Technical Program Manager - Human Data Annotation (STEM)

Mistral; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare coverage

Parental leave

Retirement plans

Relocation support

Wellness program

Meal allowance

Transportation allowance

Job summary

Mistral is seeking an exceptional technical program manager to advance model capabilities across priority verticals. You will build the human data operation for model development, from eval to training, and bridge real‑world use cases with our models.

You will collaborate with science and product teams, manage contractor relationships, and track data campaigns with dashboards on throughput, budget, and quality. This role suits a proactive, detail‑oriented problem solver with a passion for AI.

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.

Responsibilities

• Partner closely with science / product teams to build datasets that accelerate progress on model capabilities.
• Manage highly functional contractor teams and vendor relationships to support data collection campaigns.
• 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.

Skills

Python

SQL

Project management

Stakeholder management

Data collection operations

Contractor management

Job description

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.