Strategic Project Lead, Coding

talentpluto

$130K — $150K *
Enterprise Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of independent client relationship management experience.
  • Technical background in software engineering or computer science.
  • Demonstrated entrepreneurial spirit or relevant experience in banking, consulting, or startups.
  • Strong agency with a proactive approach in uncertain situations.
  • Ability to rapidly learn and adapt in a dynamic environment.
  • Exceptional attention to detail in client-facing tasks.
  • Collaborative personality with high integrity and low ego.

Responsibilities

  • Own client engagements from start to finish, ensuring data requirements are met.
  • Act as the main contact for AI lab researchers, translating their needs into data specifications.
  • Coordinate effectively with platform engineering and expert sourcing teams.
  • Manage a network of technical experts for quality data production, conducting quality assurance checks.
  • Identify valuable datasets by monitoring industry developments and research trends.

Benefits

  • Opportunity for career advancement into leadership roles as the company grows.
  • High-ownership role on an ambitious, small team with significant agency.
  • Direct collaboration with top researchers in the AI field.
Full Job Description
Location: San Francisco, CA

Work Model: Onsite, 5 days per week

Industry: Applied AI / AI research data

Compensation: $130K-$150K base, ~$300K OTE (profit share)
The Opportunity

As a Strategic Project Lead on the coding track, you will own client engagements end to end, partnering directly with researchers at top AI labs to scope, build, and deliver high-quality code-generation datasets. You will be the connective tissue across platform engineering, expert sourcing, and a network of technical domain experts, while keeping a pulse on the frontier to proactively shape what gets built next.

This is a high-agency, high-ownership role on a small, ambitious team, with a clear path to growing into pod leadership as the company scales.
Responsibilities
  • Own client engagements end to end, from understanding data requirements to final delivery.
  • Serve as the primary point of contact for lab researchers, translating their needs into clear data specifications.
  • Coordinate cross-functionally with platform engineering and the growth (expert sourcing) team.
  • Manage a network of technical experts producing the data, and run quality assurance and quality checks.
  • Proactively identify high-value datasets by tracking industry news and research.
Requirements
  • 3+ years of experience, with the ability to own client relationships independently end to end.
  • A technical background (software engineering or computer science), given the code-generation focus of this track.
  • Alternatively, a strong entrepreneurial or founder track record, top-tier banking or consulting experience, or an early-stage startup operator background.
  • High agency and a strong bias to action under ambiguity.
  • Fast learner who can keep pace with a rapidly evolving field.
  • Strong work ethic and stamina for a demanding, project-based environment.
  • Exceptional attention to detail in client-facing work.
  • High integrity and a collaborative, low-ego approach.
  • Able to work onsite in San Francisco five days per week.

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