Augmentation territory.
Task mix
Four task classes
Hours-weighted share of this role's tasks
Task details
How each task was classified
For each task, see AI capability, reliability, error cost, and where a person remains more reliable or cost-effective.
| Task | Capability | Reliability | Error cost | Human-advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monitor ops KPIs and dashboards | 72 | 62 | 3/5 | 40/100 |
| Write SOPs and process docs | 80 | 72 | 2/5 | 35/100 |
| Plan supply, demand and capacity | 50 | 48 | 4/5 | 60/100 |
| Coordinate vendors and partners | 25 | 30 | 4/5 | 80/100 |
| Resolve cross-team escalations | 20 | 25 | 4/5 | 82/100 |
| Build ops reports for leadership | 75 | 65 | 2/5 | 40/100 |
Representative US Tier 2, mid-career example using capability matrix v1 and model v1-mvp. See the documented methodology at /methodology.
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