Strategic Project Lead - Speech & Audio AI (United States)
Appen, Remote US
The role
The Strategic Project Lead – Speech & Audio will sit in Appen's Operations organization and support the development of frontier AI through high-quality data programs for leading AI companies. We’re looking for someone with experience in speech, audio, or language data to own complex projects from planning through delivery.
You’ll combine project management, domain expertise, and quality ownership to help clients build and improve speech recognition systems, voice agents, and other AI applications. You’ll work closely with clients and internal teams to solve problems, refine workflows, and keep pace with a rapidly evolving AI landscape.
What you will do
- Own end-to-end delivery across project scope, timelines, budgets, staffing, and risks.
- Manage client communication, status updates, workshops, and escalations.
- Translate client requirements into annotation guidelines, workflows, tooling, and quality standards.