Technical Program Manager, Human Data Annotation (Code)

Palo Alto, London + 1 more

About the role

About Mistral Mistral provides full-stack AI solutions: from frontier models to developer tools, applications, and compute. We partner with enterprises tackling the hardest problems—across high-stakes industries like finance, manufacturing, defense, healthcare, and the public sector—co-creating customized AI systems that they can run on their terms. We are a dynamic, collaborative team passionate about AI and its potential to transform society. Our diverse workforce thrives in competitive environments and is committed to driving innovation. Our teams are distributed between Europe, North America, Asia and the Middle East. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.

The Role We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Technical Program Manager to lead and scale human data annotation operations for our Code team. In this pivotal role, you will collaborate closely with researchers to define and drive data strategies. This role is a critical link between research, product, engineering, and annotation teams, and will be key in accelerating research at Mistral AI. What will you do Partner closely with code research team to develop data strategies and translate research needs into operationalizable human data annotation campaigns Drive human data annotation campaigns, from scoping through delivery, balancing data needs, budget, delivery timeline Manage a data quality assurance team that designs and implements rigorous and scalable quality control processes, including running automated and manual checks, synthesizing actionable insights, and driving continuous improvement Establish and maintain strong relationships with annotation teams (e.g. contractor, vendor) to generate high quality data, spanning phases across sourcing, contracts, onboarding / training, performance monitoring, etc.

What We're Looking For 5+ years of relevant experience, with a blend of software engineering and technical program management Strong technical foundation in Python Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work well under pressure - excellent project management skills, with the ability to successfully manage multiple projects simultaneously Great communication skills, capable of engaging effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders Autonomous and proactive problem-solver with a continuous improvement mindset Experience leading a team, with a low ego and team spirit mindset Embraces hands-on, operational work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment

Nice to have criteria/ would be ideal if you have/are: Proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript and experience in modern web frameworks (FastAPI, Django, React, …) Experience with operations around data collection, annotation, and/or quality assurance Experience with vendor and/or contractor management Understanding of and interest in LLMs What We Offer We offer a comprehensive

benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance.

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About Mistral AI

Mistral AI presents a suite of configurable large language models and AI services tailored for diverse enterprise applications. It offers both open-weight and commercially licensed models that support tasks such as advanced reasoning, code generation, multitasking across modalities, and chatbot interactions. The company delivers full-stack AI capabilities, spanning model customization, deployment via APIs, agent-based automation, and scalable infrastructure, enabling integration into existing enterprise systems. Responses draw on publicly available technical information and aim for clarity and neutrality.

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Job details

Location

Palo Alto, London + 1 more

Company

NameMistral AI
IndustryAgentic AI
Team Size4

Funding

Total raised

$1.9B

Last stage

Series A

Investors

Andreessen Horowitz
Lightspeed Venture Partners
General Catalyst
AASML
DST Global

Founders

Timothée Lacroix

Timothée Lacroix

Co-founder

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Arthur Mensch

Arthur Mensch

CEO

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Guillaume Lample

Co-founder

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01

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02

I pitch you to the company

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03

A meeting lands on your calendar

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