Strategic Project Lead - AI Data Startup | San Francisco

Published: 6/14/2022

Technology

Job Description

You turn a vague mandate into a running program and stay calm when the plan changes on Friday. Own the projects that feed frontier AI.

A young, seed-funded San Francisco company embeds its people in engineering and life-sciences enterprises to automate their workflows. It finds where today's models fall short and sells that data to frontier AI labs. It already runs at an eight-figure revenue rate, grows very fast, and is going from six people to about fifteen this year.

They're hiring 2 strategic project leads.

What you'll own

Programs that convert client data into datasets that AI labs buy, from scoping and data access to delivery
Recruiting and onboarding domain experts, and planning reviewer capacity
Acceptance rates, cost and quality, and adjusting the team based on the numbers
Change management inside the client: approvals, adoption and keeping everyone informed
Over time: owning lab accounts and selling, with commission on top

Must-haves

You've run complex projects from start to finish yourself (operations, consulting or technical delivery), not only a piece of a project someone else led
Truly customer-facing, coordinating people with very different expertise (a back-office data-ops role isn't enough)
A strong track record: a respected organisation, a rigorous education or clear ownership of outcomes, with roles held long enough to show lasting impact
At least 1 year of experience; calibre and ownership matter more than years
Working from the San Francisco office, 9-9-6, and fine with plans that change week to week

Bonus points

Operations at an AI or data company: expert networks, AI training or eval programs
Consulting experience followed by hands-on work in data or AI operations
First steps toward account ownership or sales

What's in it for you

$175k–$300k base + 0.1–0.5% equity, plus commission once you sell
A broad role in a small founding team with a real path to commercial ownership

Good to know

Full-time, on-site in San Francisco, 9-9-6
Visa options are limited: US citizens and green card holders, refugees or asylees, and H-1B, O-1 or TN holders can be considered, so please share your exact status
Process: first conversation → case assignment → a day in the San Francisco office → offer

When you apply, please include

Your CV (PDF) and your LinkedIn URL
A loosely defined project you broke down and delivered, with the results in numbers
Your current location, and confirmation that on-site San Francisco works for you
Your visa or citizenship status, and if you'll need sponsorship
Your base salary expectation, your notice period, and any other interview processes you're in

Does this sound like you? Apply now. If you're a match, we'll be in touch within 3 working days.

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