AI Annotation Team Lead

• Manage annotation batches from project launch through final delivery, ensuring deadlines and quality standards are met.
• Review client guidelines and translate them into clear, actionable instructions for annotators and Pod Leads.
• Lead and coordinate annotation teams, establish daily production targets, and maintain appropriate staffing and workload distribution.
• Monitor productivity, quality, turnaround times, and other operational performance metrics.
• Conduct coaching, retraining, and remediation to address performance gaps and recurring quality issues.
• Partner with QA and tooling teams to identify bottlenecks and improve annotation workflows and processes.
• Identify high-performing team members and support their development toward future leadership responsibilities.
• Track project progress, identify operational risks and blockers, and communicate updates to the Project Lead.
• Maintain consistent annotation quality and operational efficiency in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.

• 4–6 years of overall professional experience, including at least 2 years in a team leadership or supervisory role.
• Proven experience managing teams against productivity, quality, and delivery targets.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to interpret complex guidelines and convert them into clear instructions and workflows.
• Experience managing competing priorities, staffing needs, and time-sensitive deliverables.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining high-quality output.
• Availability to work the specified schedule for the full 16-week project.