Project Manager, Applied AI
At a glance
Manager-level AI Engineering role at LILT (Production). Remote, United States · contract.
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What you'll do
- Take AI data projects from initial scoping and instruction design through delivery and post-project review
- Coordinate multilingual audio, text and image collection pipelines, plus LLM evaluation work such as ranking and safety tests
- Track output volume, accuracy, annotator agreement, costs and worker efficiency, then flag project bottlenecks
- Investigate quality drops, arrange corrective training, and keep project health dashboards current
- Turn technical needs into clear annotator guidance and use data feedback to refine instructions and model-tuning plans
What you bring
- You have at least three years managing projects in AI or machine-learning data operations
- You understand LLM training stages and evaluation approaches, including human review and red-team testing
- You can analyze performance data with advanced spreadsheet skills and SQL queries
- You have managed complex workflows using Agile, Scrum or Kanban and can write precise guidance for multilingual teams
Who this fits
This contractor role suits a project manager comfortable coordinating annotators and data specialists across multilingual AI data work. It is remote, with the stated location scope covering Europe, Asia-Pacific, Argentina and Mexico.
From the employer
Location: Global: Europe, Asia-Pac, Argentina, Mexico
Department: Production (Applied AI)
Reports to: Program Director
Rate: $20 per hour
We are looking for a data-driven Project Managers to lead our large-scale multilingual data collection and Large Language Model (LLM) evaluation initiatives. In this role, you will be the operational backbone of our AI development, orchestrating global teams of annotators and data specialists.
If you thrive in a fast-paced environment where you can optimize workflows for productivity, quality, and throughput, we want to hear from you
Key Responsibilities
1. Project Management
End-to-End Delivery: Manage the full lifecycle of AI data projects, from scoping and guidelines creation to data delivery and post-mortem analysis.
Pipeline Management: Oversee large-scale data pipelines for multilingual data collection (audio, text, image) and LLM evaluation (RLHF, SFT, ranking, and safety testing).
2. Quality Assurance & Performance Monitoring
KPI Tracking: rigorously monitor and report on key performance indicators, including:
Throughput: Volume of data processed per hour/day.
Quality: Accuracy scores, Inter-Annotator Agreement (IAA), and gold-set performance.
Productivity: Cost-per-task and worker efficiency rates.
Quality Control: Run QA loops, root-cause analysis for quality dips, and corrective training for annotator pools.
Dashboards: Maintain dashboards to visualize project health and flag bottlenecks in real-time.
3. Stakeholder Management
Global Coordination: Manage relationships with data experts and crowd pools, ensuring adherence to SLAs regarding localized nuances and linguistic accuracy.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Liaise with Applied AI Technical Ops teams. Translate technical requirements into clear, actionable guidelines for non-technical annotators.
Feedback Loops: Facilitate continuous feedback loops where data insights drive updates to annotation guidelines and model fine-tuning strategies.
Qualifications
Essential Skills & Experience
Experience: 3-5+ years of project management experience, specifically within AI/ML data operations.
LLM Knowledge: Strong understanding of LLM training processes (Pre-training, SFT, RLHF) and evaluation methodologies (Human-in-the-loop, red teaming).
Data Proficiency: Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets; ability to write SQL queries to extract and analyze performance data.
Methodology: Proven track record using Agile, Scrum, or Kanban methodologies to manage complex workflows.
Communication: Exceptional ability to write clear, unambiguous guidelines for multilingual audiences.
Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Haves)
Multilingual: Fluency in a second language is highly desirable.
Technical Tools: Experience with data annotation platforms (e.g. Scale AI, Super Annotate) and project management tools (e.g. Jira).
Education: Background in ML Engineering, Computer Science, Data Science and Project Management training.
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