AI Data Project Manager | Physical AI (Contract)

<p><strong>Company Intro</strong></p> <p>At <strong>Toloka AI</strong>, our mission is to connect human expertise and real-world experience with the AI systems shaping the future. For more than a decade, we’ve built the technology, global contributor network, and data operations that help leading AI companies train and evaluate advanced models.</p> <p>Today, we work with frontier labs, big tech, leading AI startups, enterprises, and research organizations worldwide. Our network spans <strong>100+ countries</strong> and <strong>40+ languages</strong>, with experts across 50+ domains. Our clients include <strong>Anthropic</strong>, <strong>Amazon</strong>, <strong>Microsoft</strong>, <strong>Poolside</strong>, <strong>Recraft</strong>, and <strong>Shopify</strong>.</p> <p>Recently, we secured strategic investment led by Bezos Expeditions, with participation from Mikhail Parakhin, CTO of Shopify, who now serves as our Chairman of the Board. Our remote-first team is globally distributed.<br><br></p> <p><strong>Physical AI at Toloka</strong></p> <p>Toloka is expanding into Physical AI, applying our experience in large-scale AI data collection to systems that interact with the physical world. We collect and produce real-world data across egocentric and exocentric video, human demonstrations, teleoperation, and multisensory data.</p> <p><strong>About the Role</strong></p> <p>Frontier AI companies partner with Toloka to build the data behind frontier AI systems. As a <strong>Freelance</strong> <strong>AI Data Project Manager</strong> on our <strong>Physical AI team</strong>, you will:</p> <ul> <li>Own and scale Physical AI data collection programs from pilot to production.</li> <li>Work directly with researchers and technical teams at leading AI labs.</li> <li>Lead global operations across egocentric, exocentric, teleoperation, and multisensory data.</li> <li>Coordinate engineering, hardware, supply, quality, and contributor networks to deliver against ambitious quality, throughput, cost, and timeline targets.</li> </ul> <p>This is a hands-on role for someone excited by frontier AI, fast iteration, and a fast-paced environment.&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Drive the end-to-end execution of complex Physical AI data projects.</li> <li>Build deep client relationships with researchers and technical teams at frontier AI companies.</li> <li>Orchestrate the work of thousands of contributors and collection partners across global markets.</li> <li>Own data quality, throughput, delivery timelines, and