Lead - Human Data

Role Overview: At Vahan, you will be part of a team that is revolutionizing the recruitment marketplace for India's Blue Collar workforce by leveraging AI technology. Your main responsibility will be to build and manage Vahan's Human Data business, working closely with leading AI companies to deliver high-quality datasets and evaluation programs. This role is a unique opportunity to drive innovation and make a significant impact in the blue-collar industry. Key Responsibilities: - Work directly with frontier AI labs and model companies to understand data and evaluation requirements - Translate customer needs into scalable products and delivery workflows - Design and operationalize data collection programs, annotation workflows, RLHF/SFT pipelines, evaluation frameworks, QA and audit systems, contributor training, and onboarding - Build contributor networks across India, focusing on regional language and distributed worker cohorts - Own pricing, project scoping, SLAs, and delivery quality - Drive execution personally in the early stages before scaling the team - Hire and build the Human Data organization over time Qualifications Required: - Experience in building or scaling a 0-to-1 or early-stage business or function - Strong commercial instincts and the ability to work with sophisticated enterprise customers - Operational depth in designing and running distributed contributor workflows - High ownership and comfort with hands-on execution - Strongly preferred experience in RLHF, SFT, model evaluations, AI data annotation workflows, human-in-the-loop systems, large-scale data operations, India-specific contributor ecosystems, and experience with companies like Scale AI, Mercor, iMerit, Invisible, or Karya Additional Company Details: Vahan aims to become the go-to platform for blue-collar professionals worldwide, empowering them with earning opportunities and support to thrive. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to define and own an entirely new business line within the company, with significant long-term upside potential. Role Overview: At Vahan, you will be part of a team that is revolutionizing the recruitment marketplace for India's Blue Collar workforce by leveraging AI technology. Your main responsibility will be to build and manage Vahan's Human Data business, working closely with leading AI companies to deliver high-quality datasets and evaluation programs. This role is a unique opportunity to drive innovation and make a significant impact in the blue-collar industry. Key Responsibilities: - Work directly with frontier AI labs and model companies to understand data and evaluation requirements - Translate customer needs into scalable products and delivery workflows - Design and operationalize data collection programs, annotation workflows, RLHF/SFT pipelines, evaluation frameworks, QA and audit systems, contributor training, and onboarding - Build contributor networks across India, focusing on regional language and distributed worker cohorts - Own pricing, project scoping, SLAs, and delivery quality - Drive execution personally in the early stages before scaling the team - Hire and build the Human Data organization over time Qualifications Required: - Experience in building or scaling a 0-to-1 or early-stage business or function - Strong commercial instincts and the ability to work with sophisticated enterprise customers - Operational depth in designing and running distributed contributor workflows - High ownership and comfort with hands-on execution - Strongly preferred experience in RLHF, SFT, model evaluations, AI data annotation workflows, human-in-the-loop systems, large-scale data operations, India-specific contributor ecosystems, and experience with companies like Scale AI, Mercor, iMerit, Invisible, or Karya Additional Company Details: Vahan aims to become the go-to platform for blue-collar professionals worldwide, empowering them with earning opportunities and support to thrive. The successful candidate will have the opportunity to define and own an entirely new business line within the company, with significant long-term upside potential.