Hands-On AI Data Team Lead - Remote

Lever, Inc.; Finland; Hybrid; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Equity participation

Comprehensive health coverage

Retirement benefits

Disability & life insurance

Paid leave and flexible remote-work

Learning and growth opportunities

Job summary

Lever, Inc. is seeking an Expert Team Lead, SWE in Finland to lead a team of AI Tutors and drive high-quality human data for AI model development.

You will manage performance, shape data labeling workflows, and collaborate with data managers and engineers to translate model requirements into scalable processes. The role requires hands-on leadership and a commitment to continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 1+ years of hands-on experience in data labeling, annotation, AI training or evaluation, content quality, or a comparable operational discipline.
• Experience building or contributing to scalable, high-performance software applications.
• Understanding of data quality metrics and annotation workflows.
• Basic knowledge of AI/ML concepts and how data affects model performance.
• Experience leading small teams and managing performance/certification programs.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end quality and delivery for assigned data projects, reviewing work and ensuring accuracy at scale.
• Lead, coach, and performance-manage a team of AI Tutors.
• Participate in labeling, annotation, evaluation, and review activities to maintain high standards.
• Establish QA processes, taxonomy standards, workflow guidelines, and evaluation criteria.
• Monitor KPIs such as quality scores and throughput to improve team efficiency.
• Develop and maintain training materials, exercises, and certification benchmarks.
• Collaborate with data managers and engineering to translate model requirements into data strategies.
• Promote a high-performance culture through coaching and accountability.
• Document outcomes and communicate status, risks, and results to stakeholders.
• Represent the needs of the AI Tutor team and foster cross-team collaboration.

Skills

People management

Project management

Data quality

KPI driven

SQL

Communication

AI/ML basics

Distributed teams

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

SQL

Job description

Lever, Inc. is seeking an Expert Team Lead, SWE in Finland to lead a team of AI Tutors and drive high-quality human data for AI model development.

You will manage performance, shape data labeling workflows, and collaborate with data managers and engineers to translate model requirements into scalable processes. The role requires hands-on leadership and a commitment to continuous improvement.