Strategic Projects Lead, Generative AI

About the position

Scale’s Generative AI business unit is currently seeing historic levels of growth. As a Strategic Projects Lead (SPL), you will lead initiatives that will drive $XXM+ in new revenue for the business. This is a demanding role, and as an SPL, you should be prepared to wear many hats across all dimensions of Operations. The ideal SPL should have a strong entrepreneurial mindset, be comfortable getting into the weeds, and be excited about intense, impactful work that leads to accelerated career progression.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the full owner of our most visible and high impact customer pipelines, making decisions that directly impact data quality, operational efficiency, revenue, and margins
• Understand customer requirements and design data taxonomy best suited to improving model performance based on customer needs
• Build out pipeline infrastructure to ensure quality and efficiency
• Train, coach, and manage dynamic and global teams
• Build analytics to make data-driven decisions
• Partner with diverse stakeholders (Engineering + Product + Ops + Go-to-Market) to work on problems that will drive advancements for the largest LLMs in the world
• Give regular progress updates to Scale’s executive team

Requirements

• Strong technical background (a degree in engineering or computer science is ideal, and at minimum the role requires the ability to do data analytics using SQL or Python)
• 2+ years of experience leading a team, developing product or operational processes, or as a SWE
• Strong problem solving capabilities (experience working on operational challenges is a plus) - ability to come up with creative solutions to complex, ambiguous operational problems
• Entrepreneurial experience and mindset - you are excited about building things from scratch and are able to identify issues and execute quickly

Benefits

• Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage
• Retirement benefits
• Learning and development stipend
• Generous PTO
• Commuter stipend (may be eligible)