Technical Program Manager, Annotator Operations (Manager)
Mistral AI
IT, Operations
Paris, France
Posted on Dec 17, 2025
About Mistral
At Mistral AI, we believe in the power of AI to simplify tasks, save time, and enhance learning and creativity. Our technology is designed to integrate seamlessly into daily working life.
We democratize AI through high-performance, optimized, open-source and cutting-edge models, products and solutions. Our comprehensive AI platform is designed to meet enterprise needs, whether on-premises or in cloud environments. Our offerings include le Chat, the AI assistant for life and work.
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 France, USA, UK, Germany and Singapore. We are creative, low-ego and team-spirited.
Join us to be part of a pioneering company shaping the future of AI. Together, we can make a meaningful impact. See more about our culture on https://mistral.ai/careers.
Role Summary
We are seeking a highly skilled and motivated Technical Program Manager to join the Human Data Annotation team in our Science organization. In this role, you will manage a team of annotators and be a critical link between research, product, engineering, and annotation teams.
What you will do
• Collaborate closely with data requestors (from science, product, engineering teams) to translate their data needs into efficient data collection operations.
• Maintain healthy communication channels with cross-functional stakeholders, including for campaign objectives, calibration processes, tech setup, quality issues, etc.
• Drive execution, continuous support, quality validation, and delivery of human data annotation campaigns.
• Manage a team of annotators, which includes managing day-to-day workloads, priorities, training, and feedback.
• Proactively identify improvements to and implement solutions that can improve the effectiveness of the annotation team.
Who you are:
• 5+ years of relevant experiencee.
• Exceptional organizational and project management skills, with the ability to execute on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Clear communicator, able to navigate and distill ambiguity and complexity into actionable and easy-to-understand guidelines or insights.
• Excellent stakeholder manager, adept at aligning cross-functional teams and managing expectations.
• Solid people manager, with a track record of leading and developing high-performing teams.
• Thrives in dynamic and fast-paced environments and embraces hands-on, operational work.
• Experience with data collection, annotation, and analysis (proficient in SQL and/or Python).
Now, it would be ideal if you :
• Have understanding of and/or interest in LLMs
What we offer
💰 Competitive cash salary and equity
🥕 Daily lunch vouchers : Swile meal vouchers with 10,83€ per worked day, incl 60% offered by company
🥎 Sport : Enjoy discounted access to gyms and fitness studios through our Wellpass partnership
🚴 Transportation : Monthly contribution to a mobility pass via Betterway
🧑⚕️ Health : Full health insurance for you and your family
🍼 Parental : Generous parental leave policy
🌎 Visa sponsorship
🤝 Coaching: we offer BetterUp coaching on a voluntary basis