Technical Program Manager
Mistral AI
Technical Program Manager
Mistral AI
Open-weight LLMs and enterprise AI deployment
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.
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.
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.
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
We offer a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your well-being, growth, and work-life balance. Benefits vary by country and may include healthcare coverage, parental leave, retirement plans, relocation support, wellness programs, meal and transportation allowances, and other location-specific perks.
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Open-weight LLMs and enterprise AI deployment
Mistral AI builds open-weight large language models and the tools to run them, along with inference infrastructure and enterprise products that let organizations deploy AI with control over data residency, customization, and the underlying stack. Its platform provides open-model architectures and a deployment stack for inference, governance, and integration that can run on‑premises or in the cloud. This openness and modular stack differentiate it from single-vendor hyperscalers by prioritizing data locality and flexibility. The company aims to enable reliable, customizable AI deployment at scale for businesses and public-sector customers across many countries.
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