Strategic Projects Lead

Success Matcher Recruitment; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

Success Matcher Recruitment partners with a fast-growing AI-native marketplace and seeks a Strategic Projects Lead with 3–6 years in consulting, finance, or intense startup ops. You will work directly with the CEO to deliver high-value client accounts and shape how the platform scales its core operations in the coming years.

You will coordinate multi-million dollar programs for top enterprise clients, drive strategic delivery, and partner with the CEO on decisions.

Qualifications

• 3–6 years in management consulting, investment banking/PE, or high-intensity startup operations.
• Strong analytical capabilities with a proven track record of managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Exceptional communication skills and comfort engaging directly with high-profile enterprise executives.
• Ability to switch contexts between high-level strategy and granular tactical execution in an ambiguous environment.
• Willingness to work in-person, six days a week in San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities

• Drive Strategic Delivery: Coordinate and execute multi-million dollar, mission-critical projects for top-tier enterprise accounts under demanding timelines.
• CEO Thought Partner: Work side-by-side with the Chief Executive Officer on high-stakes business decisions, strategic planning, and operational scaling.
• Scale Operations: Oversee and orchestrate the work of tens of thousands of platform experts to ensure operational excellence.
• Process Engineering: Rapidly diagnose operational bottlenecks and restructure complex workflows to boost output quality, throughput, and cost efficiency.
• Cross-Functional Execution: Maintain execution across multiple moving workstreams and high-profile stakeholder groups.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Analytical rigor

Executive communication

Agility

Project leadership

Job description

About the Company

Our client is an AI-native, two-sided marketplace platform building the infrastructure for on-demand human capability. They connect enterprise organizations needing specialized domain expertise for AI training, evaluation, market research, and expert-driven projects with high-quality professionals.

By deploying an automated system that synthesizes thousands of performance, skill, and preference signals, they replace traditional resume-based recruiting with data-driven matchmaking to transform how labor is allocated globally.

About the Role

Seeking a high-caliber Strategic Projects Lead with 3-6 years of experience in management consulting, high-growth finance, or operationally intense tech startups. In this role, you will partner directly with the CEO to drive the delivery of highest-value customer accounts and shape how a fast-growing marketplace scales its core operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Drive Strategic Delivery: Coordinate and execute multi-million dollar, mission-critical projects for top-tier enterprise accounts under demanding timelines.
• CEO Thought Partner: Work side-by-side with the Chief Executive Officer on high-stakes business decisions, strategic planning, and operational scaling.
• Scale Operations: Oversee and orchestrate the work of tens of thousands of platform experts to ensure operational excellence.
• Process Engineering: Rapidly diagnose operational bottlenecks and restructure complex workflows to boost output quality, throughput, and cost efficiency.
• Cross-Functional Execution: Maintain execution across multiple moving workstreams and high-profile stakeholder groups.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience: 3 to 6 years in management consulting, investment banking/PE, or high-intensity startup operations.
• Analytical Precision: Strong analytical capabilities with a proven track record of managing complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Client Presence: Exceptional communication skills and comfort engaging directly with high-profile enterprise executives.
• Agility: Ability to switch contexts between high-level strategy and granular tactical execution in an ambiguous environment.
• Location & Work Schedule: Willingness to work in-person, six days a week in San Francisco, CA.