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Senior Technical Program Manager, Applied AI

LiltSydneyProduction
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Salary
Not listed
Job type
Full-time
Work mode
Remote
Experience
Senior · 5+ yrs
Posted
2 Oct 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

Lilt seeks a Senior Technical Program Manager, Applied AI for a remote position based in Sydney, Australia. This role suits an experienced technical professional with a background in artificial intelligence who can manage large-scale data operations and collaborate with frontier AI labs.

Role Overview

Lilt is hiring a Senior Technical Program Manager, Applied AI to sit at the intersection of research and industrial execution in Sydney. The person in this role acts as the CEO for customer businesses, driving benchmark transformations and data deliverables for large language models and multimodal models. This remote position requires authorization to work in Australia.

Key Responsibilities

Propose and co-develop benchmark transcreations directly with research lab partners to align with core research objectives.
Manage end-to-end execution of technical programs for frontier AI labs, including the delivery of massive-scale datasets and bespoke engineering milestones.
Architect and oversee high-volume data operations pipelines across text, image, video, and audio modalities.
Implement automated and human-in-the-loop quality control frameworks in partnership with production.
Bridge the gap between forward-deployed engineering resources, research, and production teams.

Requirements

B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, AI, or a related technical field with 10+ years of industry experience, or a Ph.D. with 5+ years of experience in a high-growth AI or engineering environment.
Entrepreneurial background featuring experience founding or scaling a venture, or operating in an early-stage startup environment.
Strong business acumen to manage high-stakes stakeholder relationships with frontier AI labs.
Proven track record of managing data pipelines for LLMs or multimodal models, including training, inference, and data diversity.
Demonstrated ability to manage high-throughput programs with automated validation at scale.
Authorization to work in Australia as a precondition of employment.

Nice to Have

Fluency in multiple human languages.
Proficiency in Python and experience working with modern AI frameworks.

Skills and Tools

Python
PyTorch
LangChain
Large Language Models (LLMs)
Multimodal models
Automated validation frameworks

Salary and Benefits

Competitive salary and benefits package

About the Company

Lilt is an AI and machine translation company founded in 2015 by former Google researchers to make the world's information accessible. The company uses AI, machine translation, and human-in-the-loop expertise to translate content for global enterprises, backed by Sequoia, Intel Capital, and Redpoint. Lilt is trusted by organizations such as Intel, Canva, the U.S. Department of Defense, the U.S. Air Force, and ASICS.

How to Apply

Candidates should apply on the official company careers page.

Skills and tech stack

PythonPyTorchLangChainLLMsMachine Learning

Questions candidates ask

Where is this job located?

This is a remote position based in Sydney, Australia.

What work authorization is required?

Authorization to work in Australia is a precondition of employment.

What educational background is expected?

Candidates need a B.S. or M.S. in Computer Science, AI, or a related technical field with 10+ years of industry experience, or alternatively, a Ph.D. with 5+ years of experience in a high-growth AI or engineering environment.

What programming languages and frameworks are preferred?

Proficiency in Python and experience with modern AI frameworks like PyTorch and LangChain are preferred.

Who founded Lilt?

Lilt was founded by Spence and John, who met while working on Google Translate and conducting research at Stanford and Berkeley.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official Lilt careers page.

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