Lead, Multimodal AI Data Projects

Appen Limited

United States

Remote

USD 120,000 - 180,000

Full time

3 days ago

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Job summary

Appen is seeking a Strategic Project Lead - Multimodal AI in the United States to steer complex data programs for frontier AI development. You will lead end-to-end projects, coordinating cross-functional teams and client communications to design and implement multimodal data collection and annotation workflows that meet quality standards.

The role requires strong problem-solving and the ability to translate client requirements into actionable processes, SOPs, and QA frameworks.

Qualifications

Experience in AI data operations and project coordination.
Familiarity with multimodal data workflows (images, video, 3D, sensors, robotics).
Knowledge of data quality, annotation workflows, and QA methods.
Ability to translate requirements into data collection workflows and guidelines.

Responsibilities

Own end-to-end project delivery including scope, timelines, budgets, staffing, and risks.
Lead client communication, status reporting, planning sessions, and escalations.
Translate technical and client requirements into data collection workflows, annotations, tooling, and quality standards.
Define quality metrics and acceptance criteria for multimodal data and outputs.
Monitor delivery quality, troubleshoot data issues, and resolve ambiguous requirements with clients.
Advise on feasibility, collection methods, and tooling based on domain expertise.
Build reusable SOPs, guidelines, and QA frameworks for consistent delivery.
Mentor Operations Specialists and contribute to project scoping and pilots.