Finance Operations Manager | Remote

Crossing Hurdles; United States; Remote; USD 400,000 - 550,000; Full time

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Strategic Project Lead, Finance Expertise, to own end-to-end finance data projects for high-profile AI Lab clients. This remote, full-time role demands strong stakeholder management and a startup mindset to drive efficiency, accuracy, and scalable data pipelines.

You will lead teams of data professionals, collaborate with engineers, and report executive updates on progress, data performance and operational impact. Compensation ranges from $400K to $550K per year.

Qualifications

• Finance domain knowledge or strong exposure to financial systems and data.
• Experience leading large finance-driven data projects or complex workflows.
• Willingness to work long hours, weekends, in a fast-moving startup.

Responsibilities

• Own projects end to end for top AI Lab clients.
• Manage finance-specific data pipelines for accuracy and scalability.
• Lead teams of Human Data Managers and Leads reviewing SME work in Finance.
• Communicate with top AI Labs on high-impact projects.
• Define and optimize KPIs across finance-driven workflows with data engineers.
• Provide executive updates on projects, data performance, and impact.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Startup experience

Entrepreneurial mindset

Finance domain knowledge

Education

Finance/Financial Engineering/Economics/Accounting background

Job description

Position: Strategic Project Lead, Finance Expertise

Type: Full-Time

Compensation: $400K - $550K/yr

Location: Remote

Commitment: 10-40 hrs/week

Role Responsibilities

• Own projects end to end, ensuring top AI Lab clients are extremely happy.
• Own and manage complex, finance-specific data pipelines, improving efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Manage teams of Human Data Managers and Leads reviewing the work of subject-matter experts in Finance.
• Communicate directly with top AI Labs on massive, high-impact projects.
• Work with Human Data Engineers to define, track, and optimize KPIs across finance-driven workflows.
• Provide executive-level insights and updates on key projects, data performance, and operational impact.

Requirements

• Exceptional soft skills and stakeholder management ability, especially when working with senior finance domain experts.
• Willingness to grind long hours, including weekends, in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Strong startup and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Background in Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, Accounting, or a related field, or strong exposure to financial systems and data.
• In a leadership role driving operational processes, managing large-scale or finance-heavy data projects, or optimizing complex workflows.
• Passion for building from the ground up, identifying inefficiencies, and executing solutions rapidly in high-stakes environments.