Atlas Data Operations Annotation Manager

Boston Dynamics•Waltham, MA

About The Position

Boston Dynamics is a world leader in mobile robots, tackling some of the toughest robotics challenges. We combine the principles of dynamic control and balance with sophisticated mechanical designs, cutting-edge electronics, and next-generation software for high-performance robots equipped with perception, navigation, and intelligence. The Atlas team is focused on advancing machine learning and manipulation capabilities. We are seeking a highly organized and technically-minded Annotation Manager to lead and develop a team of Annotation Leads and Annotation QA Leads, manage relationships with third-party annotation vendors and service providers, and ensure the quality, consistency, and throughput of data annotations that power Atlas's machine learning systems.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a technical field, data science, or cognitive science preferred.
Proven experience managing teams in a data annotation or machine learning data pipeline environment required.
Strong familiarity with annotation concepts and tooling platforms.
Strong computer proficiency with familiarity in ML data pipelines or computer vision.
Exceptional organizational and communication skills required.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience managing third-party annotation vendors strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

Directly manage a team of Annotation Leads and Annotation QA Leads, providing day-to-day direction, prioritization, coaching, and performance feedback.
Serve as the Atlas working team lead for third-party annotation vendors, managing task allocation, performance accountability, and dual-source relationships to optimize cost and quality.
Own the end-to-end quality of annotation output by partnering with ML Leads to establish and enforce quality benchmarks, monitor throughput and error rate metrics, and serve as the primary escalation point for labeling guideline ambiguities.
Write SOP’s and technical/process/policy documents for the annotation team to follow.
Forecast forward-looking annotation needs across all Atlas engineering stakeholders and drive continuous improvement initiatives including tooling feedback, workflow redesign, and SOP maintenance.