Technical Program Manager, AI Data & Evaluation (Remote)

Clera; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 130,000 - 225,000; Full time

Job summary

Clera seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead complex data and evaluation programs for AI research teams. You will scope requirements, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure high-quality data for LLM and agent evaluation.

You will collaborate with research, platform, and marketplace teams, manage external vendors, and drive production pipelines, balancing speed and quality in a fast-paced startup environment.

Qualifications

• 3+ years owning complex technical programs in AI/ML or data operations.
• Experience as a Technical Program Manager at a startup translating ambiguity into executable plans.
• Strong quantitative and qualitative judgment for dataset quality.
• Experience improving data quality procedures and scaling delivery pipelines.
• Background supporting AI research teams with urgent, changing requirements.

Responsibilities

• Lead data and evaluation programs from scoping and requirements gathering through production, quality assurance, delivery, and retrospectives.
• Turn ambiguous technical requests into specifications with clear milestones, owners, dependencies, and acceptance criteria.
• Improve data quality processes using quantitative signals and qualitative review, including task coverage, difficulty, and reward distributions.
• Manage external vendors throughout delivery and scale reliable production pipelines.
• Improve workflows, documentation, automation, and cross-functional handoffs for data production and evaluation.
• Work with research, platform, and marketplace teams to turn findings into product improvements.

Skills

Program ownership

Technical PM experience

Vendor management

Data quality assessment

Workflow automation

Job description

Clera seeks a Technical Program Manager to lead complex data and evaluation programs for AI research teams. You will scope requirements, coordinate cross-functional teams, and ensure high-quality data for LLM and agent evaluation.

You will collaborate with research, platform, and marketplace teams, manage external vendors, and drive production pipelines, balancing speed and quality in a fast-paced startup environment.