Abaka AI

QualityProjectAssociate

$70–120k Mountain View, California, United States
Market Sentiment
HIGH DEMAND

Neural analysis suggests this role is
optimal for Mid+ candidates.

The Brief

“Quality Project Associate at Abaka AI. Skills: Quality assurance systems, AI data operations, Project management, Operational compliance. Build quality assurance systems. Improve quality assurance systems”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve project outcomes; Improve project quality; Improve customer acceptance rates

Industry & Context.

Problems you'll solve

Analytical thinking; Root cause analysis; Problem solving

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Operational foundation in quality assurance, Operational foundation in crowdsourcing operations, Operational foundation in trust & safety, Operational foundation in compliance operations, Operational foundation in project operations, Experience identifying operational problems, Experience solving operational problems, Process design capabilities, Governance frameworks capabilities, Quality systems capabilities, Analytical thinking capabilities, Root cause analysis capabilities, Understanding of crowdsourcing challenges, Ability to design scalable processes, Ability to design traceable processes, Ability to design repeatable processes, High ownership mindset, Ability to operate independently, Written communication skills, Verbal communication skills, Stakeholder management abilities, Cross-functional collaboration abilities

Nice to Have

Experience at AI data platforms, Experience at crowdsourcing platforms, Experience at trust & safety organizations, Experience at large-scale annotation operations, Experience managing reviewers, Experience managing contributors, Experience managing quality programs, Experience managing operational teams, Familiarity with quality dashboards, Familiarity with QA tooling, Familiarity with workflow management systems, Familiarity with operational reporting platforms, Experience improving acceptance rates, Experience improving quality metrics, Experience improving operational performance, Startup environment experience, High-growth environment experience, Experience building quality systems, Experience building governance frameworks, Familiarity with AI, Familiarity with LLM, Familiarity with data annotation, Familiarity with human-in-the-loop workflows

What You'll Do.

Build quality assurance systems

Improve quality assurance systems

Build compliance systems

Improve compliance systems

Design quality standards

Design review processes

Design escalation workflows

Design operational governance frameworks

Develop quality metrics

Develop auditing methodologies

Develop reviewer calibration programs

Develop random inspection systems

Monitor quality risks

Identify quality risks

Mitigate quality risks

Investigate root causes

Develop corrective actions

Develop scalable solutions

Improve project quality

Improve customer acceptance rates

Improve reviewer consistency

Improve reviewer accountability

Improve operational traceability

Collaborate cross-functionally

Drive quality initiatives

Support development of scalable systems

Support development of scalable processes

Contribute to 0→1 initiatives

Strengthen quality management

Strengthen operational excellence

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration; Work with Project Managers; Work with Operations teams; Work with Reviewers; Work with Leadership; Collaborate with Operations; Collaborate with Product; Collaborate with QA teams

Communication Scope

Written communication; Verbal communication

Process & Methodology

Project management

Full Job Description

About Abaka AI Abaka AI is built on one mission: to be the world’s most trusted data partner for AI companies. More than 1,000 industry leaders across Generative AI, Embodied AI, and Automotive AI rely on us to power their data pipelines. With our headquarters in Silicon Valley—and teams in Paris, Singapore, and Tokyo—we support global partners with fast, reliable, and scalable data solutions. Our offerings include a diverse catalog of off-the-shelf datasets (image, video, multimodal, reasoning, 3D, and beyond) as well as comprehensive data collection and annotation services. Whether teams need raw data, curated datasets, or full-cycle data engineering, Abaka AI provides the foundation for building high-performance AI systems. About the Role As a Quality Project Associate at Abaka AI, you will help build and scale the quality systems that power our global AI data operations. This is a highly cross-functional role focused on improving data quality, reviewer alignment, fraud prevention, and operational compliance across large-scale AI data annotation programs. You will work closely with Project Managers, Operations teams, Reviewers, and Leadership to identify quality risks, investigate root causes, and develop scalable solutions that improve project outcomes. Rather than simply auditing completed work, you will help design the systems, processes, and governance frameworks that drive quality at scale. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of quality assurance, crowdsourcing operations, trust & safety, and project management. Responsibilities Build and improve quality assurance and compliance systems across AI data annotation projects Design quality standards, review processes, escalation workflows, and operational governance frameworks Develop quality metrics, auditing methodologies, reviewer calibration programs, and random inspection systems Monitor quality risks across large-scale annotator and reviewer pipelines Identify and mitigate fraud, abuse, and qual

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