Program Director: Coding data
- Role
- Project Management
- Experience
- Lead
- Employment
- Contract
- Company size
- Startup
Open to US only. Set where you work from to check your eligibility.
No BS summary
Program Director with 10+ years in tech consulting (Big 3 preferred) and 5+ years in program management, focusing on AI data projects. Must have hands-on technical depth in software engineering/AI (LLMs, ML, data platforms) and a proven track record of delivering AI/data programs. Requires strong C-level communication and process improvement skills.
Core skills
Required skills
What you'll do
- Take ultimate ownership for AI program strategy, roadmaps, and success metrics, ensuring they are fully aligned with business goals and senior leadership expectations
- Lead end-to-end delivery of multiple complex AI initiatives (LLM-powered products, automation, analytics), ensuring all projects meet scope, budget, and quality standards
- Translate ambiguous business problems into clear technical workstreams and architectures, collaborating directly with data scientists, ML engineers, and software engineers
- Establish and own program governance, including operating rhythms, steering committees, risk/issue management, and high-level executive communications
- Drive solution design reviews and provide technical oversight, challenging approaches where needed to ensure the robustness, scalability, and security of AI solutions
- Embed responsible and ethical AI practices into program design, focusing on data privacy, bias mitigation, model monitoring, and human-in-the-loop workflows
- Manage vendor and partner relationships (cloud, model providers, integrators), including technical evaluations, contracts input, and performance management
- Lead and mentor cross-functional teams (PMs, tech leads, data scientists), fostering a high-performance delivery culture and driving continuous process improvement
What they require
- 10+ years in technology consulting and delivery, with significant experience at a Big 3 or top-tier firm in technology, digital, or data
- 5+ years of program or portfolio management, leading large, multi-disciplinary tech programs with multi-million dollar budgets
- Proven track record of delivering AI, data, or analytics programs (LLM/ML products, intelligent automation) into production
- Hands-on technical background in Data Science or Software Engineering (Python, Java, etc.), with the ability to read code and support technical decision-making
- Demonstrated ability to influence and communicate effectively with C-level stakeholders and non-technical audiences
- Proactiveness in suggesting process changes and a deep understanding of the LLM life cycle
Benefits
- Competitive compensation package including base salary, bonus, and ESOP
- Paid PTO and benefits will vary depending on location
- We offer a full remote or hybrid model (if you based in NL or Serbia)
- IT set up and home office allowances
- comprehensive benefits package
Toloka AI
At Toloka AI we create data that powers leading GenAI models and innovations. We work with frontier labs, big tech, renowned AI startups, enterprises, and non-profit research organizations worldwide. We use a combination of Experts + Crowd + Tech Platform to teach AI models to reason and evaluate their efficacy and safety. We have experts in more than 50 different domains—from doctors and lawyers to physicists and engineers—and boast one of the most diverse global crowds, representing over 100 countries and speaking 40+ languages . We are a well-funded startup with an enviable portfolio of clients, including Anthropic, Amazon, Microsoft, Poolside, Recraft, and Shopify. Recently, we secured a strategic investment led by Bezos Expeditions and Nebius Group with participation from Mikhail Parakhin , CTO of Shopify and board advisor to leading GenAI companies, who now serves as our Chairman of the Board. Our remote-first team is globally distributed around the world: USA, UK, the Netherlands, Serbia , and more.