Strategic Project Lead - San Francisco, CA - $140K-$200K

Job Description

Job Description

Location: San Francisco, CA (in-person, 996 schedule)

Compensation: $140,000 - $200,000 base, plus quarterly performance bonus and equity

Join a fast-growing AI talent marketplace as a Strategic Project Lead, owning end-to-end execution of high-stakes data projects for the world's leading frontier AI labs.

What You'll Own

- Serve as the main point of contact for top AI lab customers, building deep trust and long-term partnerships

- Understand client objectives and translate them into executable project plans

- Design and manage large-scale data pipelines from client specification through final delivery

- Recruit, vet, onboard, and manage teams of expert contributors at scale

- Mentor and develop Strategic Project Associates on your projects

- Own 2-3 projects concurrently or one marquee project at any given time

What You'll Bring

- 3+ years of full-time experience in a strategic project lead or equivalent role at a frontier human data company

- Proven track record managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects with 7+ figure contract value

- Direct, customer-facing experience with enterprise or high-profile clients

- Comfort owning end-to-end project execution under an intense pace and high stakes

- Based in San Francisco or willing to relocate, with the ability to work a 996 in-office schedule

Nice to Have

- Background in data operations, engineering, computer science, math, or a related technical field

- Experience mentoring or managing junior team members

- Senior tenure at a leading frontier human data company

This is a high-impact opportunity to operate at the center of how the world's top AI labs source and manage expert talent, with meaningful equity and significant room for growth as the company scales.