Program Management Director

Figure Eight Federal (F8F) is the FOCI mitigated arm of Appen (APXYY) focused on the U.S. defense and intelligence sector. As a global leader in the development and optimization of AI training data, F8F sets the standard for innovation in quality, efficiency, and scalability across AI initiatives.

Our technology is utilized by over 6.8 million data specialists skilled in over 235 languages, delivering unparalleled expertise in capturing domain specific knowledge into formats models can train against. The F8F platform is currently used by over 80% of leading LLM developers.

As the world’s largest provider of geospatial human domain monitoring data, F8F processes and analyzes petabits worth of geospatial data to provide enhanced situational awareness around the globe. Through our Hydra AI platform, we handle more than 500 billion events per month across 200 countries and territories, serving over 1 billion active users.

At its core, F8F is dedicated to empowering defense and intelligence agencies with cutting-edge technology to drive the Nation’s strategic AI advantage and drive mission impacts. With a proven track record of delivering secure, reliable, and scalable data solutions, F8F remains at the forefront of driving innovation in AI training data.

Learn more about how F8F is shaping the future of AI at F8Federal.com.

Figure Eight Federal is hiring a Director of Program Management to provide leadership and oversight to project and team members to ensure project delivery and compliance with contractual obligations.

Duties & Responsibilities

• Manage the day-to-day tasks/activities for all resources across multiple projects
• Manage P&L
• Alert executive management on actions that can impact project schedules, costs, or quality of deliverables
• Provide necessary information to make project relevant decisions
• Work with vendors, based on requirements from project owners to define timeline and deliverables
• Define and manage for each project a plan including work breakdown structures, project milestones, critical path analyses, risk assessment and management plans, cost/benefit analyses, staffing plans, project timelines, and project budgets
• Identify ways to accelerate the project execution where possible while maintaining high quality standards
• Contribute to the analysis of Capacity and Resource staffing levels
• Delivery of contract requirements, managing a diverse data annotation labeling team

Required Qualifications

• BS/BA degree, or equivalent work experience
• 8+ years hands-on project management experience supporting federal government
• Proficient in Excel
• Technical knowledge and experience (i.e. Python, NumPy), as well as project lifecycle management
• Proven ability to build multi-disciplinary teams to successfully deliver complex and fast-paced projects
• Project planning and progress monitoring including budget control and milestone control
• Highly motivated and team oriented
• U.S. citizenship

Preferred Qualifications

• PMP
• AI/ML experience
• Active security clearance

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

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