Project Lead - AI Training
Listing checked October 31, 2026 · details as published by Turing
Key details
- Pay
- Not published
- Location
- Remote
- Job type
- contract
- Posted
- October 12, 2026
Overview
Turing seeks a Project Lead to run multimodal AI annotation projects from start to finish, handling clients, teams, budgets, and delivery schedules. You will make quick, data-backed calls under tight deadlines, often with 24-hour turnarounds. Partnering with Quality Managers and mentoring Team Leads, you'll keep throughput, accuracy, and turnaround time on track. This is a 16-week project-based role with a remote, flexible setup and a schedule of five working days per week, including weekends as needed, from 7am to 4pm PST.
What You'll Do8
- Direct project scope, resources, timelines, budgets, and final delivery.
- Serve as the main client contact and manage stakeholder communications.
- Lead and mentor Team Leads to meet project goals.
- Collaborate with Quality Managers to uphold quality standards.
- Track throughput, accuracy, and turnaround time against targets.
- Spot risks early and take corrective action without delay.
- Scale teams and refine processes as project needs evolve.
- Make quick, data-driven decisions in a fast-paced environment with tight, often 24-hour, delivery timelines.
Requirements5
- 7+ years of overall experience, including at least 4 years in team leadership.
- Proven track record managing complex, high-volume projects.
- Strong client communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Data-driven decision-making with familiarity with performance metrics.
- Experience in annotation, data labeling, AI training, RLHF, SFT, or model evaluation is preferred.
Who Should Apply
The role suits project leaders with 7+ years of experience, including 4+ years leading teams, who have managed complex, high-volume projects. Candidates with a background in annotation, data labeling, AI training, RLHF, SFT, or model evaluation stand out. Strong client communication and data-driven decision-making are essential.
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