Job Title: Program Manager Experience: 4–6 years
At Josh Talks , we believe voice will be the primary interface between humans and machines.
Our mission is to help machines talk like humans by building benchmarks, datasets, and foundational speech models that power global speech AI. We focus on high-quality, diverse, real-world data because the next breakthrough in speech AI will not come from algorithms alone.
Today's models still feel robotic because they are often slow and inaccurate. We are building benchmarks, datasets, and foundational speech models using State Space Models (SSMs) where Transformers fall short. every decision is measured, documented, and shipped with intent.

We are looking for a Program Manager to lead large-scale speech dataset programs across Indian languages. This role sits at the intersection of operations, product, data quality, and execution .
You will own end-to-end program delivery from planning data collection workflows to managing speakers, raters, vendors, timelines, payouts, quality metrics, and cross-functional coordination with Product and Tech teams.
This is a high-ownership role for someone who can bring structure to ambiguity, move fast, and ensure that every dataset shipped meets the quality standards required to power world-class speech AI systems.

Own and drive large-scale speech dataset programs for ASR across Indian languages.
Manage speakers, raters,



vendors, and internal teams to ensure smooth data collection and annotation.
Create explicit SOPs, guidelines, QC processes, and review mechanisms to maintain high data quality.
Track program metrics such as collection progress, annotation quality, rejection rates, turnaround time, cost, and language-wise coverage.
Identify bottlenecks early, solve operational issues, and ensure projects are delivered on time and within quality benchmarks.
You have 4–6 years of experience in program management, operations, product operations, data operations, vendor management, or a similar execution-heavy role.
You are strong in planning, coordination, stakeholder management, and follow-through.
You are comfortable working with data, dashboards, trackers, and quality metrics.
You have a quality-first mindset and understand that small errors in data can create large downstream model issues.
You are interested in AI, speech technology, datasets, language, or product operations.
Familiarity with Indian languages, ASR, annotation workflows, or AI data pipelines is a strong plus.

You will work on one of the most important problems in AI: making machines understand and speak like humans.
You will help build datasets and benchmarks that can shape the future of speech AI for Indian and global languages.

📌 Programme Manager - Self Management (Chennai)
🏢 Josh Talks
📍 Chennai