Project Coordinator

Mercor; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking Project Coordinators to support a GenAI team at a leading AI lab, serving as the operational bridge between leadership and domain experts.

You will manage AI data workflows, onboard new researchers, participate in weekly reviews, and track deliverables using Google Sheets and Excel, with strong emphasis on data management and cross-functional leadership.

This W-2 role via Cincinnatus LLC places you in the center of AI research projects across the USA.

Qualifications

• Location: Must be based in the USA.
• Education: STEM background strongly preferred.
• Experience: 3+ years in project coordination or project management with cross-functional teams.
• AI fluency: hands-on experience on AI training-data or human-data projects.
• Ideal: prior AI/data program coordination at leading tech firms or Mercor projects.

Responsibilities

• Act as a day-to-day point of contact for AI data projects and keep workflows running smoothly.
• Turn inputs from leadership into clear guidelines and share with expert teams.
• Help onboard and support new experts as the program grows.
• Join weekly business reviews, take notes, and lead calls when needed.
• Spot quality issues, understand root causes, and share findings across teams.
• Create and refine project guidelines with research and product partners.
• Flag potential roadblocks early and help resolve them.
• Track project deliverables using Google Sheets and Excel.
• Stay flexible and adapt as project needs evolve.

Skills

Data management

Excel/SQL

Coding knowledge

AI data projects

Leadership

Education

STEM background

Tools

Google Sheets

Excel

Job description

Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team to be at the core of the AI revolution, where your expertise fuels the development of the most advanced AI models.

1. Overview

Are you ready to help shape the future of artificial intelligence? Join a leading AI lab's cutting-edge GenAI team, where you'll be at the forefront of building groundbreaking AI models. We're seeking talented Project Coordinators to support and accelerate world-class AI research and data operations — acting as the operational bridge between program leadership and a growing team of domain experts.

This is a W-2 employment position with Cincinnatus LLC, with the opportunity to be placed at a leading AI Lab as part of their extended workforce.

2. What You’ll Do

• Act as a day-to-day point of contact for AI data projects, helping keep workflows and operations running smoothly.

• Work closely with program leads and domain experts — take inputs from leadership, turn them into clear guidelines, and share them with expert teams.

• Help onboard and support new experts as the program grows.

• Join weekly business reviews, keep notes and action items organized, and lead calls when needed.

• Help spot quality issues, understand root causes, and share findings across teams.

• Contribute to creating and refining project guidelines with research and product partners.

• Flag potential roadblocks early and help get them resolved.

• Track project deliverables using Google Sheets and Excel.

• Stay flexible and adapt as project needs evolve.

3. Qualifications

• Location: Must be based in the USA.

• Education: STEM background strongly preferred.

• Experience: 3+ years in project coordination or project management, with the ability to coordinate large, cross-functional teams.

• AI fluency: hands-on experience on AI training-data or human-data projects — as a project coordinator, team lead, EPM, or expert contributor.

• Ideal: prior project coordination on AI/data programs at organizations like Meta, TikTok, or Amazon, or EPM/project‑lead experience on Mercor projects or other AI tranining projects.

• Skills: strong data management experience (Excel, SQL) and working knowledge of coding.

• Leadership: prior people management experience or demonstrated ability to lead large groups effectively.

About Cincinnatus LLC:Cincinnatus LLC is an enterprise staffing company that partners with leading technology companies to source and employ highly skilled professionals for contingent and contract-based opportunities. Cincinnatus serves as the employer of record for these engagements, providing W-2 employment, payroll, benefits, and compliance, while placing employees directly within client teams to work on high-impact initiatives.

Equal Employment Opportunity:Cincinnatus is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, reproductive health decisions, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, genetic information, political views or activity, or any other legally protected characteristic.