About Turing Based in San Francisco, California, Turing is the world’s leading research accelerator for frontier AI labs and a trusted partner for global enterprises looking to deploy advanced AI systems. Turing accelerates frontier research with high-quality data, specialized talent, and training pipelines that advance thinking, reasoning, coding, multimodality, and STEM. For enterprises, Turing builds proprietary intelligence systems that integrate AI into mission-critical workflows, unlock transformative outcomes, and drive lasting competitive advantage.

Recognized by Forbes, The Information, and Fast Company among the world’s top innovators, Turing’s leadership team includes AI technologists from Meta, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Amazon, McKinsey, Bain, Stanford, Caltech, and MIT. com Overview We are seeking a seasoned techno-functional leader to drive the development and execution of large-scale LLM training programs.

Key Responsibilities

Operational Leadership Performance Management Lead and scale global delivery teams of 100+, distributed across functions, regions, and levels (ICs, leads, and managers) Implement performance management systems that go beyond managerial reporting using data-driven metrics, tools, and products to assess productivity, quality, and output consistency Build strong operational structures that allow for transparency, accountability, and early detection of underperformance Partner with cross-functional leads to optimize workflows and improve internal tool adoption for delivery efficiency Data Quality Scripting-Driven Automation Own the quality, accuracy, and scalability of data generated for LLM training Move beyond manual QA layers by leveraging Python scripting, APIs, and automation frameworks to measure, validate, and improve dataset integrity Design and oversee tools or scripts for data validation, annotation accuracy checks, and pipeline consistency Ensure datasets adhere to compliance standards (PII, GDPR, HIPAA) and can be programmatically tested for usability and quality LLM Training Evaluation Lead generation and delivery of high-quality, scalable datasets focused on SFT, RLHF, reasoning, and agentic workflows Oversee the entire data lifecycle from client intake and annotation workflow design to delivery Partner with product, research, and engineering teams to implement evaluation metrics (e.g., win rate, inter-annotator agreement, and pairwise preference scoring) Client Partnership Communication Serve as the primary point of contact for enterprise AI clients; manage expectations, delivery timelines, and escalations Build relationships with engineering and research stakeholders by delivering consistently high-quality data Communicate effectively across technical and non-technical audiences; provide transparency through structured updates and quality reporting Team Development Tooling Recruit, mentor, and coach cross-functional leaders (Eng, Data, Ops, and Program Management) Drive adoption and improvement of internal tools (e.g., task management systems, quality dashboards) Champion continuous improvement across data quality, tools, and delivery processes

Required Qualifications

10+ years of experience leading large-scale technical delivery organizations, ideally across AI, ML, or data operations Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent technical discipline Demonstrated ability to act as a strategic business partner with our clients, researchers, and engineers at leading LLM labs Proven success in building and scaling multi-level high performance teams, with distributed global operations Exper

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