Strategic RL Finance Projects Lead - In-Person SF

Lavendo, Inc.; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 175,000 - 275,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Fully covered healthcare

Free meals

Gym membership

Free transportation to office

Relocation stipend

401(k) with 4% match

Visa sponsorship

Job summary

Lavendo, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Project Lead to drive the delivery of training environments for frontier AI labs and to shape product strategy with engineering. You’ll manage client relationships, own projects end‑to‑end, and build scalable processes in a fast-moving startup context.

We value finance and consulting backgrounds, startup exposure, and hands‑on AI tool experience. This role requires full‑time, in‑person work in San Francisco, with ownership from day one and meaningful revenue

Qualifications

• 2+ years in investment banking, private equity, hedge funds or finance-focused consulting with deep project work.
• Ability to explain the work you’ve done in depth and manage external stakeholders.
• Startup exposure or entrepreneurship is preferred; strong ownership mindset.
• Hands-on with AI tools and willingness to explain applications.
• Must be able to work in person in San Francisco, five days a week.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day delivery and quality of training environments for frontier labs.
• Lead product management efforts, shipping features and roadmap with engineering.
• Manage customer relationships, gather requirements and set expectations.
• Build scalable operational systems and guardrails for rapid cycles.
• Contribute to pricing, revenue modeling and project economics.

Skills

Finance experience

Project management

Startup experience

Entrepreneurial mindset

AI tools experience

In-person SF work

Education

CS degree (nice-to-have)

Finance/business background (advantage)

Tools

Claude Code

Codex

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Job description

Lavendo, Inc. is seeking a Strategic Project Lead to drive the delivery of training environments for frontier AI labs and to shape product strategy with engineering. You’ll manage client relationships, own projects end‑to‑end, and build scalable processes in a fast-moving startup context.

We value finance and consulting backgrounds, startup exposure, and hands‑on AI tool experience. This role requires full‑time, in‑person work in San Francisco, with ownership from day one and meaningful revenue