Sunset
Strategic Project Lead
$220K
New York · On-site · Full-time · Posted Oct 9, 2026
- Experience
- 2–3+ years; examples include engineering or technical program/account management at a startup.
About the job
Own end-to-end data engagements with frontier AI labs, translating research needs into scoped, high-quality data deliveries and coordinating clients, partner companies, and internal teams.
What you'll do
- Scope and deliver multi-million-dollar data projects from initial conversations through completion.
- Translate lab goals into data specifications, quality requirements, and timelines; serve as the primary contact for research and data teams.
- Coordinate data sourcing and delivery with partner companies and internal teams, while managing client relationships and resolving blockers.
What they ask for
- 2–3+ years in a high-pressure, high-ownership environment, such as engineering or technical program/account management at a startup.
- Track record of owning and delivering complex, ambiguous projects with multiple stakeholders and external clients.
- Able to engage with technical and research stakeholders and discuss model training and evaluation.
- Strong analytical, written, and verbal communication skills.
Nice to have
- Experience with a frontier AI lab or AI data/evaluation vendor; forward-deployed, solutions, or client-facing delivery roles.
- Hands-on experience with data pipelines, RL environments, evals, or model post-training; founder or early startup employee experience.
Pay
$175-220K USD base salary
AI focus
Manage data projects for frontier AI labs, translating model improvement goals into data requirements and deliveries.
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