Senior Manager, Data Annotation

About Fubo:

FuboTV Inc. (NYSE: FUBO) aims to transcend the industry's current TV model by building the world's leading sports-first live TV streaming platform with the greatest breadth of premium content and interactivity around the globe.

With an international presence in the U.S., Canada, France and Spain, Fubo also has a vibrant technology center in Bangalore, India that is developing strategic features to enable a robust global platform.

We're a dynamic, fast-paced, rapidly evolving company! Which means we need your help taking us to the next level.

Fubo is committed to excellence through diversity, which involves attracting talented people from diverse backgrounds and traditions. We encourage everyone to apply.

About the Role:

*This position is an onsite role in our Mysore office. Candidates must be located in Mysore, and willing to come into the office multiple times a week.*

Fubo is looking for an exceptional Senior Manager - Data Annotation with a passion for building high-performing teams and crafting simple systems that solve complex problems.

As the senior-most leader of our Mysore office, you will oversee the full hierarchy of the annotation team, including Managers, Analysts, and Associates. We are looking for a leader who is highly motivated to drive operational strategy, manage critical office functions, and has an innate curiosity for everything that makes a great tech product customers love.

Fubo Data Annotation Senior Managers have the following responsibilities:

• Operational Leadership & Delivery:
  
  • Overall Accountability: Take full ownership of the overall delivery, volume, and accuracy of annotation data. You will ensure the team supports the Research and Development Team effectively to improve the accuracy and quality of deep learning models.
  • Team Management: Lead and mentor the entire annotation organization (Associates, Analysts, and Managers), fostering a culture of high performance and career development.
  • Process Strategy: Oversee the workflow where analysts categorize content and label images, identifying bottlenecks and driving workflow process improvements to ensure maximum efficiency.
  • Stakeholder Collaboration: Collaborate with researchers and engineering leadership to understand data requirements, report on team progress, and discuss high-level solutions to improve data quality.

• Office & Workforce Management:
  • Office Administration: Serve as the primary Office Manager, responsible for managing office expenses and ensuring the smooth operation of office facilities.
  • HR Coordination: Partner closely with Human Resources to manage workforce logistics, including shift rostering, attendance management, and hiring planning to ensure 24/7 or required coverage.

• Tool & Technical Direction:
  • Feedback Loop: Synthesize team feedback regarding existing tools and propose technological improvements that can drive the accuracy and quality of the team's output

The ideal candidate will also:

• Stay informed of emerging technological trends and methodologies, and propose new processes and technologies to the team.
• Enjoy working in a fast-moving startup environment where you are trusted and depended upon to set the operational and technical direction.
• Believe that work-life balance is a characteristic of highly functioning teams and ensure this is maintained across all shifts.
• Take the initiative in identifying and removing roadblocks for your managers and analysts.
• Be comfortable giving and receiving honest feedback, particularly when conducting performance appraisals.
• Enjoy disrupting the status quo to find better ways of running the office and the annotation operations.

Job Requirements:

• Experience: Proven experience in Operations Management, BPO leadership, or Data Operations, specifically managing multi-tiered teams (Managers, Analysts, Associates).
• Office Management: Demonstrated ability to manage office budgets, expenses, and facility operations.
• Workforce Planning: Experience working with HR on shift management, rostering, and resource allocation.
• Data Acumen: Comfortable handling large data sets and understanding the metrics required to measure data accuracy and quality.
• Communication: Excellent communication, analytical, and reasoning skills, with the ability to bridge the gap between operational staff and technical research teams.
• Attitude: Possess high motivation with a proactive attitude and a solution-oriented mindset.

Perks & Benefits:

• At Fubo, you will have the opportunity to personally influence what live media looks like after it goes through its next big transformation
• Fubo provides a highly competitive compensation based on experience and market standards
• Robust health insurance benefits package
• Health and Wellness initiatives
• Unlimited PTO days and regular company-wide activities
• Annual team outing
• Team lunches
• Provident Fund
• An array of healthy snacks and refreshments
• Fubo's main Headquarters are located in Midtown Manhattan, with offices in Denver, Paris, and Bangalore