AI Post-Training Project Lead — Data & Evaluation

Appen Limited; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Appen Limited is seeking a Strategic Project Lead - AI Post-Training to drive data programs that improve frontier models. You will own project delivery, coordinate with clients and internal teams, and translate AI research needs into clear workflows and measurable outcomes.

The role focuses on defining data requirements, evaluation plans, and quality standards for model improvements, with opportunities to mentor Operations Specialists and shape new capabilities.

Qualifications

• Experience in AI data operations, project coordination, or delivery.
• Familiarity with AI post-training or model evaluation workflows.
• Experience coordinating projects or workstreams with stakeholders.
• Understanding of data quality, annotation workflows, and QA methods.
• Ability to translate evolving requirements into clear workflows, rubrics, and quality standards.
• Strong troubleshooting and organizational skills; able to manage multiple priorities.
• Interest in frontier AI and post-training approaches.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end project delivery, including scope, timelines, budgets, staffing, and risk management.
• Lead client communication, status reporting, planning sessions, and escalations.
• Translate model improvement objectives into data requirements, workflows, rubrics, and evaluation plans.
• Define quality standards and acceptance criteria for preference data, model comparisons, and evaluation outputs.
• Monitor delivery quality, investigate inconsistencies, and resolve ambiguous requirements with clients.
• Advise on data design, evaluation approaches, and project feasibility based on your domain expertise.
• Develop reusable guidelines, SOPs, and QA frameworks to improve consistency across programs.
• Mentor Operations Specialists and contribute to project scoping, pilots, and new capability development.

Skills

AI data operations

Project coordination

Delivery management

Data quality

Workflow design

Stakeholder communication

Multitasking

Job description

Appen Limited is seeking a Strategic Project Lead - AI Post-Training to drive data programs that improve frontier models. You will own project delivery, coordinate with clients and internal teams, and translate AI research needs into clear workflows and measurable outcomes.

The role focuses on defining data requirements, evaluation plans, and quality standards for model improvements, with opportunities to mentor Operations Specialists and shape new capabilities.