Data Associate - ADS - Hyderabad

About the ORG/ Team

The Alexa Data Services (ADS) organization provides data creation, curation, and analytics services to help develop, test, and train the Alexa AI. We work closely with internal customers like Machine Learning Science modeling teams, providing the critical data they need to improve Alexa's Automatic Speech Recognition and Natural Language Understanding models and domain features. Come build the future of the voice recognition for Alexa with us.

Job Description:

We are hiring Data Associates in our Hyderabad data team to work on transcriptions for Automatic Speech Recognition, semantic annotation for Natural Language Understanding, and dialogue evaluation for improving overall customer interaction with Alexa.

You will focus on speech and language data, primarily in the areas of transcription, text annotation, and general data analysis to meet the internal customer's request.

Driven by your passion for data, you show proactive behavior in solving issues with efficiency and accuracy. Your ability to concentrate and your high attention to details help you deliver high-quality work.

Roles and Responsibilities:

In this role, you are comfortable with, and understand, the changes to the conventions deployed in response to internal customers' requests. You demonstrate ability to adjust your workflows accordingly. You prioritize strict compliance with regulatory requirements, and contribute to improvements in the software tools by identifying bugs and suggesting enhancements. As a Data Associate, you must be capable of:

Maintaining strict confidentiality and follow all applicable Amazon policies for securing confidential information

Transcribing and annotating high priority deliverables

Translating established guidelines into daily work practices and processing data in order of priority

Delivering high quality on deadlines

Getting the job done and working autonomously with minimal direction

Contributing to process improvements to reduce handling time and improve output

Willingness to work in rotational shifts including night shifts with staggered week offs.

Basic Qualifications:

High School or equivalent diploma

Native-level proficiency in English both verbal and written skills

Experience with business software

Capable of working in strict compliance with internal guidelines

Excellent communication and organizational skills, detailed-oriented, highly collaborative

Comfortable working in an ever-changing, highly collaborative and dynamic work environment

Willingness to support several projects at one time and to accept re-prioritization as necessary

Continuous efforts to deliver the high quality data such as self-analysis

Business English skills both verbal and written.

Work Experience: 0-2 years

Notice: Immediate

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with speech or language data, including experience with annotation and Other forms of data markup

• Practical knowledge of data processing needs and trade-offs

• Additional Information:

• Domestic Relocation Provided: Yes

• Shifts: Rotational (it is a 24*7 shift environment and shifts are rotational) Current Shift Model:

• 7 am to 4 pm

• 5 pm to 2 am

• (Shift timing and Shift Rotation Frequency are subject to change)

• Weekly Off: Rotational two- consecutive day off (it is a 5-day working week with 2 consecutive days off.)

What We Offer

• Attractive and competitive salary

• Possibility of career development within the company

Benefits package

• Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status.