Strategic Project Lead

Mecka AI; New York (NY); On-site; USD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Mecka AI is seeking a Strategic Project Lead to take ownership of high-priority projects across its operations and customer workstreams. This role involves managing projects from initial requests through to delivery, and requires strong product sense and execution ability. You'll work closely with various teams to ensure quality and timely project delivery, ensuring a smooth execution process.

This is an ideal position for someone with experience in product and operations, ready to navigate ambiguity in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of experience in product, operations, consulting, or program management.
• Proven ability to own projects end-to-end.
• Experience managing complex projects and working cross-functionally.

Responsibilities

• Own projects from request to delivery and completion.
• Scope requirements, define timelines, and drive execution.
• Monitor and improve throughput, timelines, and output quality.

Skills

Product management

Operations

Consulting

Program management

Communication

Stakeholder management

Job description

The Role

We’re hiring a Strategic Project Lead to own high-priority projects end-to-end across Mecka’s operations and customer workstreams.

This is a high-agency, generalist role. You will take ownership of projects from initial request scoping execution delivery, working across functions such as data labeling, data capture, and customer deployments.

You’ll partner closely with operations, engineering, and customers to ensure projects are delivered on time, at quality, and at scale.

This role is ideal for someone with strong product sense and execution ability, who can take ambiguous problems and turn them into structured, high-performing systems.

Responsibilities

End-to-End Project Ownership

• Own projects from request to delivery and completion
• Scope requirements, define timelines, and drive execution
• Ensure deliverables meet quality, timeline, and customer expectations
• Identify risks early and proactively resolve blockers

Cross-Functional Execution

• Work across:
  • Data labeling operations
  • Data capture workflows
  • Engineering teams
  • Customer stakeholders
• Coordinate execution across teams with different priorities and constraints
• Ensure alignment between product, operations, and engineering

Throughput & Delivery Management

• Monitor and improve throughput, timelines, and output quality
• Track project performance and ensure SLAs are consistently met
• Identify bottlenecks and drive operational improvements
• Ensure projects scale effectively as volume increases

Product Thinking & Problem Solving

• Translate ambiguous requests into clear execution plans and systems
• Apply strong product judgment to prioritize what matters most
• Improve workflows and systems to increase efficiency and reliability
• Balance speed, quality, and cost in decision-making

Customer & Stakeholder Management

• Serve as the primary owner of project communication
• Manage expectations with internal teams and external customers
• Ensure transparency around timelines, risks, and deliverables

Who You Are

Required Experience

• 1–3 years of experience in product, operations, consulting, or program management
• Proven ability to own projects end-to-end
• Experience working cross-functionally with engineering and operations teams
• Strong organizational and execution skills
• Comfortable working with data in spreadsheets and modern AI tools to analyze program performance
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management abilities

Strong Signals

• Experience in fast-paced startups or high-growth environments
• Background in product management, consulting, or operations leadership
• Experience managing complex, multi-team, high-stakes projects
• Strong intuition for prioritization and tradeoffs
• Experience working with technical teams and understanding system constraints

You Are

• Highly capable and reliable — someone who gets things done
• Structured in your thinking but flexible in execution
• Comfortable operating in ambiguity and fast-changing environments
• Product-minded, with strong judgment on what actually matters
• Calm under pressure and able to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

Why This Role

• Own critical, high-impact projects that directly affect company performance
• Work across multiple functions and problem spaces
• High visibility and direct exposure to leadership
• Shape how Mecka executes and scales globally
• Ideal role for someone who wants to operate at the intersection of product, operations, and execution