Associate Project Manager – Generative AI Data Operations

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Associate Project Manager managing strategic AI training data projects. Leading delivery and client relationships at Welocalize, a global provider of localization and AI content solutions.

Responsibilities:

  • Manages complex, strategic AI training data projects
  • Owns end-to-end delivery, client relationships, and financial outcomes
  • Guides Project Coordinators, executes quality strategy in partnership with quality team, and drives process improvements and new service pilots
  • Assists in the management of complex projects that enable Generative AI capabilities for clients
  • Execute delivery plans, milestones, resourcing, and controls for large or multi-workstream AI data projects (collection, labeling, evaluation)
  • Contribute to regular governance, status, and planning sessions; handle scope, priorities, and change
  • Track budgets, rates, and margins; manage forecasts, burn, and change orders to protect profitability
  • Share accountability with the Quality Analyst team for QA approach and continuous improvement loops
  • Plan and secure rater/annotator capacity; align training, shifts, and handoffs across time zones
  • Run root-cause and corrective actions; escalate material risks with options and impact
  • Contribute to SOPs, templates, and dashboards; pilot new delivery methods and services for AI data programs
  • Ensure data handling, privacy, and security policies are followed across all workstreams
  • Keep trackers and dashboards current; translate delivery data into clear, actionable insights for clients and leaders

Requirements:

  • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in business, data/operations, engineering, or related fields
  • 1+ years leading complex project delivery or operations (AI data, content review, annotation, labeling, or adjacent domains)
  • Strong planning and organization across parallel workstreams
  • Clear written and spoken communication with senior client stakeholders
  • Solid use of spreadsheets, PM/task boards, and basic BI; comfort with ETL concepts is a plus
  • Quality mindset with practical use of SOPs, QA gates, and acceptance criteria
  • Financial awareness (budgets, margin, change orders) and sound trade-off judgment
  • Coaching ability for junior PMs and Coordinators
  • Hands-on experience with generative AI tools (text, voice, or video)
  • Familiarity with data-annotation platforms and model-evaluation tools

Benefits:

  • Competitive salary
  • Flexible working hours
  • Professional development opportunities