Strategic Projects Lead, Generative AI

About the Role

Scale’s Generative AI business unit is less than one year old and is currently seeing historic levels of growth. As a Strategic Projects Lead, you will be leading 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 such as Operator, Product Manager, and customer-facing Engagement Manager. 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 an accelerated career progression.

What You Will Do

• Lead cross-functional projects with diverse stakeholders (Engineering + Ops + Go-to-Market)
• Partner with product and engineering teams to enhance products to fulfill needs of strategic customers and initiatives
• Own the execution of our data labeling operations for strategic projects
• Give regular progress updates to Scale’s executive team
• Work on some of the most impactful problems at the company

Ideally, You'd Have

• Strong technical background (a degree in 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 or as a consultant is a plus).
• Entrepreneurial experience and mindset - you are excited about building things from scratch.

Compensation & Benefits

Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The base salary range for this full-time position in San Francisco, New York, Seattle is $180,600—$225,750 USD. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation. You’ll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: Comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.

About Scale AI

At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Cisco, DLA Piper, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.

Key skills/competency

• Generative AI
• Project Leadership
• Cross-functional Collaboration
• Product Management
• Operations Management
• Data Analytics
• SQL
• Python
• Strategic Planning
• Entrepreneurial Mindset