Technical Program Manager, Multimodal Data Collection

Technical Program Manager, Multimodal Data Collection

Prolific

Prolific isn’t just enabling AI innovation – we’re redefining it. While foundational AI technologies are becoming commoditized, Prolific’s human data infrastructure provides the high-quality, diverse data required to train the next generation of AI models. Through our platform, we empower researchers and companies to access a global, ethically curated participant base, ensuring cutting-edge AI research and training grounded in inclusivity and precision.

The Role

This is the first role of its kind at Prolific. You’ll help build how we deliver physical-world multimodal data collection from the ground up – establishing the operating model, production standards and collection methodologies we can scale across future programmes.

As our Technical Program Manager for Multimodal Data Collection, you’ll own the end-to-end execution of large-scale video, audio and multimodal data programmes – capturing and delivering thousands of hours of natural human activity through body-worn cameras, wearable devices and other recording hardware. You’ll turn complex client requirements into real-world collection programmes that meet precise technical, quality and diversity requirements. That could mean coordinating participants, sourcing controlled filming locations, selecting and deploying hardware, designing natural activity scenarios and running onsite production.

This is a hands-on, highly operational role. You’ll need to understand what it takes to reliably capture high-quality data in physical environments – from video and audio quality and multi-device synchronisation through to participant behaviour, consent, metadata, equipment and field logistics. You’ll also own programme economics, understanding how participants, locations, hardware, staffing, processing and rework affect the cost, scalability and margin of each collection.

We’re looking for someone equally credible reviewing a technical capture specification, running a production site, working through programme economics and sitting in front of a client.

What You’ll Be Doing

Own large-scale video, audio and multimodal collections from client brief and pilot through to onsite production, data processing and final delivery.

Design the collection operation across participants, activities, locations, recording hardware, field teams, vendors, logistics and quality controls.

Turn activity requirements into natural, repeatable collection scenarios and participant protocols that capture authentic behaviour without over-scripting.