Finance AI Pilot & Strategy Lead

Coinscapture; Northern (KY); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Appen seeks a Strategic Project Lead - Finance to guide strategic finance pilots and research projects for AI model training and evaluation. You will bridge financial expertise with operational delivery across global teams.

In this role, you will shape data usage from financial statements to risk models, turning pilots into scalable programs with clear standards, timelines, and budgets. A fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment awaits.

Qualifications

• Strong background in finance, financial engineering, economics, or accounting.
• 2+ years leading complex projects, operational workflows or finance initiatives.
• Depth in financial data, markets, accounting, or modeling, and the ability to judge when a dataset is fit for purpose.
• Comfort working at pace in a high-intensity environment with an entrepreneurial approach.

Responsibilities

• Run strategic finance pilots and research projects from scoping to operationalization.
• Turn pilots into scalable programs with defined standards for quality, feasibility and cost.
• Collaborate with researchers and global delivery teams to deploy workflows and models.

Skills

Finance background

Project leadership

Financial data knowledge

Data analysis

Education

Finance/Economics/Accounting

Tools

Data pipelines

AI training workflows

Job description

Appen seeks a Strategic Project Lead - Finance to guide strategic finance pilots and research projects for AI model training and evaluation. You will bridge financial expertise with operational delivery across global teams.

In this role, you will shape data usage from financial statements to risk models, turning pilots into scalable programs with clear standards, timelines, and budgets. A fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment awaits.