Technical Program Manager - Human Data Annotation (STEM)

Mistral; Paris; Sur place; EUR 70 000 - 110 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Healthcare coverage

Retirement plans

Relocation support

Wellness programs

Meal and transportation allowances

Résumé du poste

Mistral is seeking a Technical Program Manager to push the boundaries of model capabilities by building the human data operation for model development—from eval to training—and aligning real-world use cases with model capabilities.

You will partner with science and product teams to design datasets, manage vendor relationships, and track campaigns with dashboards to ensure on‑time, high‑quality data delivery. This role emphasizes hands‑on operational work in AI research.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3 years’ experience in managing technical programs in a research or data-related field.
• Strong understanding of contractor / vendor management and data collection operations.
• Proficiency in Python (SQL appreciated too).
• Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Great communication and stakeholder management skills are essential.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work well under pressure.
• Enthusiasm for digging into new technologies and research, with an interest in AI.

Responsabilités

• Partner closely with science / product teams to build datasets that accelerate progress on model capabilities, skills, and behaviors.
• Manage highly functional contractor teams and vendor relationships to support data collection campaigns from sourcing / contracts, onboarding, training, and performance monitoring.
• Oversee and track the progress of collection campaigns, building dashboards for throughput, budget, and quality.
• Collaborate closely and own communications with cross‑functional teams to ensure risks are anticipated and addressed, data needs are met, and tooling supports efficient annotation and data delivery/ingestion.

Connaissances

Data program management

Vendor management

Python

Project management

Communication

Description du poste

About Mistral

Mistral provides full‑stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems—across high‑stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector—co‑creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms.

The Role

We’re seeking an exceptional technical program manager to push the boundaries of our model capabilities across priority verticals. You will be responsible for building the human data operation for model development, from eval to training, and for closing the gap between the complexity of the real world use cases and our model capabilities.

What You Will Do

• Partner closely with science / product teams to build datasets that accelerate progress on important model capabilities, skills, and behaviors
• Manage highly functional contractor teams and vendor relationships to support both agile and scaled data collection campaigns with subject matter experts – spanning phases from sourcing / contracts, onboarding, training, and performance monitoring
• Oversee and track the progress of collection campaigns, building dashboards for throughput, budget, and quality
• Collaborate closely and own communications with cross‑functional teams to ensure that risks are anticipated and addressed, data needs are met, and that tooling is in place to enable efficient annotation and data delivery/ingestion

What We’re Looking For

• Experience: Minimum of 3 years’ experience in managing technical programs in a research or data‑related field
  • Operations: Strong understanding of contractor / vendor management and data collection operations
  • Analytics: Proficiency in Python (SQL appreciated too)
  • Other skills: Excellent project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously. Great communication and stakeholder management skills are also essential.
• Personal attributes: Highly organized, detail‑oriented, and able to work well under pressure. A proactive problem‑solver with a continuous improvement mindset
• Motivation: Enthusiasm for digging into new technologies and research, with an understanding of and interest in AI. Embraces hands‑on, operational work.

What We Offer

We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well‑being, growth, and work‑life balance. Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location‑specific perks.