About the Role
What if your deep command of Turkish and your leadership instincts could directly shape how AI learns to understand spoken language? We're looking for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) based in Istanbul to lead our Turkish audio transcription project. You'll oversee a team of language labelers and reviewers, provide linguistic guidance, and help ensure consistent, accurate, and high-quality output across the project.
This is a hands-on leadership role that rewards sound judgment, clear communication, and a sharp ear for language. You'll guide a team through the natural messiness of real-world audio while keeping quality standards high and the team aligned.
- Organization: Alignerr
- Type: Hourly Contract
- Location: Remote
- Commitment: Hours may vary based on project demands, team needs, and project volume
What You'll Do
- Lead and support a team of Turkish-specific labelers and reviewers throughout the project
- Serve as the primary language and project subject matter expert, providing guidance on transcription, labeling, and language-specific questions
- Ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality standards are maintained across all project work
- Monitor team performance and identify recurring quality issues, trends, or areas requiring additional guidance
- Conduct regular audits of labeling and reviewing work and provide actionable feedback
- Manage project-related communications and questions through Discord
- Host Office Hours to answer questions, clarify guidelines, and provide ongoing support to the labeling and reviewing teams
- Help identify ambiguities or gaps in project guidelines and escalate issues when necessary
- Participate in team meetings, calibration sessions, and project discussions
- Support alignment between labelers and reviewers to ensure consistent application of project guidelines
- Communicate important project updates, changes, and quality expectations to the assigned language team
- Collaborate with Project Operators and Project Managers to address quality, workflow, and performance concerns
Who You Are
- Native proficiency in Turkish — ideally with strong familiarity with Istanbul's urban speech patterns and broader regional variation across Türkiye
- Strong understanding of Turkish grammar, vocabulary, regional or dialectal variation, pronunciation, and natural spoken usage
- Experience with audio transcription, data labeling, linguistic annotation, quality assurance, or AI/ML data projects preferred
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify subtle linguistic, transcription, or labeling errors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Turkish
- Experience providing feedback, coaching, or leading teams is preferred
- Comfortable working independently and managing multiple project priorities
- Familiarity with Discord or similar online collaboration platforms
Nice to Have
- Background in linguistics, communications, journalism, or education
- Experience with annotation tools, transcription platforms, or AI data pipelines
- Knowledge of Turkish dialectal variation — from Anatolian to Black Sea regional speech
- Prior experience in quality assurance or team coordination roles
Why Join Us
- Lead a team on cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading research labs
- Fully remote and flexible — work from anywhere in Türkiye on your own schedule
- Shape how AI understands and processes spoken Turkish for millions of people
- Build specialized leadership and quality-assurance skills in AI data pipelines
- Potential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch