Strategic Project Lead – Remote Full-Time

What You'll Do8

• Take full ownership of projects from pipeline framing and scoping through to delivery.
• Convert customer requirements into clear, actionable project specifications.
• Design and refine pipelines for usability, clarity, quality, and scalability.
• Coordinate Operations and domain experts to enable rapid deployment.
• Set delivery milestones and maintain a tight execution cadence.
• Handle client communication with clarity, directness, and consistency.
• Manage domain experts and project leads to ensure quality and delivery.
• Provide daily internal updates covering progress, blockers, and explicit next steps.

Requirements7

• Exceptional communication and project management skills.
• Strong ownership, urgency, and attention to detail.
• Startup and entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward execution.
• Background in data operations, engineering, computer science, or technical project management.
• 2+ years of experience leading complex projects or operational workflows.
• Ability to turn ambiguity into clear plans and execute rapidly.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment.

Who Should Apply

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years leading complex projects or operational workflows, with a background in data operations, engineering, computer science, or technical project management. You thrive in a startup setting, take ownership, and turn ambiguity into clear plans. This role is less suitable for those who prefer a slow, predictable pace or need extensive direction. Candidates often get rejected when they lack concrete examples of managing data-intensive projects or fail to show a bias toward execution. Without experience in AI/ML companies, AI Labs, or data annotation/evaluation projects, your fit score may be lower.

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