Job highlights

- 3+ years in audio data annotation with Appen platform experience, managing teams of 30-50 annotators and maintaining 96%+ quality accuracy
- Lead end-to-end audio annotation projects, manage distributed teams, implement quality control frameworks, ensure on-time delivery, and coordinate with clients

MANAGER DATA ANNOTATION (AUDIO ANNOTATION) Location: Gurgaon (5 Days Work From Office + 1 Day Work From Home)

Experience: Minimum 3+ Years in Audio Data Annotation

Industry: AI Data Services / Audio Annotation / Operations

Team Size Exposure: Managed 30-50 Annotators (Freelancers / Vendors / Internal Team)

ABOUT THE ROLE

We are hiring a Manager Data Annotation (Audio) to lead large-scale audio annotation projects within our AI Data Services vertical.

This role requires hands-on operational leadership across:

- Audio annotation execution
- Team management (freelancers, vendors, internal QC)
- Quality control frameworks
- Delivery planning & throughput management

• Client-facing coordination

The ideal candidate must have prior experience managing end-to-end audio annotation projects at scale.

KEY REQUIREMENTS

- Minimum 3+ years of experience in audio data annotation
- Strong preference for experience on the Appen platform
- Experience managing distributed freelancer/vendor teams
- Exposure to handling a total team size of ~50 members
- Ability to manage at least 200 audio hours per month

• Proven ability to maintain 96%+ quality accuracy

This is not an entry-level or coordinator role. This is an execution-heavy leadership role.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

PROJECT DELIVERY & EXECUTION
- Lead end-to-end audio annotation projects
- Plan monthly throughput (minimum 200+ audio hours)
- Allocate work across freelancers and vendors
- Monitor daily progress and output quality

• Ensure on-time delivery within client SLAs

QUALITY MANAGEMENT
- Design and implement QC frameworks
- Maintain minimum 96%+ accuracy threshold




- Monitor inter-annotator agreement
- Identify recurring quality gaps and resolve root causes

• Conduct retraining sessions for underperforming annotators

TEAM MANAGEMENT
- Manage freelancers, vendors, and internal annotation teams
- Build capacity planning models
- Onboard and train new annotators
- Handle escalations and performance management

• Maintain productivity dashboards

CLIENT & STAKEHOLDER COORDINATION
- Act as delivery SPOC for audio annotation projects
- Provide structured updates and quality reports
- Handle client feedback cycles

• Implement corrective action plans

TECHNICAL EXPECTATIONS

Strong understanding of

- Audio segmentation
- Transcription & timestamping standards
- Multi-speaker annotation
- Emotion tagging / speech classification (preferred)
- Noise labeling / acoustic tagging (preferred)

• QA workflows & double-blind validation

Experience on platforms like Appen is strongly preferred.

Comfort with

- Google Sheets / trackers
- QC reporting dashboards
- Throughput forecasting

• Accuracy metric tracking

No hardcore coding required, but structured data comfort is essential. WHAT KIND OF CANDIDATE WILL SUCCEED HERE

You will do well if you:

- Have managed high-volume audio projects
- Are detail-oriented with strong quality focus
- Can handle operational pressure
- Are comfortable managing large distributed teams
- Take ownership of delivery outcomes

• Think in systems, not just tasks

WORK STRUCTURE
- 5 Days Work From Office (Gurgaon)
- 1 Day Work From Home
- Standard 810 hour workday
- Occasional international time overlap may be required

• Not a fixed night-shift role

Growth is performance-driven and quality-dependent.

ABOUT CONSULTBAE

ConsultBae is a global services firm operating across AI Data Collection & Annotation and Recruitment & Talent Solutions.

We support global clients in building high-quality datasets across 100+ countries through structured execution and automation-driven operations.

Website: www.consultbae.com

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