Strategic Project Lead

Workstream; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary and equity

Comprehensive health coverage

Early employee opportunity at a Series B startup

Job summary

Workstream is looking for a Strategic Projects Lead (SPL) in Los Angeles to manage complex, high-impact initiatives that promote revenue growth and operational efficiency. This position involves working directly with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to strategize from concept through execution.

Candidates should have 4-8 years of relevant experience, strong analytical skills, and a proven track record in leading projects that result in measurable business impact.

The role is full-time with regular travel to our Menlo Park office.

Qualifications

• 4-8 years of experience in operations, strategy, product, or consulting.
• Proven track record in executing cross-functional initiatives.
• Ability to work with data to drive decisions.

Responsibilities

• Manage a network to collect video data and motivate workforce.
• Own development of video data platform from concept to execution.
• Design systems for managing video data effectively.

Skills

Operations expertise

Analytical skills

Strong communication

Stakeholder management

Systems thinking

Job description

Workstream is a mission-driven company building the all-in-one HR, payroll, and hiring platform for managing the hourly workforce. There are 2.7 billion hourly workers, making up 80% of the global workforce, but this market has been heavily underserved by technology and deserves better. Workstream has been purpose-built for the hourly workforce from day one so that these businesses and their employees can thrive.

Our customers include leading brands from multiple sectors, including Burger King, Carl's Jr./Hardee's, IHOP, KFC, and Culvers. We are a high growth series B company and quickly expanding our product portfolio to deliver on our vision. We are backed by legendary VCs and industry experts like Founders Fund, BOND, and Coatue.

Grow With Us

We are looking for a highly driven, analytical, and execution-focused Strategic Projects Lead (SPL) to own and deliver high-impact, cross-functional initiatives across Workstream. In this role, you will act as a force multiplier for the business—leading complex, ambiguous projects that directly impact revenue growth, operational efficiency, and customer outcomes. You will work closely with senior leadership and cross-functional teams across product, sales, operations, and customer success to drive initiatives from concept through execution. This role is ideal for someone who thrives in fast-paced environments, enjoys solving complex problems with incomplete information, and takes full ownership of outcomes. You will be expected to move quickly, make high-quality decisions, and drive measurable business impact at scale.

This is a full-time role requiring regular travel to our Menlo Park office.

Day In The Life

• Managing a network of hundreds to thousands of people to collect video data and to engage and motivate workforce
• Own the end-to-end development of video data platform, from initial concept through scaled execution
• Design and build systems for collecting, organizing, labeling, and managing thousands of hours of video data
• Lead large-scale operational initiatives, including process design, implementation, and optimization across teams
• Partner closely with senior leadership to identify strategic opportunities and translate them into actionable plans
• Drive alignment across product, engineering, sales, and operations to ensure successful delivery of key initiatives
• Analyze data to identify bottlenecks, optimize workflows, and inform decision-making
• Build and refine scalable systems, processes, and playbooks to support company growth
• Manage timelines, resources, and stakeholders to deliver projects on schedule and at a high level of quality
• Communicate progress, insights, and recommendations clearly to executive stakeholders
• Step into ambiguous problem spaces and define structure, goals, and execution plans

Who You Are

• 4-8 years of experience in operations, strategy, product, consulting, finance, or a high-growth startup environment
• Proven track record of owning and executing complex, cross-functional initiatives with measurable business impact
• Strong systems thinking and ability to design scalable processes from scratch
• Ability to move quickly and make decisions with incomplete or evolving information
• Strong analytical skills and comfort working with data to drive decisions
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including working with senior external partners
• High ownership mindset with end-to-end accountability
• Curiosity and ability to quickly ramp in technical domains such as AI, data platforms, or robotics
• Comfort operating in ambiguity and building in a 0→1 environment
• Proven track record of owning and delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives with measurable business outcomes

Nice To Have

• Experience managing large, distributed workforces or marketplaces
• Background in investment banking, private equity, or management consulting

What We Offer

• A mission-driven and value-based company dedicated to empower deskless workers and local businesses
• An early employee opportunity at a Series B hyper-growth startup; work with the founding team and industry veterans to accelerate your career
• Competitive salary and equity
• Comprehensive health coverage: medical, dental, and vision. We pay 95% of your premiums for our employees and 85% for dependents

Workstream provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training.

We are committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals.