Strategic Projects Lead, Deeptune

About the Role

We're looking for a Strategic Projects Lead to own and scale the data operations that power frontier AI training. This is a high-ownership role for someone with strong agency, comfortable making decisions with incomplete information, and able to build processes that hold up under pressure.

As an SPL, you will own projects end to end, from scoping through final delivery. You'll manage a distributed team, forecast timelines, meet throughput targets, and maintain a high bar for everything that ships. You'll face ambiguous problems and are expected to solve them in ways that scale across the org. Your work will directly shape frontier models and how they're deployed.

We are hiring for Strategic Projects Associates, Strategic Projects Leads, and Senior Strategic Projects Leads. If you apply through this link, we'll evaluate you for the role that best fits your level of experience.

What You'll Do

• Own delivery end-to-end: You're accountable for data delivery end-to-end, including deadlines, throughput, and quality
• Solve ambiguous problems: When you find a broken or inefficient process, you will build a scalable solution that the whole org will benefit from
• Build and lead contributor teams: Recruit, train, and manage a distributed workforce; turn new hires into high performers.
• Partner cross-functionally: Work closely with our engineers to scope technical requirements, flag blockers, and ship improvements to our pipeline infrastructure
• Drive continuous improvement: Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and quality gaps, and then build the solution.s

Additional information

SPLs are obsessed with both quality and velocity. You'll combine analytical rigor, quantitative thinking, strong judgment, and creative problem-solving to move data efficiently through complex systems - often with imperfect information.

What We're Looking for

• 2+ Years of experience: Background in consulting, finance, startups, or other operationally intense environments.
• Skills: Strong analytical and communication abilities; proven track record of managing complex projects.
• Customer-Facing Experience: Comfortable working directly with high-profile clients.
• Mindset: Excited by "gritty" process optimization and large-scale execution.

About You

• You're a self-directed operator who takes ownership without being asked.
• You'd rather build a system than do the same task twice.
• You're motivated by the chance to shape how frontier AI gets built.
• You are motivated by ownership, impact, and building frontier tech.
• Your work is a craft you want to master.
• You thrive in ambiguity and love hard problems.
• You appreciate diverse perspectives and uncommon ideas.
• You are excited to build in person, 5 days a week, from our office at One World Trade.

Key Facts

• SPLs generate $10M+ in project revenue annually.
• Customer requests are high-pressure and time-sensitive (e.g., onboarding 1,000 contributors in 3 days, delivering 10+ hours of quality data per contributor within 48 hours).
• The role is explicitly operations-focused-not strategy, product, or GTM.

Growth Path

• SPLs begin as individual contributors, running projects end-to-end.
• High performers may advance to Senior SPL (SSPL) roles, managing multiple projects and teams of SPLs.

Compensation

• Base cash comp from $120K-$150k for SPL, and up to $200k for an SSPL
• Bi-annual performance bonus structure
• Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
• $15K relocation bonus (for moving to the New York metropolitan area)
• $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
• $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
• Free Equinox membership
• $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
• $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match