Strategic Operations Project Lead

About the Role

We are a fast-growing AI technology company based in San Francisco, partnering with some of the world’s leading AI labs to build and scale high-quality human data operations. The company operates in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment and offers strong compensation, meaningful equity, and significant career growth.

As a Strategic Project Lead (SPL), you will own the execution of complex, high-value projects from customer requirements through final delivery.

Responsibilities

• Lead multi-million-dollar AI data projects end-to-end.
• Build strong relationships with researchers and teams at leading AI labs.
• Coordinate and manage 1,000+ distributed contributors.
• Identify bottlenecks and improve workflows, quality, speed, and cost efficiency.
• Manage urgent customer requests and deliver consistently under demanding timelines.
• Provide clear reporting and proactively resolve operational issues.

Requirements

• Candidate must be from a Big Tech company, AI startup, or top-tier university, or a combination of these backgrounds.
• Experience in consulting, finance, startups, operations, or another high-performance environment.
• Strong analytical, communication, and project-management skills.
• Comfortable managing ambiguity, pressure, and multiple priorities.
• Strong customer-facing presence and a high level of ownership.
• Someone who enjoys hands-on execution and process optimization.

This is an operations-focused role, not a traditional strategy, product, or GTM position.

Benefits

• Strong compensation
• Meaningful equity
• Significant career growth