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Data Annotation Specialist

Motional
Boston, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 3/3/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 8/27/2025
Motional is seeking a detail-oriented and adaptable Data Annotation Specialist to support the Data Annotation team within our Operations department. The Data Annotation team creates human-supervised datasets to train, test, and evaluate machine learning models to improve AV technology. We are looking for a data annotation specialist that will play a critical role in delivery high-quality datasets, helping unlock new AV features. As an data annotation specialist, you will be responsible for tracking the execution work from collection through annotation across several annotation pipelines. This role reports to the Data Annotation Lead.

What You'll Be Doing

  • Own the processing of data from drive logs through delivery for annotation, ensuring high quality data to our annotation pipelines.
  • Prioritize between data throughput, quality checks, and competing deadlines to optimize the flow of data releases.
  • Follow day-to-day assignments from the Data Collection Coordinator based on project timelines and changing circumstances.
  • Identify improvements to existing processes and work with Data Collection Coordinator to implement them with cross-functional partners.

What We're Looking For

  • BA/BS degree in technical, or business discipline, or equivalent practical experience
  • 2 years of proven experience in operations.
  • Analytics and data-oriented; can create, manage, and execute on KPIs
  • Ability to adapt to changing priorities quickly and easily
  • Strong communication- can explain complicated topics and ideas in a clear and concise manner
  • Advanced in Excel or Google sheets

Bonus Points (Not Required)

  • Experience with command-line interface (CLI), Visual Studio Code, and/or internally developed tools
  • Experience with vendor operations, preferably including outsourced workforces

The salary range for this role is an estimate based on a wide range of compensation factors including but not limited to specific skills, experience and expertise, role location, certifications, licenses, and business needs. The estimated compensation range listed in this job posting reflects base salary only. This role may include additional forms of compensation such as a bonus or company equity. The recruiter assigned to this role can share more information about the specific compensation and benefit details associated with this role during the hiring process. Candidates for certain positions are eligible to participate in Motional’s benefits program. Motional’s benefits include but are not limited to medical, dental, vision, 401k with a company match, health saving accounts, life insurance, pet insurance, and more.

Salary Range: $68,000 USD - $86,000 USD

Motional is a driverless technology company making autonomous vehicles a safe, reliable, and accessible reality. We’re driven by something more.

Our journey is always people first.

We aren't just developing driverless cars; we're creating safer roadways, more equitable transportation options, and making our communities better places to live, work, and connect. Our team is made up of engineers, researchers, innovators, dreamers and doers, who are creating a technology with the potential to transform the way we move.

Higher purpose, greater impact.

We’re creating first-of-its-kind technology that will transform transportation. To do so successfully, we must design for everyone in our cities and on our roads. We believe in building a great place to work through a progressive, global culture that is diverse, inclusive, and ensures people feel valued at every level of the organization. Diversity helps us to see the world differently; it’s not only good for our business, it’s the right thing to do.

Scale up, not starting up.

Our team is behind some of the industry's largest leaps forward, including the first fully-autonomous cross-country drive in the U.S, the launch of the world's first robotaxi pilot, and operation of the world's longest-standing public robotaxi fleet. We’re driven to scale; we’re moving towards commercialization of our technology, and we need team members who are ready to embrace change and challenges.

Formed as a joint venture between Hyundai Motor Group and Aptiv, Motional is fundamentally changing how people move through their lives. Headquartered in Boston, Motional has operations in the U.S and Asia. For more information, visit www.Motional.com and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram and YouTube.

Motional AD Inc. is an EOE. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. To comply with Federal Law, we participate in E-Verify. All newly-hired employees are queried through this electronic system established by the DHS and the SSA to verify their identity and employment eligibility.

Salary : $68,000 - $86,000

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