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Strategic Projects Lead

$120k - $160k

Terac

Job Description

Job Description

Terac: The Expert Network Powering Frontier Research

Terac helps teams reach faster research breakthroughs through our marketplace of verified experts. We are building agents to recruit, verify, and match 10,000s experts with 1000s of opportunities from the world's most innovative organizations.

We work with leading enterprises and are backed by top investors.

About the role:

We're looking for a strategic project lead to partner directly with the CEO to shape and scale the company’s core function: recruiting. You will work with our largest customers to understand and solve their needs.

You're someone who thrives in ambiguity, has exceptional judgment, and can context-switch between strategic planning, tactical execution, and people operations.

You will:
  • Coordinate the delivery of our highest-value projects to customers worth millions of dollars.

  • Work with the CEO to drive important business decisions

  • Oversee and orchestrate the work of 10,000s of experts on our platform

  • Ensure execution under demanding timelines

  • Diagnose bottlenecks, restructure workflows, and implement solutions that improve quality, throughput, and cost-efficiency.

You have/are:
  • Background in consulting, finance, startups, or other operationally intense environments.

  • Strong analytical and communication abilities; proven track record of managing complex projects.

  • Comfortable working directly with high-profile clients.

  • Excited by “gritty” process optimization and large-scale execution.

Misc
  • We operate six days per week.

  • Compensation: Competitive salary, meaningful equity vested over four years, $10K relocation bonus (for moving to the Bay Area), and an additional $5k housing bonus (if you move within 0.5 miles of our office), Health, Dental, Vision insurance, 401(k) with company match

  • Terac culture: Between company hackathons, weekly presentations on the latest advancements, and an AI-first mindset, you'll be working with one of the most innovative teams on the planet.

  • Growth opportunities: You're joining Terac at one of the earliest stages and will have an opportunity to shape and grow with the company as a founding member.

Compensation Range: $120K - $160K

Vacancy posted a month ago
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