About the role
About The Role What if your deep command of Bengali and your leadership instincts could directly shape how AI learns to understand spoken language? We're looking for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) to lead our Bengali 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. Canada is home to a thriving South Asian community with highly skilled, bilingual professionals across cities like Toronto, Vancouver, and Montreal. This is a fully remote opportunity that lets you contribute to world-class AI research without leaving home. Organization: AlignerrType: Hourly ContractLocation: RemoteCommitment: Hours may vary based on project demands, team needs, and project volume What You'll Do Lead and support a team of Bengali-specific labelers and reviewers throughout the projectServe as the primary language and project subject matter expert, providing guidance on transcription, labeling, and language-specific questionsEnsure accuracy, consistency, and quality standards are maintained across all project workMonitor team performance and identify recurring quality issues, trends, or areas requiring additional guidanceConduct regular audits of labeling and reviewing work and provide actionable feedbackManage project-related communications and questions through DiscordHost Office Hours to answer questions, clarify guidelines, and provide ongoing support to the labeling and reviewing teamsHelp identify ambiguities or gaps in project guidelines and escalate issues when necessaryParticipate in team meetings, calibration sessions, and project discussionsSupport alignment between labelers and reviewers to ensure consistent application of project guidelinesCommunicate important project updates, changes, and quality expectations to the assigned language teamCollaborate with Project Operators and Project Managers to address quality, workflow, and performance concerns Who You Are Native proficiency in Bengali with strong command of both spoken and written formsStrong understanding of Bengali grammar, vocabulary, regional or dialectal variation, pronunciation, and natural spoken usageExperience with audio transcription, data labeling, linguistic annotation, quality assurance, or AI/ML data projects preferredStrong attention to detail and ability to identify subtle linguistic, transcription, or labeling errorsExcellent written and verbal communication skills in Bengali and EnglishExperience providing feedback, coaching, or leading teams is preferredComfortable working independently and managing multiple project prioritiesFamiliarity with Discord or similar online collaboration platforms Nice to Have Background in linguistics, translation, communications, or educationKnowledge of both West Bengal and Bangladeshi Bengali varieties and dialectsExperience with annotation tools or AI training data pipelinesPrior remote leadership or project coordination experience Why Join Us Lead a team on cutting-edge AI projects alongside leading research labsFully remote and flexible — work from anywhere in Canada on your own scheduleShape how AI understands and processes spoken Bengali for millions of peopleBuild specialized leadership and quality-assurance skills in AI data pipelinesPotential for ongoing work and contract extension as new projects launch