Toloka

Program Director: Coding data

Remote USA · Director · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$160k-$210kDetected 26 days ago

PythonJavaMachine LearningData ScienceLLMsBusiness DevelopmentPerformance ManagementShopifyResearchLeadershipCommunication

About the role

We work with frontier labs, big tech, renowned AI startups, enterprises, and non-profit research organizations worldwide.
We have experts in more than 50 different domains-from doctors and lawyers to physicists and engineers-and boast one of the most diverse global crowds, representing over 100 countries and speaking 40+ languages.
Recently, we secured a strategic investment led by Bezos Expeditions and Nebius Group with participation from Mikhail Parakhin, CTO of Shopify and board advisor to leading GenAI companies, who now serves as our Chairman of the Board.

Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple complex AI initiatives (LLM-powered products, automation, analytics), ensuring all projects meet scope, budget, and quality standards;
Establish and own program governance, including operating rhythms, steering committees, risk/issue management, and high-level executive communications;
Drive solution design reviews and provide technical oversight, challenging approaches where needed to ensure the robustness, scalability, and security of AI solutions;
Embed responsible and ethical AI practices into program design, focusing on data privacy, bias mitigation, model monitoring, and human-in-the-loop workflows;
Manage vendor and partner relationships (cloud, model providers, integrators), including technical evaluations, contracts input, and performance management;
Lead and mentor cross-functional teams (PMs, tech leads, data scientists), fostering a high-performance delivery culture and driving continuous process improvement.

10+ years in technology consulting and delivery, with significant experience at a Big 3 or top-tier firm in technology, digital, or data;
5+ years of program or portfolio management, leading large, multi-disciplinary tech programs with multi-million dollar budgets;
Proven track record of delivering AI, data, or analytics programs (LLM/ML products, intelligent automation) into production;
Demonstrated ability to influence and communicate effectively with C-level stakeholders and non-technical audiences;

Company Intro
At Toloka AI we create data that powers leading GenAI models and innovations.
We use a combination of Experts + Crowd + Tech Platform to teach AI models to reason and evaluate their efficacy and safety.
We are a well-funded startup with an enviable portfolio of clients, including Anthropic, Amazon, Microsoft, Poolside, Recraft, and Shopify.
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