Project Manager

Agensi Pekerjaan Penta Consultancy Sdn. Bhd; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A recruitment consultancy in Kuala Lumpur seeks a Project Manager to oversee annotation projects involving text, audio, and video. Responsibilities include managing project delivery, ensuring KPIs like accuracy and consistency are met, and leading a team to drive continuous improvement. Candidates should possess a Bachelor's degree in a related field and 3–5 years of relevant experience, along with skills in project management tools and data operations. This position demands strong analytical and communication skills.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience managing large-scale data or AI-related projects.
• Strong understanding of KPI-driven operations and quality management.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of multiple annotation projects.
• Plan resources, track milestones, and drive daily operations.
• Ensure project KPIs are consistently achieved.
• Establish and maintain QA workflows and retraining programs.

Skills

Project management

Data analysis

Communication

KPI management

Education

Bachelor's degree in STEM, Data Science, Psychology, Linguistics, Project Management, or related field

Tools

Airtable

Jira

Smartsheet

Excel

Google Sheets

Job description

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of multiple annotation projects (Text / Audio / Video).
• Plan resources, track milestones, and drive daily operations to meet throughput and turnaround targets.
• Ensure project KPIs: Accuracy 90%, Consistency 95%, Rejection Rate 10% are consistently achieved.
• Establish and maintain QA workflows, calibration sessions, and retraining programs.
• Monitor and report key metrics: accuracy, productivity, quality trends, and rejection causes.
• Lead, mentor, and evaluate team leads, QA reviewers, and annotators to achieve continuous improvement.
• Communicate clearly with internal and client stakeholders; escape issues with actionable solutions.
• Drive process improvement initiatives using Six Sigma / Kaizen principles for efficiency and quality optimization.

Job Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in STEM, Data Science, Psychology, Linguistics, Project Management, or a related field.
• 3–5 years of experience managing large‑scale data or AI‑related projects.
• Strong understanding of KPI‑driven operations, quality management, and data workflows.
• Excellent analytical, organizational, and communication skills.
• Proficiency in project management tools (Airtable, Jira, Smartsheet, Excel/Google Sheets).

Preferred

• Experience in AI data annotation, machine learning, or RLHF projects.
• Knowledge of multimodal data operations (text/audio/video).
• Certified Six Sigma Green Belt or Kaizen practitioner.
• Familiarity with data visualization or scripting (Power BI, SQL, Python) is an advantage.