Senior Strategic Projects Lead, Generative AI Operations San Francisco, CA

Scale AI, Inc.; New York (NY); On-site; USD 168,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking company as a Senior Strategic Projects Lead in Generative AI, where you'll spearhead initiatives that drive significant revenue growth. This dynamic role requires a strong technical background, entrepreneurial spirit, and the ability to lead diverse teams. You'll be at the forefront of transforming how organizations leverage AI, working collaboratively with stakeholders to tackle complex challenges. If you're passionate about building impactful solutions and eager for accelerated career progression, this opportunity is perfect for you. Embrace the chance to make a real difference in the AI landscape!

Benefits

Comprehensive health coverage

Dental and vision coverage

Retirement benefits

Learning and development stipend

Generous PTO

Commuter stipend

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product or operational processes, or as a Software Engineer.
• Experience leading teams and solving complex operational problems.

Responsibilities

• Own high-impact customer pipelines to enhance data quality and operational efficiency.
• Build analytics for data-driven decisions and manage global teams.

Skills

Data Analytics

Problem Solving

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Team Leadership

Education

Degree in Engineering

Degree in Computer Science

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

Senior Strategic Projects Lead, Generative AI

Scale’s Generative AI business unit is currently seeing historic levels of growth. As a Strategic Projects Lead (SPL), you will lead initiatives that will drive $XXM+ in new revenue for the business. This is a demanding role, and as an SPL, you should be prepared to wear many hats across all dimensions of Operations. The ideal SPL should have a strong entrepreneurial mindset, be comfortable getting into the weeds, and be excited about intense, impactful work that leads to accelerated career progression.

You will:

• Serve as the full owner of our most visible and high impact customer pipelines, making decisions that directly impact data quality, operational efficiency, revenue, and margins
• Understand customer requirements and design data taxonomy best suited to improving model performance based on customer needs
• Build out pipeline infrastructure to ensure quality and efficiency
• Train, coach, and manage dynamic and global teams
• Build analytics to make data-driven decisions
• Partner with diverse stakeholders (Engineering + Product + Ops + Go-to-Market) to work on problems that will drive advancements for the largest LLMs in the world
• Give regular progress updates to Scale’s executive team

Ideally, you’d have:

• Strong technical background (a degree in engineering or computer science is ideal, and at minimum the role requires the ability to do data analytics using SQL or Python).
• 5+ years of experience developing product or operational processes, or as a SWE.
• 2+ years leading a team
• Strong problem solving capabilities (experience working on operational challenges is a plus) - ability to come up with creative solutions to complex, ambiguous operational problems
• Entrepreneurial experience and mindset - you are excited about building things from scratch and are able to identify issues and execute quickly

Compensation: Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position, determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. You’ll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.

Salary Range: For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is: $168,000 — $210,000 USD.

About Us:

At Scale, we believe that the transition from traditional software to AI is one of the most important shifts of our time. Our mission is to make that happen faster across every industry, and our team is transforming how organizations build and deploy AI. Our products power the world's most advanced LLMs, generative models, and computer vision models. We are trusted by generative AI companies such as OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft, government agencies like the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, and enterprises including GM and Accenture. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at [e-mail].