Strategic Projects Lead

AfterQuery; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 270,000 - 330,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading AI research firm in San Francisco seeks a motivated individual to drive AI initiatives and manage teams of experts. Responsibilities include collaborating with top AI labs to generate cutting-edge datasets and supporting operational initiatives. The ideal candidate should possess strong leadership and communication skills, have a competitive nature, and be passionate about AI. This position demands an intense work ethic and willingness to work long hours.

Qualifications

• Intense work ethic, agency, and drive.
• Passion for AI and interest in entrepreneurship.
• Competitive nature and demonstrated past success.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with leading AI labs to generate next generation datasets.
• Manage teams of experts across various domains.
• Collaborate with internal teams for AI research.
• Drive initiatives as an early hire.
• Support various operational initiatives.

Skills

Leadership experience

Communication skills

Agility and drive

Passion for AI

Job description

Annual target compensation of $300K

Company Overview

AfterQuery is a research lab investigating the boundaries and capabilities of artificial intelligence through novel datasets and experimentation. Our customers are the foundation model labs, and we serve all of the frontier AI labs.

We are based in San Francisco, CA, and have raised funding from top investors, including Y Combinator and BoxGroup, ex-partners from Lightspeed and Index Ventures, and senior leadership at Google DeepMind and Meta GenAI.

Our founding team brings backgrounds from Jane Street, Meta, Citadel Securities, Google, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Silver Lake, Berkeley Artificial Intelligence Research (BAIR), and Stanford Artificial Intelligence Laboratory (SAIL).

Responsibilities

• Work closely with the world’s leading AI labs to generate next generation datasets to push the boundaries of AI to the limits, directly generating revenue for the company
• Manage teams of experts across a wide variety of domains, like finance, software engineering, and sciences
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop groundbreaking AI research
• Drive initiatives across the company as an early hire
• Support the team across various operational initiatives

Required Qualifications

• Intense work ethic, agency, and drive
• Passion for AI and interest in entrepreneurship
• Competitive nature and demonstrated past success
• Strong leadership experience and communication skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Ex-finance, consulting, or PE at a top firm
• Interested in making a pivot to AI with demonstrated success elsewhere
• Willingness to work 6-7 days a week