Applied AI: Data Ops Project Manager

Lilt-Lega-Italiana-Per-La-Lotta-Contro-I-Tumori-1; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

LILT is seeking a data-driven Project Manager in San Francisco to lead large-scale multilingual data collection and LLM evaluation initiatives. You will orchestrate global teams of annotators and data specialists to ensure timely delivery and high quality.

In a fast-paced environment, you will optimize workflows for productivity, quality, and throughput, and translate complex AI requirements into clear guidelines for multilingual audiences. We’d love to hear from you.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of project management in AI/ML data operations.
• Strong understanding of LLM training processes (Pre-training, SFT, RLHF) and evaluation.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets; ability to write SQL queries.
• Experience with Agile, Scrum, or Kanban to manage complex workflows.
• Excellent ability to write clear guidelines for multilingual audiences.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of AI data projects from scope to post-mortem.
• Oversee multilingual data pipelines (audio, text, image) and LLM evaluation.
• Track KPIs: throughput, quality, productivity; monitor dashboards.
• Coordinate with data experts and crowd pools; ensure SLAs.
• Translate technical requirements into actionable guidelines for annotators.
• Facilitate feedback loops to update guidelines and model fine-tuning.

Skills

AI/ML data operations

LLM knowledge

Excel/Google Sheets

SQL queries

Agile/Scrum/Kanban

Technical writing

Education

ML Engineering background

Computer Science background

Data Science background

Project Management training

Tools

Scale AI

Super Annotate

Jira

Job description

LILT is seeking a data-driven Project Manager in San Francisco to lead large-scale multilingual data collection and LLM evaluation initiatives. You will orchestrate global teams of annotators and data specialists to ensure timely delivery and high quality.

In a fast-paced environment, you will optimize workflows for productivity, quality, and throughput, and translate complex AI requirements into clear guidelines for multilingual audiences. We’d love to hear from you.