Appen
Strategic Project Lead - Finance
Remote US · Remote · Full-time · Posted Sep 1, 2026
- Experience
- 2+ years leading complex projects, operational workflows, or finance initiatives.
About the job
Leads financial AI pilots and research projects from scoping through operationalization, translating customer goals and financial expertise into scalable training and evaluation programs.
What you'll do
- Own financial AI pilot outcomes, validating quality, feasibility, and cost.
- Define how financial data and models are used for AI training and evaluation.
- Scale successful pilots into projects by developing workflows, expert requirements, and quality standards with research and delivery teams.
What they ask for
- Strong background in finance, financial engineering, economics, or accounting.
- Depth in financial data, markets, accounting, or modeling, including the ability to assess whether datasets are fit for purpose.
- Comfort working at pace in a high-intensity environment with an entrepreneurial approach.
Nice to have
- Experience with AI or ML companies, AI labs, or data annotation and evaluation projects.
- Experience managing finance-focused, technical, or data-intensive projects; familiarity with data pipelines, AI training workflows, model evaluation, or human-in-the-loop operations.
AI focus
Runs financial AI model training and evaluation pilots and research projects, shaping data and model use and scaling validated programs.
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