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Prague, CzechiaJobNo compensation foundPosted 5 days agoVerified open 4 days ago

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At a glance

Compensation
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Location
Prague, Czechia
Work Authorization
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Job overview

The Data Annotation Team Lead will guide and develop a team of annotators, fostering an open environment for questions and ideas while overseeing hiring, onboarding, performance management, and professional growth. They will collaborate with ML, Legal Engineering, and Product teams to define clear annotation requirements, set quality standards, track metrics, and communicate progress and risks to stakeholders.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Team LeadershipPerformance ManagementSoftware Project ManagementOrganizational SkillsDecision MakingQuality AssuranceCollaborationArtificial IntelligenceMachine LearningTeam ManagementProfessional EnglishCzech LanguageSlovak LanguageCommunication SkillsProject ManagementStructure DesignJudgmentMetrics AnalysisAttention to DetailArtificial Intelligence KnowledgeMachine Learning Knowledge

Full job description

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead, coach, and develop the Data Annotation team through regular 1:1s, clear expectations, and timely feedback

  • Build an environment where team members feel comfortable asking questions, raising concerns, and sharing ideas

  • Own hiring, onboarding, performance management, and professional development for the team

  • Work with ML, Legal Engineering, and Product teams to translate project goals into clear annotation requirements

  • Define project ownership, timelines, quality standards, responsibilities, and escalation paths

  • Help the team resolve ambiguous cases, remove blockers, and make timely decisions

  • Create and maintain annotation guidelines, quality rubrics, training materials, and review processes

  • Track quality, capacity, and delivery using practical metrics that support the team

  • Run calibration sessions, retrospectives, and quality reviews, ensuring feedback leads to clear follow-up actions

  • Communicate project progress, risks, and staffing needs to stakeholders

Requirements

  • Proven experience managing, coaching, and developing a team

  • Strong professional English and fluency in Czech or Slovak

  • Strong communication skills and the ability to handle feedback, disagreement, and difficult conversations constructively

  • Experience setting clear expectations and addressing performance concerns directly and fairly

  • Strong organizational and project-management skills

  • Ability to create useful structure without introducing unnecessary complexity

  • Good judgment and confidence making decisions in ambiguous situations

  • Experience working with quality, productivity, or operational metrics

  • Ability to collaborate effectively with both technical and non-technical teams

  • Strong attention to detail and commitment to accuracy and consistency

  • Interest in artificial intelligence, machine learning, and human-in-the-loop workflows

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