28.18, Jobs: General Linguistics: Manager, Appen

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Subject: 28.18, Jobs: General Linguistics: Manager, Appen

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Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2017 08:45:03
From: My Huynh [mhuynh at appen.com]
Subject: General Linguistics: Manager, Appen, Sydney, Australia

 
University or Organization: Appen 
Department: Project Management
Job Location: Chatswood, Sydney, Australia 
Web Address: http://appen.com/
Job Title: Linguistics Project Manager
Job Rank: Manager; Project Manager

Specialty Areas: General Linguistics 


Description:

Appen develops high quality speech and language technology solutions namely
used in car navigation systems, mobile phones, word processing packages,
directory assistance, speaker verification tools and hand-held machine
translation devices. Our staff comprises Linguists, IT professionals and
Project Managers who collaborate to produce quality work in over 100 different
languages for many of the world’s leading companies.

To meet our current and future work commitments we are inviting applications
from individuals with a few years experience in project management. Successful
applicant will manage projects with large volume of data to be collected and
processed and therefore would preferably have had experience of such an
environment. The successful candidate will join a friendly project focused
team supporting clients in North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

You will coordinate teams towards customer project delivery while
simultaneously handling key stakeholder relationships. You will need to be a
highly motivated, ‘results driven’ individual, with superior organizational
skills. You will be a natural leader, with excellent communication skills,
that enables you to build relationships and motivate project team members.

- Start date: January/early February 2017 
- Location: The position is based in Chatswood, Sydney
- Type of employment: Full-time 6 month Fixed Term Contract
 
Responsibilities:
- Manage projects to achieve targets in relation to quality, timelines, scope
and budget
- Manage large volume data collection projects, related data management
activities and data quality
- Coordinate technical activities and aspects of the projects
- Prepare and implement project plans, prepare reports and project-related
materials
- Manage risks and issues and undertake recovery actions as necessary
- Liaise with clients, delivery teams, sub-contractors and other stakeholders

Qualifications and Experience: 
- Exposure to speech/language technology, linguistics or a language related
field
- Experience in a project management role in a technology-oriented or services
organization.
- Client facing or relationship management experience
- A relevant tertiary degree with strong academic performance
- Good technical and data management skills

Personal qualities:
- Strong communications skills, both written and oral
- High levels of energy and motivation
- Good analytical skills and problem solving ability
- A proactive “can-do” attitude
- Ability to work effectively in an ever-changing environment and a fast
deadline driven culture
- Ability to establish productive, co-operative relationships and demonstrate
excellent conflict resolution skills.

How to apply: 
Please register your details and upload your resume using the application link
below.



Application Deadline:  (Open until filled)
	  
Web Address for Applications: http://bit.ly/2hac3MP 
Contact Information:
	Mrs My Huynh 
	Email: mhuynh at appen.com 
	Phone: 02 9468 6300 


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