Annotation Specialist II

AlphaSense India; Mumbai; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

AlphaSense India is seeking a motivated Annotations Specialist II to advance data annotation and analysis for AI model training, leveraging a finance background to review AI outputs. You will curate complex financial datasets for tuning LLMs, work with AI researchers to evaluate model behavior, and ensure scalable, production-ready data workflows and guidelines.

The ideal candidate holds an MBA in Finance with 2+ years in financial research or data operations and can clearly communicate edge

Qualifications

• MBA in Finance with undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, or Commerce.
• 2+ years of professional experience in financial research, data annotation, or financial data operations.
• Fluency with financial statements, corporate filings, earnings calls, and capital markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead the curation and structuring of complex financial datasets used to fine tune state-of-the-art LLMs.
• Evaluate model outputs with AI researchers to diagnose edge cases and mitigate hallucination risks.
• Establish data guidelines and validation frameworks for production-ready GenAI features.

Skills

Financial research

Data annotation

Project coordination

Education

MBA in Finance

Undergraduate in Finance/Commerce

Tools

G Suite

MS Excel

Job description

The world’s most sophisticated companies rely on AlphaSense to remove uncertainty from decision-making. With market intelligence and search built on proven AI, AlphaSense delivers insights that matter from content you can trust. Our universe of public and private content includes equity research, company filings, event transcripts, expert calls, news, trade journals, and clients’ own research content.

The acquisition of Tegus by AlphaSense in 2024 advances our shared mission to empower professionals to make smarter decisions through AI-driven market intelligence. Together, AlphaSense and Tegus will accelerate growth, innovation, and content expansion, with complementary product and content capabilities that enable users to unearth even more comprehensive insights from thousands of content sets. Our platform is trusted by over 6,000 enterprise customers, including a majority of the S&P 500. Founded in 2011, AlphaSense is headquartered in New York City with more than 2,000 employees across the globe and offices in the U.S., U.K., Finland, India, Singapore, Canada, and Ireland. Come join us!

The Role:

AlphaSense is seeking a motivated, detail-oriented Annotations Specialist II to play an expanded role in advancing data annotation and analysis for AI model training and evaluating AI-based model outputs.

The successful candidate will join a dynamic team of AI researchers and product managers focused on developing next-generation Generative AI (GenAI) features for market intelligence. In this role, you will take on greater ownership of annotation quality, apply your finance background to review AI model outputs, and work closely with the team to ensure the functionality and quality of your assigned module.

Who You Are:

• MBA in Finance (or related field) paired with an undergraduate degree in Finance, Accounting, or Commerce (B.Com/M.Com/BMS/BBA).
• Minimum 2+ years of professional experience in financial research, data annotation, or financial data operations.
• Fluency in financial statements, corporate filings, earnings calls, and capital market dynamics.
• Proven ability to manage complex data projects with an absolute zero defect standard and strategic rigor.
• Exceptional communication skills to translate domain nuances into actionable insights for engineering leaders.
• Ability to clearly explain technical and financial edge cases to research engineers.
• Ability to thrive in a fast paced environment both independently and collaboratively.
• Proficiency with workspace tools (G Suite, MS Excel/Office)

What You'll Do:

• Lead the curation, structuring, and benchmarking of complex financial datasets used to fine tune state of the art LLMs.
• Serve as a subject matter authority alongside AI Research Engineers in evaluating complex model behaviors, diagnosing edge cases, and mitigating hallucination risks.
• Establish best in class data guidelines and validation frameworks to act as the ultimate gatekeeper for production ready GenAI features.
• Drive tool pipeline innovation by identifying pipeline bottlenecks and designing automated, scalable workflows for data teams.
• Provide strategic feedback to build faster, smarter internal annotation tools and data pipelines.
• Act as the final gatekeeper for accuracy before GenAI features go live.
• Drive continuous improvements in our internal tools, designing smarter workflows that accelerate data delivery and raise accuracy baselines.
• Communicate project progress and timeline to project stakeholders.
• Stay informed on market trends in data annotation, financial data taxonomy, AI ethics, and emerging GenAI tech.

AlphaSense is an equal-opportunity employer. We are committed to a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. All employees share in the responsibility for fulfilling AlphaSense’s commitment to equal employment opportunity. AlphaSense does not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of race, color, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, military or veteran status, disability, or any other non-merit factor. This policy applies to every aspect of employment at AlphaSense, including recruitment, hiring, training, advancement, and termination.

In addition, it is the policy of AlphaSense to provide reasonable accommodation to qualified employees who have protected disabilities to the extent required by applicable laws, regulations, and ordinances where a particular employee works.