Senior Manager, AI Data Operations (Remote)

About TaskUs: TaskUs is a provider of outsourced digital services and next-generation customer experience to fast-growing technology companies helping its clients represent protect and grow their brands. Leveraging a cloud-based infrastructure TaskUs serves clients in the fastest-growing sectors including social media e-commerce gaming streaming media food delivery ride-sharing HiTech FinTech and HealthTech.

The People First culture at TaskUs has enabled the company to expand its workforce to approximately 45000 employees globally. Presently we have a presence in twenty-three locations across twelve countries which include the Philippines India and the United States.

It started with one ridiculously good idea to create a different breed of Business Processing Outsourcing (BPO)! We at TaskUs understand that achieving growth for our partners requires a culture of constant motion exploring new technologies being ready to handle any challenge at a moments notice and mastering consistency in an ever-changing world.

What We Offer:At TaskUs we prioritize our employees well-being by offering competitive industry salaries and comprehensive benefits packages. Our commitment to a People First culture is reflected in the various departments we have established including Total Rewards Wellness HR and Diversity. We take pride in our inclusive environment and positive impact on the community. Moreover we actively encourage internal mobility and professional growth at all stages of an employees career within TaskUs. Join our team today and experience firsthand our dedication to supporting People First.

Position Summary:
As the Senior Manager of AI Data Operations you will be responsible for overseeing a variety of data collection creation and annotation programs that serve as the foundation for state-of-the-art AI and machine learning models. This role emphasizes operational excellence strategic leadership and innovative thinking to ensure the delivery of high-quality training data that meets and exceeds client expectations. You will collaborate closely and directly with clients lead diverse global teams and shape operational strategies to drive the success of AI initiatives.

Successful team members in roles like this at TaskUs are entrepreneurial detail-oriented and passionate about the advancing role of AI systems in the world today. They thrive in fast-paced ambiguous environments and lead with a constant drive for improvement innovation and learning.

Key Responsibilities:

• Leadership in Data Operations: Own the end-to-end execution of data collection creation and annotation workflows across diverse data types including text images audio and video.

• Client Partnership: Collaborate with clients to define project goals align on training data requirements and ensure the delivery of impactful solutions for their AI and machine learning objectives.

• Quality and Scalability: Implement scalable systems and processes to ensure the highest data quality such as golden datasets quality assurance protocols and advanced workflow designs tailored to complex AI/ML needs.

• Operational Excellence: Lead and develop teams of data quality specialists annotators and operations managers ensuring alignment with organizational goals and KPIs.

• Strategic Problem-Solving: Address the nuances and edge cases inherent in training data projects by designing creative flexible solutions that meet evolving client demands.

• Thought Leadership: Position TaskUs as a trusted partner and thought leader by driving innovation in training data workflows and sharing insights with clients and industry peers.

• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with sales solutions engineering freelancer marketing Data Science and product teams to implement new methodologies refine workflows and achieve operational excellence.

• Continuous Improvement: Foster a culture of testing iterating and scaling processes driving efficiency and consistent results.

Required Skills & Competencies:

• 5 years of experience in operations management with a proven focus on data annotation collection or other AI/ML-related processes.

• Proven ability to manage large teams (50) including multiple layers of leadership and deliver results in fast-moving ambiguous environments.

• Intermediate level of familiarity of SQL Python R or other data analysis tools.

• Deep understanding of training data workflows data structures and scalable operational systems.

• Familiarity with generative AI large language models and traditional AI/ML processes with a strong interest in staying current on advancements in these areas.

• Exceptional communication and leadership skills to engage effectively with clients internal stakeholders and global teams.

• Analytical mindset with a track record of deriving insights from complex data and implementing actionable solutions.

• Entrepreneurial spirit and a passion for solving ambiguous problems through testing iteration and scaling.

• Background in computer science engineering data science or a related technical field.

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Senior Manager