Frontier AI Simulation & Delivery Lead

Patronus AI; United States; Remote; USD 125,000 - 250,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity packages

15 days of paid vacation per annum

Parental & sick leave

Health, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) plan + matching

In-office lunch & dinner

Whoop band

Monthly meal stipend

Monthly health and wellness stipend

Equinox membership

Fun global offsites!

Job summary

Patronus AI, based in San Francisco, seeks a Strategic Projects Lead to drive end-to-end simulations that shape how frontier AI systems are trained and evaluated. You will lead a team, align with customers, and oversee from requirements to delivery while maintaining high quality and robust workflows.

You will partner with technical, research, and QA teams to prioritize builds, analyze behavior, and set standards for realistic, scalable environments.

Qualifications

• Proactive mindset with willingness to learn and drive.
• Strong organization and ability to manage tasks, timelines, and reviews.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; translate customer needs into technical requirements.
• Background in Computer Science, Machine Learning, Engineering, Mathematics, or related field.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end delivery of high-quality simulations and environments for real-world workflows.
• Maintain visibility on tasks, gaps, risks, blockers, and delivery timelines.
• Serve as primary delivery interface with customers; manage expectations and feedback weekly.
• Partner with technical, research, and QA leads to prioritize builds based on needs.
• Define and uphold quality standards for simulations and tooling; build automated QA.
• Analyze model behavior and failure modes to improve reward design and QA processes.
• Turn learnings into scalable systems and tooling for future simulation environments.

Skills

Proactiveness

Willingness to learn

Relentless drive

Organization

Attention to quality

Communication

Integrity

Education

CS/ML/Engineering/Math degree or equivalent

Job description

Patronus AI, based in San Francisco, seeks a Strategic Projects Lead to drive end-to-end simulations that shape how frontier AI systems are trained and evaluated. You will lead a team, align with customers, and oversee from requirements to delivery while maintaining high quality and robust workflows.

You will partner with technical, research, and QA teams to prioritize builds, analyze behavior, and set standards for realistic, scalable environments.