Strategic Projects Lead - Coding

Scale's Generative AI business unit is currently seeing historic levels of growth. As a Strategic Projects Lead (SPL), you will lead initiatives that will drive $XXM+ in new revenue for the business. This is a demanding role, and as an SPL, you should be prepared to wear many hats across all dimensions of Operations. The ideal SPL should have a strong entrepreneurial mindset, be comfortable getting into the weeds, and be excited about intense, impactful work that leads to accelerated career progression.

• Serve as the full owner of our most visible and high impact customer pipelines, making decisions that directly impact data quality, operational efficiency, revenue, and margins.
• Understand customer requirements and design data taxonomy best suited to improving model performance based on customer needs.
• Build out pipeline infrastructure to ensure quality and efficiency.
• Train, coach, and manage dynamic and global teams.
• Build analytics to make data-driven decisions.
• Partner with diverse stakeholders (Engineering + Product + Ops + Go-to-Market) to work on problems that will drive advancements for the largest LLMs in the world.
• Give regular progress updates to Scale's executive team.

• A strong technical background is required for this position. For example, a degree in Machine Learning Engineering, Computer Science, or Software Engineering. The role requires the ability to do data analytics using SQL, Python, and a high proficiency in understanding Software Engineering processes.
• 3+ years of experience leading a team/projects, managing operational processes, or 3+ years of experience as a SWE.
• Strong problem‑solving capabilities in technical environments – ability to come up with creative solutions to complex, ambiguous, operational, and technical problems.
• Entrepreneurial experience and mindset – you are excited about building things from scratch and can identify issues and execute quickly.

Salary: $151,200 – $189,000 USD (based on location: San Francisco, New York, Seattle)

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At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high‑quality data and full‑stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Cisco, DLA Piper, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force.

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