Strategic Project Lead

IntelliPro Group Inc. • San Francisco, CA

6d • $140,000 - $180,000 • Onsite

About The Position

The Strategic Project Lead serves as the primary technical and delivery partner for researchers and engineering teams at frontier AI and robotics organizations. The role involves understanding customer research objectives, translating them into engineering and data-collection requirements, and leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-quality results. It owns the full lifecycle of complex technical programs, from requirement discovery and solution design through execution, quality control, and final delivery. The position is onsite in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Requirements

• Strong engineering background in robotics, machine learning, computer science, electrical engineering, mechanical engineering, or a related technical field.
• Experience leading complex technical projects involving hardware, robotics, AI systems, data collection, or real-world deployment.
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Mandarin Chinese, including the ability to communicate complex technical concepts, manage expectations, and build trusted relationships with domestic and international stakeholders and teams.
• Ability to communicate effectively with researchers and engineers working on advanced AI or robotics systems.
• Strong customer-facing skills, including uncovering underlying needs, managing expectations, and building trusted relationships.
• Demonstrated ability to translate open-ended technical problems into structured execution plans.
• Excellent project-management skills across multiple stakeholders, dependencies, and timelines.
• High ownership, sound judgment, and ability to operate effectively in a fast-moving startup environment.
• Comfort moving between technical discussions, customer communication, project planning, and hands-on problem-solving.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in Physical AI, robotics, autonomous systems, world models, embodied AI, or multimodal data.
• Background in technical program management, solutions engineering, or research operations.

Responsibilities

• Partner directly with researchers and engineering leaders at leading AI and robotics organizations.
• Understand customer research goals and translate ambiguous requirements into technical specifications, project plans, and delivery milestones.
• Lead Physical AI data-collection programs involving hardware, robotics systems, operations, and data-quality workflows.
• Coordinate research, engineering, hardware, data operations, and quality teams to drive execution.
• Define project scope, success metrics, timelines, resource requirements, and risk-mitigation plans.
• Identify technical or operational blockers early and work with internal teams to resolve them.
• Maintain standards for data quality, system reliability, delivery speed, and customer satisfaction.
• Communicate progress, tradeoffs, risks, and technical decisions to customer and internal stakeholders.
• Build repeatable delivery processes as the company expands across customers and programs.
• Help shape the Strategic Project Lead function and operating model as an early team member.

Benefits

• Potential performance-based year-end bonus ranging from $100,000 to $500,000.
• Equity compensation indicated at $150,000 to $250,000 annually, with a four-year vesting schedule; grant structure to be confirmed.
• Comprehensive benefits package, subject to eligibility.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed