Remote Strategic Lead, Multimodal AI Projects

Bazeta; United States; Remote; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Appen seeks a Strategic Project Lead – Multimodal AI in the United States to manage end‑to‑end data programs for frontier AI. You will lead complex multimodal data workflows, coordinate with clients and internal teams, and ensure high‑quality data delivery for training and evaluation resources.

You will translate client requirements into actionable data collection workflows, define quality standards, and mentor Operations Specialists.

Qualifications

• Experience in AI data operations and project coordination.
• Ability to translate client requirements into data collection workflows and quality standards.
• Familiarity with multimodal data workflows (images, video, 3D, sensors, robotics).
• Strong problem-solving and ability to manage multiple priorities in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

AI data operations

Project coordination

Stakeholder communication

Quality assurance

Multimodal data knowledge

Job description

Appen seeks a Strategic Project Lead – Multimodal AI in the United States to manage end‑to‑end data programs for frontier AI. You will lead complex multimodal data workflows, coordinate with clients and internal teams, and ensure high‑quality data delivery for training and evaluation resources.

You will translate client requirements into actionable data collection workflows, define quality standards, and mentor Operations Specialists.