Strategic Projects Lead: AI & Hardware Programs

Voltai; Menlo Park (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Voltai is seeking a Strategic Projects Lead in Menlo Park, CA to drive end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional technical programs spanning AI/ML, data operations, engineering, and product evaluation. You will align stakeholders, manage scope/resources, and remove bottlenecks while building scalable workflows and data pipelines.

You will lead distributed teams, ensure QA/compliance, and partner with engineering, business development, and product teams to translate requirements into

Qualifications

• Master's degree required; four years of experience in engineering-related occupation or job offered.

Responsibilities

• Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional projects spanning AI/ML, data operations, engineering design, and product evaluation.
• Oversee design, implementation, and continuous improvement of workflows and systems for distributed teams of engineers, analysts, contractors, and specialists.
• Develop and enforce industry-standard practices for project documentation, quality assurance, and compliance across multiple technical programs.
• Collaborate with engineering, business development, and product teams to define requirements, manage scope, prioritize initiatives, and resolve bottlenecks for strategic objectives.
• Manage project tracking, resource allocation, and milestone delivery using Jira, Notion, Linear, or similar platforms.
• Recruit, onboard, and coordinate contractors and subject matter experts for data collection, annotation, engineering analysis, or hardware evaluation.
• Identify, evaluate, and implement strategies for sourcing and processing technical data for AI/ML training.
• Develop, document, and refine scalable data pipelines and automated processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards.

Skills

Project management

Cross-functional collaboration

Stakeholder management

Documentation & QA

Education

Master's degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or related field

Tools

Jira

Notion

Linear

Job description

Voltai is seeking a Strategic Projects Lead in Menlo Park, CA to drive end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional technical programs spanning AI/ML, data operations, engineering, and product evaluation. You will align stakeholders, manage scope/resources, and remove bottlenecks while building scalable workflows and data pipelines.

You will lead distributed teams, ensure QA/compliance, and partner with engineering, business development, and product teams to translate requirements into