Lawyer (J.D.) | Remote

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

Job summary

Crossing Hurdles is seeking a Strategic Project Lead with a JD to oversee end-to-end data-intensive initiatives for top AI Lab clients. This remote role demands leadership, strong stakeholder management, and a startup mindset to drive complex workflows in a fast-moving environment.

You will own projects, manage teams of data professionals and collaborate with legal experts, providing executive updates and KPI insights while delivering high-impact outcomes.

Qualifications

• JD required.
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management abilities.
• Experience driving large, data-intensive projects in a startup environment.
• Background in data operations, engineering, or legal domain exposure.
• Ability to lead domain-heavy data workflows end-to-end.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Data operations

Startup mindset

Legal domain knowledge

Education

Juris Doctor (JD) degree

Job description

Position: Strategic Project Lead, J.D./Legal 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, domain-specific data pipelines, improving efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
• Manage teams of Human Data Managers and Leads reviewing the work of subject-matter experts in Legal.
• Communicate directly with top AI Labs on massive, high-impact projects.
• Work with Human Data Engineers to define, track, and optimize KPIs across expert-driven workflows.
• Provide executive-level insights and updates on key projects, data performance, and operational impact.

Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree is required.
• Exceptional soft skills and stakeholder management ability, especially when working with senior legal experts.
• Willingness to grind long hours in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Strong startup and entrepreneurial mindset.
• Background in data operations, engineering, computer science, or deep exposure in the Legal domain.
• In a leadership role driving operational processes, managing large-scale or domain-heavy data projects, or optimizing complex workflows.