Technical Program Manager
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Job Summary
About Turing
Based in San Francisco California Turing is the worlds leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises looking to deploy advanced AI systems. Turing accelerates frontier research with high-quality data specialized talent and training pipelines that advance thinking reasoning coding multimodality and STEM. For enterprises Turing builds proprietary intelligence systems that integrate AI into mission-critical workflows unlock transformative outcomes and drive lasting competitive advantage.
Recognized by Forbes The Information and Fast Company among the worlds top innovators Turings leadership team includes AI technologists from Meta Google Microsoft Apple Amazon McKinsey Bain Stanford Caltech and MIT. Learn more at
Job Description: Technical Program Manager AI/LLM Training Programs
Role Overview
We are seeking an experienced Technical Program Manager (TPM) to oversee end-to-end program management for AI/LLM training initiatives large-scale dataset creation efforts and cross-functional operations with our global data partners. This role requires a strong technical foundation exceptional stakeholder management skills and an ability to drive complex multi-team programs to success.
You will work closely with data scientists ML engineers annotation teams QA specialists and external partners to ensure projects are delivered with consistent quality on time and within scope.
Key Responsibilities
Program Planning & Execution
- Lead strategic planning execution and delivery of AI/LLM training programs and dataset creation projects.
- Define program scope milestones KPIs and timelines; manage risks resource needs and dependencies.
- Build and maintain program dashboards progress reports and documentation for internal and external partners.
Cross-Functional Coordination
- Collaborate with data labs engineering research annotation QA and vendor teams to align goals and drive execution.
- Manage communication across technical and non-technical stakeholders ensuring clarity and accountability.
- Facilitate sprint planning standups and operational reviews for multi-stream program teams.
Quality & Process Management
- Implement scalable processes for data quality oversight annotation workflows and model training pipelines.
- Monitor dataset quality metrics and coordinate issue resolution with labeling and QA teams.
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives across tools workflows compliance and documentation.
Technical Leadership
- Understand data schemas ML model training needs labeling guidelines and evaluation frameworks.
- Work with technical teams to surface requirements solve bottlenecks and optimize program workflows.
- Support integration of internal tools automation and AI-assisted labeling systems.
Vendor & Client Engagement
- Act as the primary program point of contact for global data lab clients.
- Manage vendor relationships SLAs compliance and delivery expectations.
- Prepare and lead client reviews performance assessments and strategic planning discussions.
Qualifications
Required
- 5 years of program or project management experience preferably in AI ML data operations or large-scale tech programs.
- Strong understanding of AI/ML concepts (LLMs dataset creation labeling pipelines data quality model evaluation).
- Proven experience delivering multi-phase technical programs with cross-functional global teams.
- Excellent communication stakeholder management and problem-solving skills.
- Experience with project management tools (e.g. Jira Asana Notion) and data/documentation systems.
- Ability to manage ambiguity operate independently and drive outcomes in fast-paced environments.
Preferred
- Experience working with data annotation vendors research labs or ML ops teams.
- Familiarity with prompt engineering RLHF supervised fine-tuning (SFT) or evaluation dataset creation.
Values
We are client first: We put our clients at the center of everything we do because their success is the ultimate measure of our value.
We work at Start-Up Speed: We move fast stay agile and favor action because momentum is the foundation of perfection
We are AI forward: We help our clients build the future of Al and implement it in our own roles and workflow to amplify productivity.
Advantages of joining Turing
Amazing work culture (Super collaborative & supportive work environment; 5 days a week)
Awesome colleagues (Surround yourself with top talent from Meta Google LinkedIn etc. as well as people with deep startup experience)
Competitive compensation
Flexible working hours
Dont meet every single requirementStudies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion color national origin gender gender identity sexual orientation age marital status disability protected veteran status or any other legally protected Turing we are dedicated to building a diverse inclusive and authentic workplaceand celebrate authenticity so if youre excited about this role but your past experience doesnt align perfectly with every qualification in the job description we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
For applicants from the European Union please reviewTurings GDPR notice here.
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About Company
Turing develops large-scale RL environments and data generation systems that train multimodal agents to improve model performance in coding, real-world, economically valuable tasks, and advanced STEM reasoning.
