Strategic AI Data Programs Lead

Handshake; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 176,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Ownership

Financial Wellness

Family Support

Wellbeing

Growth

Remote & Office

Time Off

Connection

Job summary

Handshake, in the United States, seeks a Strategic Projects Lead to own large-scale human data programs powering frontier AI model training and evaluation. You will work with leading AI labs and tech companies, making real-time decisions affecting revenue, margins, and customer relationships.

This high-ownership, outcomes-driven role suits operators who thrive in ambiguity, move fast, and take end-to-end accountability, coordinating multi-week to multi-month programs with complex delivery goals.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in STEM field.
• A STEM degree is required.
• Strong analytical and first-principles problem-solving skills applied to scaling operations.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including with senior customers.
• High ownership mindset with pride in end-to-end accountability.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end execution of multi-week to multi-month AI data programs delivering ARR-equivalent impact.
• Lead and coordinate hundreds to thousands of Fellows to meet delivery timelines while maintaining quality and cost targets.
• Design staffing models, incentives, and workflows to improve throughput, margins, and delivery reliability.
• Partner with frontier AI labs and senior stakeholders to shape scope and expand programs.

Skills

STEM experience

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication

Ownership

Curiosity

Education

STEM degree

Job description

Handshake, in the United States, seeks a Strategic Projects Lead to own large-scale human data programs powering frontier AI model training and evaluation. You will work with leading AI labs and tech companies, making real-time decisions affecting revenue, margins, and customer relationships.

This high-ownership, outcomes-driven role suits operators who thrive in ambiguity, move fast, and take end-to-end accountability, coordinating multi-week to multi-month programs with complex delivery goals.