Strategic Project Lead - Legal

RJI Search; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

RJI Search is seeking a highly-motivated, results-driven professional to join its fast-paced environment in San Francisco. The role focuses on owning client relationships and steering projects from initiation to completion while delivering high-quality results under tight deadlines.

You will partner with leading AI research organizations to develop next-generation datasets and directly contribute to company revenue.

Qualifications

• Experience in high-intensity environments such as management consulting, investment banking, or high-growth startups.
• Ability to own client relationships and manage projects end-to-end under tight deadlines.
• Entrepreneurial, resourceful and highly driven in a fast-paced setting.

Responsibilities

• Partner with AI research organizations to develop datasets that advance AI and contribute to revenue.
• Lead and coordinate cross-disciplinary teams including finance, software engineering, and the sciences.
• Collaborate with internal teams to support AI research initiatives.
• Take ownership of strategic, cross-functional initiatives as an early team member to establish processes and drive growth.
• Provide support across operational and strategic initiatives as priorities evolve.

Job description

We are seeking a highly motivated and results-oriented professional with experience working in high-intensity environments such as management consulting, investment banking, or high-growth startups. The ideal candidate will be comfortable taking ownership of client relationships and managing projects from initiation through completion, with a demonstrated ability to consistently deliver high-quality results under tight deadlines.

We are looking for someone who is resourceful, entrepreneurial, and highly driven, with the energy and determination to operate in a fast-paced environment and help advance the capabilities and applications of artificial intelligence.

What You’ll Do

• Partner closely with leading AI research organizations and labs to develop next-generation datasets that advance the capabilities of AI systems while directly contributing to company revenue.
• Lead and coordinate teams of subject-matter experts across diverse disciplines, including finance, software engineering, and the sciences.
• Collaborate with internal teams to support the development and execution of innovative AI research initiatives.
• Take ownership of strategic and cross-functional initiatives as an early member of the team, helping establish processes and drive company growth.
• Provide support across a broad range of operational and strategic initiatives as business priorities evolve.