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Strategic Project Lead, Finance

$400 - $550 per month

SaidGig

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.
Qualifications
  • 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.
Preferred Qualifications
  • 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.
Work Terms
  • Full-time remote position.
Compensation
  • 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.
Equal Opportunity

Qualified applicants receive consideration without regard to legally protected characteristics. Reasonable accommodation assistance is available during the application process.

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