Strategic Project Lead

CGS; San Francisco (CA); Vor Ort; USD 175.000 - 300.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Competitive base salary

Equity participation

Direct exposure to founders and AI lab

Zusammenfassung

CGS in San Francisco is seeking a Strategic Project Lead to own enterprise data and workflow delivery for AI development. The role blends project leadership, operations, client management and commercial responsibilities in a fast-growing startup.

You will manage complex programmes with enterprise clients, coordinate domain experts and internal teams, and shape delivery from scope to adoption while building long-term client relationships.

Qualifikationen

• Experience leading complex programmes end to end.
• Strong ability to coordinate across multiple functions.
• Proven track record of delivering measurable impact.

Aufgaben

• Lead complex programmes from scoping through delivery and adoption.
• Coordinate enterprise clients, domain experts, and internal teams.
• Own the delivery process including data access, capacity, quality, and costs.
• Develop client relationships and progress toward account ownership.

Kenntnisse

Project management

Stakeholder management

Client facing

Analytical thinking

Organizational skills

Jobbeschreibung

Location: San Francisco, California, USA (in-office)

Experience: 1+ years

About the Company

Join a fast-growing, seed-stage AI data and automation company based in San Francisco. The company works directly with engineering and life sciences enterprises to automate complex workflows, identify where AI models fall short, and transform real-world data into valuable datasets for leading AI research labs.

Already generating an eight-figure annualised revenue run rate and working with three leading AI labs, the company is scaling rapidly. The founding team of six plans to grow to approximately 15 people by the end of the year.

This is an opportunity to join an ambitious team with strong consulting and academic backgrounds, take ownership of high-impact projects, and help shape the company's operational and commercial future.

The Role

As a Strategic Project Lead, you will own complex, customer-facing programmes that turn enterprise data and workflows into high-quality datasets for AI development.

This is a broad, hands-on role combining project leadership, operations, client management and commercial responsibility. You will coordinate enterprise partners, domain experts and internal teams to ensure projects are delivered successfully, even when requirements and priorities change rapidly.

You will take ownership of the entire delivery process, from defining project scope and securing data access to managing expert capacity, quality, costs and enterprise adoption. As you grow into the role, you will have the opportunity to take ownership of client accounts and develop new business, working towards responsibilities currently handled by the founders.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead complex programmes from initial scoping through execution, delivery and adoption.
• Work directly with enterprise clients to understand their needs, define requirements and secure access to relevant data.
• Coordinate domain experts, contractors, reviewers and internal technical teams.
• Recruit, onboard and manage expert contributors to support project delivery.
• Plan reviewer capacity and monitor acceptance rates, delivery quality and project costs.
• Use operational data to improve resource allocation, staffing and programme performance.
• Manage changing client requirements, stakeholder expectations and project priorities.
• Drive change management and ensure successful implementation within enterprise environments.
• Identify and solve new problems for customers rather than relying on established processes.
• Build trusted client relationships, with the opportunity to progress into account ownership and business development.

Requirements

• At least one year of relevant experience, with demonstrated ownership, strong judgement and measurable impact. Exceptional candidates with a compelling track record are encouraged to apply.
• Proven experience owning complex projects end to end in operations, consulting, programme management or technical delivery.
• Strong customer-facing experience, including coordinating stakeholders across different functions and areas of expertise.
• The ability to break down ambiguous challenges into actionable plans and deliver tangible results.
• Excellent organisational, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience managing external contributors, domain experts, contractors or reviewer teams is highly relevant.
• A track record of sustained impact, demonstrated through meaningful outcomes, increasing responsibility or ownership of significant initiatives.
• Strong professional or academic credentials, or other clear evidence of exceptional ability and initiative.
• Comfortable working in person in San Francisco, following a demanding 9-9-6 schedule and adapting to a fast-changing startup environment.

Particularly relevant backgrounds include AI and data operations, AI training programmes, data delivery, expert networks and customer-facing consulting roles with subsequent experience in data or AI.

Experience with AI training, model evaluation, data annotation or human-data programmes is a plus. Candidates should be able to demonstrate measurable results and explain how they personally drove outcomes.

What's on Offer?

• Competitive base salary of $175,000–$300,000.
• Equity participation of 0.1–0.5%.
• The opportunity to work directly with leading AI research labs and enterprise clients.
• Significant ownership and responsibility within a rapidly growing startup.
• A clear opportunity to progress into client account ownership and commercial responsibilities.
• Direct exposure to the founders and strategic company decisions.
• The chance to help shape how real-world enterprise workflows are used to improve AI systems.

Interview Process

• Introductory conversation: Discuss your background, experience and fit for the role.
• Case study: Demonstrate your approach to solving complex operational and customer challenges.
• On-site interview: Meet the team in San Francisco and explore the role in greater depth.
• Offer: Successful candidates proceed to the offer stage.

This role requires working in person in San Francisco, following a 9-9-6 schedule. The company operates in a fast-moving environment where priorities can change quickly, so adaptability, ownership and calm execution are essential.

Visa sponsorship is limited. Eligible profiles may include US citizens, green card holders, refugees and asylees, and candidates with qualifying H-1B, O-1 or TN status.