Strategic Project Lead, Finance
$400 - $550 per monthSaidGig
Lead end-to-end finance projects that help advance AI training, evaluation, and feedback workflows. You will turn customer needs into practical project plans, build high-quality finance data pipelines, and coordinate Operations and Finance experts to deliver reliably and quickly. Key Responsibilities
- Own projects from pipeline framing and scope through execution and delivery.
- Translate customer requirements into clear, actionable specifications for finance workflows.
- Design and continuously improve finance-focused data pipelines for usability, accuracy, quality, and scalability.
- Coordinate Operations and Finance domain experts for rapid deployment.
- Set delivery milestones and maintain a focused execution cadence.
- Manage client communication with clarity, consistency, and directness.
- Manage Finance domain experts and project leads to uphold quality and on-time delivery.
- Provide daily internal updates covering progress, blockers, and next steps.
- Background in Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, Accounting, or a related field.
- At least 2 years of experience leading complex projects, operational workflows, or finance-related initiatives.
- Strong leadership, team management, data operations, communication, stakeholder management, ownership, urgency, and attention to detail.
- Ability to convert ambiguous customer needs into clear plans and execute quickly.
- Comfort working with senior Finance experts in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment.
- Entrepreneurial, execution-oriented mindset.
- Experience with AI or machine learning companies, AI labs, or data annotation and evaluation projects.
- Experience managing finance-focused, technical, or data-intensive projects.
- Familiarity with financial modeling, investment analysis, financial markets, accounting, or other complex finance workflows.
- Familiarity with data pipelines, AI training workflows, and human-in-the-loop operations.
- Full-time remote position.
- Advertised annual compensation range of $400, 000 to $550, 000.
- National base salary range of $180, 000 to $230, 000 USD annually.
- Eligible for equity compensation and, depending on role and company policy, performance-based bonuses.
- Benefits include up to 100% reimbursement of health insurance premiums, paid time off, a 401(k) plan with company match, and additional remote-workforce benefits.
Qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to legally protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodation assistance is available during the application process.
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