Technical Project Lead, AI Delivery

About the role

• Technical Project Lead, AI Delivery
• Team: Client Services
• Prolific

Prolific isn't just enabling AI innovation - we're redefining it. While foundational AI technologies are becoming commoditized, Prolific's human data infrastructure provides the high-quality, diverse data required to train the next generation of AI models. Through our platform, we empower researchers and companies to access a global, ethically curated participant base, ensuring cutting-edge AI research and training grounded in inclusivity and precision.

The Role

We're hiring a Technical Project Lead to deliver some of Prolific's most important and complex AI client programmes. You'll own client engagements end to end, working directly with clients to understand what they're trying to achieve and turning their requirements into successful human data programmes. This is a hands-on role in a fast-moving area of AI, where requirements can change quickly and you'll need to be comfortable with ambiguity and getting into the detail.

What You'll Be Doing

• Own end-to-end delivery of complex AI projects, from understanding requirements and shaping the delivery approach through to execution and completion.
• Act as the primary point of contact for your clients, building strong relationships and communicating clearly and consistently throughout the project.
• Translate complex or evolving requirements into clear scopes, delivery plans, success criteria and practical solutions.
• Partner with Sales, Operations, Product and Engineering to coordinate resources and solve delivery challenges.
• Stay close to execution, spotting risks early and working through problems directly to keep delivery on track.
• Own and track key delivery metrics, including quality, timelines, budgets and profitability, and use project data to improve outcomes.
• Improve how we deliver AI projects by developing scalable processes, tools and ways of working as our client base grows.

What You'll Bring to the Role

• 3-6+ years of experience managing complex client projects or programmes, ideally in AI/ML, human data, data services or another technical environment.
• A solid understanding of AI technologies and the AI/ML development lifecycle, including data collection, annotation, evaluation or validation.
• Strong client-facing skills, with experience building trusted relationships and communicating with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience turning complex or ambiguous requirements into clear, executable plans and successful outcomes.
• A hands-on approach to problem-solving, with the ability to get into the detail, identify what's going wrong and drive solutions forward.
• Strong analytical and commercial judgement, with experience managing KPIs, budgets, profitability, quality and delivery performance.
• Proven ability to lead across teams, align stakeholders and operate in a fast-moving environment where priorities change.

Why Prolific is a great place to work

We've built a unique platform that connects researchers and companies with a global pool of participants, enabling the collection of high-quality, ethically sourced human behavioral data and feedback. This data is the cornerstone of developing more accurate, nuanced, and aligned AI systems.

We believe that the next leap in AI capabilities won't come solely from scaling existing models, but from integrating diverse human perspectives and behaviors into AI development. By providing this crucial human data infrastructure, Prolific is positioning itself at the forefront of the next wave of AI innovation - one that reflects the breath and the best of humanity.

Working for us will place you at the forefront of AI innovation, providing access to our unique human data platform and opportunities for groundbreaking research.

Pay and benefits

Join us to enjoy a competitive salary, benefits, and remote working within our impactful, mission-driven culture. At Prolific, our compensation packages for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. Many roles also include the opportunity to earn a cash variable element, such as a bonus or commission.

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Why Prolific is a great place to work

For pay transparency, the base salary range for this full-time role in San Francisco or New York is $140,000-$170,000 per annum and negotiable for other states.

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