Strategic Projects Lead

Strategic Projects Lead: Work Directly with Frontier AI Labs | $220K–$300K+ OTE Do you want to work directly with the teams building the world's most advanced AI models? Do you want genuine ownership of high-impact projects rather than spending years working on one narrow piece of strategy or operations? A well-funded AI startup in San Francisco is building the data and evaluation infrastructure used by leading AI labs to develop increasingly capable models and agents. Growing rapidly, they've assembled an exceptional team from companies including Google, Meta, Jane Street and Citadel Securities. They're looking for a Strategic Projects Lead to own complex, revenue-generating projects with frontier AI labs from initial scoping through to successful delivery. What You'll Do: Work with Frontier AI Labs – Partner directly with leading AI companies on projects helping develop and evaluate increasingly capable models. Own Projects End-to-End – Take responsibility from initial customer conversations and project scoping through execution, delivery and expansion. Solve Complex Problems – Work across AI, operations and commercial strategy, figuring out how to deliver ambitious projects where there often isn't an existing playbook. Lead Customers & Teams – Manage sophisticated client relationships while coordinating internal teams and domain experts to deliver exceptional outcomes. What They're Looking For: 2–5 years of experience in a highly demanding environment such as consulting, finance, product or a high-growth startup. Exceptionally strong communication, organisation and problem-solving skills. High ownership and comfortable being responsible for important customer-facing projects. Commercially sharp, intellectually curious and able to learn complex technical concepts quickly. Excited by an intense, early-stage environment and working alongside an ambitious team in person. Why Join? $220,000–$300,000+ OTE, with significant upside and competitive equity. Based in San Francisco, working closely with the founding team. $34M raised, rapid growth and already working directly with leading AI labs at the frontier of model development. This is an opportunity to move out of a traditional strategy or finance trajectory and into a role where you'll have direct ownership of major projects, customers and revenue at one of the fastest-growing companies in frontier AI. #J-18808-Ljbffr