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Senior Technical Program Manager (Applied AI)

Lilt

Skills

Required

  • AI
  • B.S / M.S
  • automated validation
  • Python
  • modern AI frameworks
  • PyTorch
  • LangChain

Preferred

  • audio
  • text

Join LILT, a leading AI company, as a Senior Technical Program Manager in Applied AI. In this role, you will lead complex benchmark transformations and data deliverables, architect workflows for training next-generation LLMs and multimodal models, and manage high-priority technical programs for frontier AI labs. You will also oversee high-volume data operations, implement quality control frameworks, and bridge the gap between engineering, research, and production teams.

Act as the CEO of your customer’s business by proactively proposing and co-developing benchmark transcreations directly with research lab partners.

About Lilt

Frontier AI Expertise: Proven track record of managing data pipelines for LLMs or multimodal models. Deep understanding of training, inference, and the nuances of data diversity (multilingual and multi-domain)

Responsibilities

  • Lead the end-to-end execution of high-priority technical programs for frontier AI labs, managing the delivery of massive-scale datasets and bespoke engineering milestones.
  • Architect and oversee pipelines for delivering high-volume data samples across multiple modalities (text, image, video, audio), ensuring strict adherence to delivery cadences without sacrificing precision.

Requirements

  • Education: B.S or M.S. in Computer Science, AI, or a related technical field with 10+ years of industry experience. Equivalently, a Ph.D. with 5+ years of experience in a high-growth AI/Engineering environment
  • Scale & Quality: Demonstrated ability to manage "high-throughput" programs where quality control is mission-critical. You should have experience with automated validation at scale
  • Entrepreneurial Mindset: Experience founding or scaling a venture, or operating in an early-stage startup environment where you drove business growth and strategic initiatives from the ground up
  • Strategic Execution: Strong business acumen and the ability to manage high-stakes stakeholder relationships with frontier AI labs
  • Authorization to work in the U.S. is a precondition of employment
  • Proficiency in Python and experience working with modern AI frameworks (PyTorch, LangChain, etc.)
  • Fluency in multiple human languages

Pay

USD 142,800 - 178,500