Data Annotation Technical Program Manager

Paris
Science /
Full-time /
On-site
About Mistral AI

We're a small team, composed of seasoned researchers and engineers in the AI field. We like to work hard and be at the edge of science. We are creative, low-ego, team-spirited, and have been passionate about AI for years. We hire people that foster in competitive environments, because they find them more fun to work in. 
Developers are using our API via la Plateforme to build incredible AI-first applications powered by our models that can understand and generate natural language text and code. We are multilingual at our core. More recently, we released le Chat, as a demonstrator of our models.

The Role

You would be our first Data hire for the Mistral AI team. The role is focused on accelerating the pace of research at Mistral AI. You would be responsible for managing our Data Annotation & Collection process from brainstorming to application. 
This role is a critical feature between our research roadmap, Annotators, and the engineering team to build an annotation platform for all data efforts. As a Data Manager at Mistral AI, you will play a crucial role in creating our advanced AI systems by leveraging intuitive and human-centric products. Together, we strive to make a meaningful impact and push the boundaries of what is possible with AI.

What you will do

Collaborate with adjacent researchers to define project requirements, including timeline, budget, and success metrics. Oversee data collection campaigns by

- Liaising with researchers to understand project needs
- Designing campaign onboarding processes and maintaining relevant documentation
- Reporting on quality, throughput, spend, and insightful trends to cross-functional teams
- Enable Science and Product teams to seamlessly leverage data by building frameworks, tools, and processes to analyze data using SQL, Python, or other technical means

Ensure data collection campaign quality and success while scaling impact through collaboration with vendors and internal Operations Specialists. Contribute to team systems by

- Managing a team of data annotators
- Implementing and managing a quality control system
- Designing overall training and onboarding strategies and materials for vendors
- Developing dashboards, command centers, and queries to monitor progress in quality, throughput, and spend
- Collaborating with engineers to track and implement feature requests and troubleshoot issues
- Utilize Mistral AI’s product and research capabilities to enhance data collection efficiency and maintain a competitive edge.

Who are you ...

This role provides the execution, experience, and rigor to successfully design, kick-off, orchestrate, and own the outcomes of each data collection campaign. You might thrive in this role if you:


- Are autonomous, scrapy, you have a start-up mindset and know how to navigate ambiguity
- Possess experience in creating or managing data labeling operations.
- Love looking at data and know how to make your life easier while doing it
- Act as a strategic collaborator for Mistral AI's researchers, offering guidance on achieving their objectives.
- Leverage both technical and non-technical expertise to excel in the role.
- Communicate effectively, proactively addressing the needs of vendors and partners.
- Embrace hands-on problem-solving and creativity on a daily basis.
- Design scalable processes, recognizing that implementation is only the first step in driving change.
- Demonstrate an action-oriented and inquisitive mindset, often resulting in proficiency with software and tools.
- As a bonus, possess coding skills to debug or contribute to Mistral AI's annotation platform when appropriate, although this is not a primary focus of the role.

We're a small team, composed of seasoned researchers and engineers in the AI field. We like to work hard and be at the edge of science. We are creative, low-ego, team-spirited, and have been passionate about AI for years. We hire people that foster in competitive environments, because they find them more fun to work in. We hire passionate women and men from all over the world.

Developers are using our API via la Plateforme to build incredible AI-first applications powered by our models that can understand and generate natural language text and code. We are multilingual at our core. More recently, we released le Chat, as a demonstrator of our models.