talentpluto
Founding Strategic Project Lead
Remote role where the employee must remain based in a particular country.
United States only
Employer listed it 2 weeks ago · Found 1h ago
Been open since 2 weeks ago, still being checked, but it has been live a while.
Salary
$150,000 to $200,000
Location
United States only
Timezone
US East
Contract
Full-time
Experience
Lead
Category
Other
Stated by the employer in the job description
Remote flexibility
Work from home
This is a remote role, but the employee must be based in United States. It is work from home rather than work from anywhere.
What the employer says
- Source listing states candidate location: "San Francisco, United States, San Francisco, California, United States, San Francisco, California, United States, Remote"
What Nomaders makes of it
- Residency required in United States
- Payroll and tax are likely handled in that country only
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About the role
Location: Remote (United States)
Work Model: Remote
Industry: AI data / frontier AI labs
Compensation: $150K-$200K base, plus equity and profit share
About the Company
Our partner is an early-stage, fast-growing AI data startup working with frontier AI labs and top voice-model companies to deliver specialized data sets, including voice, reinforcement learning, and environment data. Backed by leading investors and one of the fastest-growing companies in its cohort, the team hit a $1M run rate within its first several weeks. This is a rare ground-floor opportunity to join as the first external hire, with substantial equity upside and a clear path into senior leadership for someone who wants to build.
The Opportunity
As the founding Strategic Project Lead, you will own delivery end to end. You will source data through a global contributor network, run quality control, help build out the QC systems, manage customer relationships, and oversee delivery against lab requirements. Projects typically run a few weeks to a month and move fast. This is an operationally heavy, high-ownership role with long hours, ideal for someone who treats it as more than a job and wants exposure to the fast-growing AI data space. There is a clear growth path from this seat toward senior leadership and operations as the team scales.
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end delivery of data projects against lab and customer requirements
Source data through and manage a global contributor network
Run quality control and help build out scalable QC systems
Manage customer relationships and coordinate across all sides of delivery
Operate with high agency in an unstructured, fast-moving environment
Requirements
Roughly 2+ years of post-college experience, with openness to high-agency new grads who have interned at a human-data startup
High agency and a generalist mindset, comfortable wearing multiple hats
Comfort thriving in an unstructured, early-stage environment
Willingness to take on operationally heavy work and long hours
Bonus: experience at a human-data startup, a background in product management, or aspirations to one day found a company
Requirements
- ·Source data through and manage a global contributor network
- ·Run quality control and help build out scalable QC systems
- ·Manage customer relationships and coordinate across all sides of delivery
- ·Operate with high agency in an unstructured, fast-moving environment
- ·Roughly 2+ years of post-college experience, with openness to high-agency new grads who have interned at a human-data startup
Benefits
No benefits package published with this listing. Ask about it at first interview.
How to apply
- 1Check the flexibility label above, work from home, matches where you plan to live and work.
- 2Tailor your CV to the role at talentpluto, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (US East).
- 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.
Found 1h ago. Last checked today. Always confirm the details on the original posting, salary and location can change after publication.
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