Technical Strategic Projects Associate

Responsibilities

• Partner with frontier AI labs to coordinate dataset generation projects, manage timelines, and ensure delivery excellence.
• Build and maintain operational tools using AI (ChatGPT, Claude Code) and scripting to automate workflows, track metrics, and improve efficiency.
• Manage teams of technical experts across domains like software engineering, data science, and machine learning.
• Create technical documentation, project briefs, and data samples for customer presentations.
• Support product development by gathering technical requirements, coordinating testing, and tracking feature releases.
• Analyze operational metrics and build lightweight dashboards to monitor project health and team performance.
• Drive process improvements and build systems to scale operations as the company grows.
• Interface with engineering and research teams on technical and operational coordination.

Required Qualifications

• Strong interest in AI and technical fluency—comfortable using AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude Code, and learning new technologies quickly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; ability to interface with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Extreme ownership, agency, and ability to operate independently with minimal supervision.
• Ability to learn rapidly, iterate, and thrive in ambiguous environments.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Collaborative mindset with ability to coordinate across teams.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office, Google Workspace, and knowledge of technical tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in software engineering, ML engineering, AI research, or computer science.
• Full-time or internship experience at a top tech company (FAANG, frontier AI lab) or quantitative trading firm.
• Prior startup experience or founding experience.
• Willingness to work long hours and weekends when projects demand it.

Base Salary: $90,000 - $130,000