Strategic Project Lead
Morpheus Talent Solutions · New York, New York, United States
FULL TIMEpermanent
Job Description
Strategic Project Lead, Frontier AI Data PartnershipsSalary: $160k - $220k base + profit share of 1% of revenueLocation: New York City (in-person)Full-time
Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.
Morpheus are partnered with a fast-growing AI data company that licenses real, de-identified operating data from businesses to frontier AI labs. They have scaled from zero to a significant run rate in a matter of months, and they are backed by leading investors. It is a small team where you carry outsized responsibility and grow as fast as the company does.
The roleThey are hiring a Strategic Project Lead to own their most important engagements with frontier AI labs, end to end. You will take a lab’s goals for the data it needs, turn them into a scoped, high-quality delivery and run it through to completion, working directly with the lab’s researchers on one side and the internal team and partner companies on the other.This is a high-ownership role for someone who is as comfortable in a research conversation as they are in the operational weeds.
What you’ll doOwn multi-million dollar data projects with frontier AI labs, from the first scoping conversation through successful deliveryBe the primary point of contact for lab research and data teams, translating what they are trying to improve in their models into concrete data specs, quality requirements and timelinesBuild relationships and trust with clients, anticipating needs, spotting opportunities for expansion and delivering world-class execution under demanding timelinesWork with partner companies and internal teams to source, structure and deliver data, and remove blockers as they appear
What you bring2 to 3+ years in a high-pressure, high-ownership environment, such as engineering, technical program or account management at a startupA track record of owning complex, ambiguous projects with multiple stakeholders and external clients, and delivering on themComfort engaging directly with high-profile technical and research counterparts, with real curiosity about how models are trained and evaluatedStrong analytical skills: you can structure messy problems, work with data and build the metrics that tell you whether a project is on trackExcellent written and verbal xzbcwsv communication, including with senior external stakeholdersA gritty, action-oriented approach and a willingness to roll up your sleeves
Nice to haveExperience at or working with a frontier AI lab or an AI data and evaluation vendorForward-deployed, solutions or client-facing delivery experienceHands-on work with data pipelines, RL environments, evals or post-trainingTime as a founder or early employee at a startup
Package$160k - $220k baseProfit share of 1% of revenueFull medical, dental and vision coveredUnlimited PTOGym and workout class membershipsDesk allowanceRelocation bonus of up to $15,000 where applicable
Read the overview of this opportunity to understand what skills, including and relevant soft skills and software package proficiencies, are required.
Morpheus are partnered with a fast-growing AI data company that licenses real, de-identified operating data from businesses to frontier AI labs. They have scaled from zero to a significant run rate in a matter of months, and they are backed by leading investors. It is a small team where you carry outsized responsibility and grow as fast as the company does.
The roleThey are hiring a Strategic Project Lead to own their most important engagements with frontier AI labs, end to end. You will take a lab’s goals for the data it needs, turn them into a scoped, high-quality delivery and run it through to completion, working directly with the lab’s researchers on one side and the internal team and partner companies on the other.This is a high-ownership role for someone who is as comfortable in a research conversation as they are in the operational weeds.
What you’ll doOwn multi-million dollar data projects with frontier AI labs, from the first scoping conversation through successful deliveryBe the primary point of contact for lab research and data teams, translating what they are trying to improve in their models into concrete data specs, quality requirements and timelinesBuild relationships and trust with clients, anticipating needs, spotting opportunities for expansion and delivering world-class execution under demanding timelinesWork with partner companies and internal teams to source, structure and deliver data, and remove blockers as they appear
What you bring2 to 3+ years in a high-pressure, high-ownership environment, such as engineering, technical program or account management at a startupA track record of owning complex, ambiguous projects with multiple stakeholders and external clients, and delivering on themComfort engaging directly with high-profile technical and research counterparts, with real curiosity about how models are trained and evaluatedStrong analytical skills: you can structure messy problems, work with data and build the metrics that tell you whether a project is on trackExcellent written and verbal xzbcwsv communication, including with senior external stakeholdersA gritty, action-oriented approach and a willingness to roll up your sleeves
Nice to haveExperience at or working with a frontier AI lab or an AI data and evaluation vendorForward-deployed, solutions or client-facing delivery experienceHands-on work with data pipelines, RL environments, evals or post-trainingTime as a founder or early employee at a startup
Package$160k - $220k baseProfit share of 1% of revenueFull medical, dental and vision coveredUnlimited PTOGym and workout class membershipsDesk allowanceRelocation bonus of up to $15,000 where applicable
Details
| Company | Morpheus Talent Solutions |
| Location | New York, New York, United States |
| Type | FULL TIME |
| Niche | hr |
| Experience | permanent |