Project Coordinator (Data Annotation)

OverviewWe are seeking a highly skilled Project Lead/Coordinator to join our team in Bellevue, Washington, to oversee data annotation projects critical to advancing AI improvements in cutting-edge hardware and software solutions. This role demands strong project management expertise to lead and coordinate onshore and offshore teams, ensuring effective planning, execution, and continuous improvement of data annotation workflows. The ideal candidate will excel in people management, documentation, reporting, and cross-functional collaboration to drive project success.Key Responsibilities:Partner with Development Teams: Collaborate with AI development teams to understand data annotation requirements and ensure alignment with project goals for cutting-edge hardware/software solutions.Own Documentation and Reporting: Take full ownership of creating, maintaining, and delivering high-quality documentation and reporting deliverables related to data annotation processes and outcomes.Collaborate with Analytics Teams: Work with analytics teams to develop dashboards and generate actionable insights to optimize data annotation quality and efficiency.Provide Timely Updates: Deliver clear, concise, and timely updates to Luis on project progress, risks, and issues, ensuring transparency and alignment.Drive Continuous Improvement: Identify and implement efficiencies in data annotation tooling, workflows, and processes to enhance team performance and support AI model improvements.Lead Onshore and Offshore Teams: Coordinate and manage diverse data annotation teams, fostering collaboration, resolving conflicts, and ensuring effective communication across geographies.People Management: Provide leadership, mentorship, and guidance to team members, promoting a positive and productive work environment to deliver high-quality annotated data.Qualifications:Project Management Expertise: Proven experience in project management, with a track record of successfully leading complex data annotation or similar projects from inception to completion.Team Coordination: Demonstrated ability to coordinate and lead both onshore and offshore teams, managing diverse groups effectively in data-intensive environments.Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills to provide clear updates and foster collaboration across technical and non-technical teams.Documentation and Reporting: Strong skills in creating comprehensive documentation and delivering accurate, timely reports related to data annotation workflows.Process Improvement: Experience identifying and implementing process and tooling improvements to enhance efficiency and data quality in annotation projects.Collaboration: Ability to work effectively with AI development, analytics, and other cross-functional teams to achieve project goals for hardware/software advancements.Leadership: Strong people management skills, with experience mentoring and motivating teams to deliver high-quality results in data annotation.Preferred SkillsFamiliarity with data annotation tools (e.g., Labelbox, Prodigy, or similar).Experience working with analytics platforms or dashboard tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI).Knowledge of Agile or Scrum methodologies.Understanding of AI/ML workflows and data annotation requirements for hardware/software solutions.Ability to adapt to a fast-paced, dynamic environment.Location: Redmond, WAEmployment Type: Full-timeCentific is an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, mental or physical disability, medical condition, sex (including pregnancy), gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, familial status, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.