Senior Technical Project Manager

The Senior Technical Project Manager owns the delivery and operational strategy of mid-to-high complexity GenAI data programs, including multi-workstream initiatives and strategic pilots. 

This role sits at the intersection of operational excellence and commercial growth and play a pivotal role which drives scalable delivery and provides expert consultancy for complex RFPs. You will be responsible for ensuring our programs are financially predictable, operationally rigorous, and fundamentally engineered for long term client success. 

At Appen, we foster a culture of innovation, collaboration, and accountability. We value ownership, clarity, and disciplined execution in solving complex AI delivery challenges. 

You’ll work across global teams and high impact programs that shape how frontier AI systems are trained and evaluated. You’ll have the autonomy to lead, influence, and continuously improve how we deliver at scale. 

Appen has been a leader in AI training data for over 30 years. We specialise in human generated data to train, fine tune, and evaluate models across generative AI, large language models, computer vision, and speech recognition. Our AI assisted data annotation platform and global crowd of more than 1 million contributors in over 200 countries support model pretraining, supervised fine tuning, evaluation and benchmarking, safety and red teaming, and multilingual global expansion. 

The total target compensation for this full-time role ranges from $110,000–$140,000 USD annually, inclusive of base salary and performance-based incentive. Actual compensation is determined based on role, level, experience and technical expertise. Appen offers a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement plan options and paid time off.