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Project Manager – GenAI Frontier Lab Strategic Delivery Role | Frontier Model Clients | Research-Driven AI Programs Role Snapshot This role leads high-ambiguity, research-intensive GenAI data programs for frontier AI labs.

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The Project

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Manager operates at the intersection of research intent and scalable execution, driving structured experimentation, quality governance, and operational excellence.

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What Makes This Role

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Critical for Frontier Clients - Operates in experiment cycles, not fixed-scope delivery models.

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- Translates evolving research hypotheses into scalable execution workflows.
- Drives signal quality over raw volume.
- Partners directly with Research PMs, Safety Teams, and Evaluation Leads.
- Maintains delivery control amid rapid changes to rubrics and objectives. Core Responsibilities 1. Experiment-Driven Delivery Ownership - Convert research objectives into sprint-based execution plans.
- Manage SFT, RLHF, preference ranking, safety tuning, and evaluation datasets.
- Maintain experiment logs capturing intent, rubric shifts, and corrective actions. 2.

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Client

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Partnership & Governance - Act as the primary interface with frontier stakeholders.

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- Run structured sprint reviews and executive updates.
- Surface risks, trade-offs, and improvement hypotheses proactively.
- Quality & Rubric Governance - Drive guideline version control and calibration systems.
- Implement layered QC (SME review, audits, gold sets).
- Lead root-cause analysis for model performance issues.
- Team Leadership & Capability Building - Lead TLs,



SMEs, QA, and large annotation teams.
- Ensure structured onboarding and continuous calibration.
- Monitor cognitive load and prevent quality fatigue.
- Metrics & Profitability Control - Track throughput, rework, guideline drift, and SLA adherence.
- Maintain cost discipline across iteration cycles.
- Protect margin during rapid scale transitions.
- Risk & Compliance Oversight - Enforce data confidentiality and IP protection.
- Mitigate bias risk, contamination risk, and safety mislabeling.

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Required

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Competencies - Strong governance mindset with structured thinking in ambiguous situations.

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- Working knowledge of SFT, RLHF, evaluation pipelines, and safety labeling.
- Ability to convert evolving guidelines into scalable workflows.
- Executive-level communication and structured reporting capability.
- High ownership, accountability, and ethical judgment.

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Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree required, preferably STEM

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- 5–10 years of project/program delivery experience.
- Experience managing large-scale operational teams.
- Exposure to AI data annotation, NLP, or GenAI programs preferred.
- Experience working with US/EU stakeholders in rapid-paced environments preferred.

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Success

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Metrics (KPIs) - SLA adherence under evolving scope.

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- Quality stability despite rubric changes.
- Reduction in rework and error clusters.
- Client trust and satisfaction score.
- Cost-per-unit stability during scale.
- Team retention and capability growth.

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📌 Project Manager – GenAI (Kolkata)
🏢 iMerit Technology
📍 Kolkata