Swedish Language Subject Matter Expert – AI Audio Project (Remote)
About the role
What if your fluency in Swedish and your instinct for quality could directly influence how AI learns to understand spoken language? We're looking for a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with native or near-native Swedish proficiency to lead our Swedish audio transcription project. This role is open to candidates across Norway who have a strong command of Swedish — whether through heritage, education, or professional experience. You'll oversee a distributed team of labelers and reviewers, provide expert linguistic guidance, and ensure consistently high-quality output across the project. This is a leadership role that values clear communication, linguistic precision, and the ability to support a team working remotely.
Organization: Alignerr. Type: Hourly Contract. Location: Remote. Commitment: Hours may vary based on project demands, team needs, and project volume.
Responsibilities
- Lead and support a team of Swedish-specific labelers and reviewers throughout the project
- Serve as the primary language and project subject matter expert, providing guidance on transcription, labeling, and language-specific questions
- Ensure accuracy, consistency, and quality standards are maintained across all project work
- Monitor team performance and identify recurring quality issues, trends, or areas requiring additional guidance
- Conduct regular audits of labeling and reviewing work and provide actionable feedback
- Manage project-related communications and questions through Discord
- Host Office Hours to answer questions, clarify guidelines, and provide ongoing support to the labeling and reviewing teams
- Help identify ambiguities or gaps in project guidelines and escalate issues when necessary
- Participate in team meetings, calibration sessions, and project discussions
- Support alignment between labelers and reviewers to ensure consistent application of project guidelines
- Communicate important project updates, changes, and quality expectations to the assigned language team
- Collaborate with Project Operators and Project Managers to address quality, workflow, and performance concerns
Requirements
- Native or near-native proficiency in Swedish
- Strong understanding of Swedish grammar, vocabulary, pronunciation, and natural spoken usage
- Given the close linguistic relationship between Norwegian and Swedish, candidates with deep cross-Scandinavian language experience are especially welcome
- Experience with audio transcription, data labeling, linguistic annotation, quality assurance, or AI/ML data projects preferred
- Strong attention to detail and ability to identify subtle linguistic, transcription, or labeling errors
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in Swedish
- Experience providing feedback, coaching, or leading teams is preferred
- Comfortable working independently and managing multiple project priorities
- Familiarity with Discord or similar online collaboration platforms