AIS Senior Project Manager

Welocalize, Inc.

Job Overview

Location

Indiana, USA

Job Type

Full-time

Full Job Description

📋 Description

• As an AIS Senior Project Manager at Welocalize, you will be at the forefront of managing complex AI data projects, ensuring the seamless execution of initiatives that fuel the development of cutting-edge artificial intelligence models. This role is critical to our mission of providing high-quality, ethically sourced, relevant, diverse, and scalable datasets to our technology clients, thereby supercharging their AI capabilities. You will be instrumental in driving revenue growth and upholding our commitment to delivering exceptional results on time and to the highest quality standards.
• Your responsibilities will encompass the full project lifecycle, from initial client engagement and scoping through to project completion and post-delivery analysis. This involves meticulous planning, resource allocation, risk management, and stakeholder communication. You will be expected to develop detailed project plans, define project scope, set milestones, and track progress against these objectives, ensuring alignment with client expectations and business goals.
• A key aspect of this role is fostering and maintaining strong client relationships. You will serve as a primary point of contact for clients, understanding their unique needs, providing regular updates, managing expectations, and proactively addressing any concerns. Your ability to build trust and rapport will be essential in ensuring client satisfaction and repeat business.
• You will lead and mentor project teams, fostering a collaborative and high-performance environment. This includes assigning tasks, providing guidance, monitoring team performance, and facilitating effective communication within the team and across departments. Your leadership will be crucial in motivating your team to achieve project success.
• Strategic thinking is paramount in this position. You will contribute to the development and refinement of operational processes, identifying opportunities for improvement, and implementing best practices to enhance efficiency, quality, and scalability. Your insights will help shape the future of our AI data operations.
• You will be responsible for managing project budgets, ensuring that projects are delivered within financial constraints. This includes forecasting costs, tracking expenditures, and identifying potential cost-saving measures without compromising quality.
• Risk management will be a core component of your duties. You will proactively identify potential project risks, assess their impact, and develop mitigation strategies to minimize disruptions and ensure project continuity.
• You will collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including data scientists, engineers, linguists, and operations specialists, to ensure the successful delivery of projects. Your ability to bridge communication gaps and foster interdisciplinary collaboration will be vital.
• The role involves overseeing the annotation and labeling of data, including transcription, summarization, and image/video classification. You will ensure that these processes adhere to strict quality guidelines and client specifications.
• You will also be involved in projects focused on enhancing Large Language Models (LLMs), which may include prompt engineering, Supervised Fine-Tuning (SFT), Reinforcement Learning from Human Feedback (RLHF), red teaming, and adversarial model training. Your understanding of these advanced AI concepts will be beneficial.
• Data collection and generation projects, ranging from institutional languages to remote field audio collection, will also fall under your purview. You will ensure these operations are conducted efficiently and ethically.
• Furthermore, you will manage projects related to relevance and intent, ensuring that data is culturally nuanced and aware, and that ranking, relevance, and evaluation processes are optimized to train models for search, ads, and LLM output.
• As a senior member of the operations team, you will have the opportunity to influence and shape our most critical operational processes, contributing to the strategic direction of Welo Data. Your experience and expertise will be invaluable in driving innovation and operational excellence.
• This role demands a proactive approach to problem-solving, a keen eye for detail, and the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment. You will be a key player in ensuring that Welocalize continues to be a leader in providing essential data services for the AI industry.

🎯 Requirements

• Proven experience as a Project Manager, preferably in the technology or data services sector, with a strong understanding of project management methodologies (e.g., Agile, Waterfall).
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects from initiation to closure, including scope definition, planning, execution, monitoring, and stakeholder management.
• Excellent client-facing and communication skills, with the ability to build and maintain strong relationships with diverse stakeholders.
• Experience with AI/ML concepts, data annotation, LLM enhancement, or data collection projects is highly desirable.

🏖️ Benefits

• Competitive salary and performance-based bonuses.
• Comprehensive health insurance and wellness programs.
• Opportunities for professional development and continuous learning in the rapidly evolving AI field.
• Collaborative and dynamic work environment with a focus on innovation and growth.
• The chance to work with leading technology companies and contribute to groundbreaking AI advancements.

Skills & Technologies

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About Welocalize, Inc.

Welocalize, Inc. is a global language services and technology company that provides translation, localization, and content transformation solutions. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Frederick, Maryland, the company helps enterprises adapt products, marketing, support, and digital experiences for more than 250 languages. Services include technical translation, multilingual SEO, machine-translation post-editing, data collection, linguistic testing, and AI training data. Welocalize operates a worldwide network of linguists and engineers, supported by proprietary automation and quality-management platforms. Clients span technology, life sciences, finance, manufacturing, and consumer sectors, enabling international growth through culturally relevant, compliant, and scalable multilingual content.

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