Manager - Data Annotation (Audio Annotation)

Consultbae; Hyderabad; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

ConsultBae India Pvt. Ltd. is seeking a Manager Data Annotation (Audio) to lead large-scale audio annotation projects from Gurgaon.

The role demands hands-on operational leadership across annotation execution, team management (freelancers, vendors, internal QC), quality control frameworks, and delivery planning. The ideal candidate will have 3+ years of audio data annotation experience, strong familiarity with Appen, and a proven ability to manage ~50-team members while maintaining 96%+ quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in audio data annotation.
• Strong preference for experience on the Appen platform.
• Experience managing distributed freelancer/vendor teams.
• Exposure to handling a total team size of ~50 members.
• Ability to manage at least 200 audio hours per month.
• Proven ability to maintain 96%+ quality accuracy.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end audio annotation projects across large-scale datasets.
• Plan monthly throughput (minimum 200+ audio hours) and allocate work across freelancers and vendors.
• Monitor daily progress and output quality; ensure on-time delivery within client SLAs.
• Design and implement QC frameworks; maintain minimum 96%+ accuracy threshold; monitor inter-annotator agreement.
• Manage freelancers, vendors, and internal annotation teams; build capacity planning models; onboard/train annotators; handle escalations.
• Act as delivery SPOC for audio annotation projects; provide structured updates and quality reports; handle client feedback cycles; implement corrective action plans.
• Familiarity with audio segmentation, transcription/timestamping standards, multi-speaker annotation; emotion tagging / speech classification; noise labeling / acoustic tagging; QA workflows.

Skills

Audio annotation

Team management

Quality control

Delivery planning

Client coordination

Tools

Appen

Google Sheets

Job description

MANAGER DATA ANNOTATION (AUDIO ANNOTATION)

Location: Gurgaon (5 Days Work From Office + 1 Day Work From Home)
Experience: Minimum 3+ Years in Audio Data Annotation
Industry: AI Data Services / Audio Annotation / Operations
Team Size Exposure: Managed 30-50 Annotators (Freelancers / Vendors / Internal Team)

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are hiring a Manager Data Annotation (Audio) to lead large-scale audio annotation projects within our AI Data Services vertical.

This role requires hands-on operational leadership across:

• Audio annotation execution
• Team management (freelancers, vendors, internal QC)
• Quality control frameworks
• Delivery planning & throughput management
• Client-facing coordination

The ideal candidate must have prior experience managing end-to-end audio annotation projects at scale.

This is not an entry-level or coordinator role.
This is an execution-heavy leadership role.

IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS

• Minimum 3+ years of experience in audio data annotation
• Strong preference for experience on the Appen platform
• Experience managing distributed freelancer/vendor teams
• Exposure to handling a total team size of ~50 members
• Ability to manage at least 200 audio hours per month
• Proven ability to maintain 96%+ quality accuracy

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

PROJECT DELIVERY & EXECUTION

• Lead end-to-end audio annotation projects
• Plan monthly throughput (minimum 200+ audio hours)
• Allocate work across freelancers and vendors
• Monitor daily progress and output quality
• Ensure on-time delivery within client SLAs

QUALITY MANAGEMENT

• Design and implement QC frameworks
• Maintain minimum 96%+ accuracy threshold
• Monitor inter-annotator agreement
• Identify recurring quality gaps and resolve root causes
• Conduct retraining sessions for underperforming annotators

TEAM MANAGEMENT

• Manage freelancers, vendors, and internal annotation teams
• Build capacity planning models
• Onboard and train new annotators
• Handle escalations and performance management
• Maintain productivity dashboards

CLIENT & STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION

• Act as delivery SPOC for audio annotation projects
• Provide structured updates and quality reports
• Handle client feedback cycles
• Implement corrective action plans

TECHNICAL EXPECTATIONS

Strong understanding of:

• Audio segmentation
• Transcription & timestamping standards
• Multi-speaker annotation
• Emotion tagging / speech classification (preferred)
• Noise labeling / acoustic tagging (preferred)
• QA workflows & double-blind validation

Experience on platforms like Appen is strongly preferred.

COMFORT WITH

• Google Sheets / trackers
• QC reporting dashboards
• Throughput forecasting
• Accuracy metric tracking

No hardcore coding required, but structured data comfort is essential.

WHAT KIND OF CANDIDATE WILL SUCCEED HERE

• Have managed high-volume audio projects
• Are detail-oriented with strong quality focus
• Can handle operational pressure
• Are comfortable managing large distributed teams
• Take ownership of delivery outcomesThink in systems, not just tasks

WORK STRUCTURE

• 5 Days Work From Office (Gurgaon)
• 1 Day Work From Home
• Standard 810 hour workday
• Occasional international time overlap may be required
• Not a fixed night-shift role

Growth is performance-driven and quality-dependent.

ABOUT CONSULTBAE

ConsultBae is a global services firm operating across AI Data Collection & Annotation and Recruitment & Talent Solutions.

We support global clients in building high-quality datasets across 100+ countries through structured execution and automation-driven operations.

Website: www.consultbae.com