Strategic Project Lead

Core team
$350K - $500K/yr compensation

Required Skills

Leadership & Team Management
Data Operations
Human Data

About micro1

micro1 connects domain experts to the development of frontier AI models. Real-world expertise is turned into training data, evaluations, and feedback loops that improve how models perform. AI labs and enterprises use micro1 to train models and build reliable AI agents through advanced evaluations and reinforcement learning environments. Experts contribute directly to how AI systems learn, reason, and perform across domains like finance, healthcare, engineering, and more. Our platform identifies and vets top talent through an AI recruiter, enabling high-quality contributions at scale.

Our goal is to enable 1 billion people to do meaningful work by applying their expertise to AI. We’ve raised $40M+ in funding, and our AI recruiter has powered over 1 million AI-led interviews as our global network of experts grows into the human intelligence layer for AI.

Job Description

Job Title: Strategic Project Lead


Job Type: Full-Time


Location: Remote


micro1 is the end-to-end human data infrastructure behind AGI. Our AI recruiter model is used by frontier AI labs and Fortune 10s to source, vet, and deploy PhDs and professors from the world’s top universities at scale. These experts are placed directly into the training loops of the most advanced AI systems, powering the breakthroughs that move models forward. Our data platform converts their expertise into high-signal training datasets, and our talent management tooling measures, routes, and improves performance at scale.


Your Role:

As a Strategic Projects Lead (SPL), you will be the main POC for our top AI Labs customers and manage a team of PhDs/Professors to train frontier AI models, ensuring the highest standards in data integrity, scalability, and quality. You will oversee the design and execution of workflows that structure, optimize, and manage large-scale data pipelines. This role requires an analytical mindset, strong technical expertise, and the ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives that support AI model development and performance.


What You'll Do:

  1. Own the project end-to-end, ensuring top AI Lab clients are extremely happy.
  2. Own and manage data pipelines, improving efficiency, accuracy, and scalability.
  3. Manage a team of human data managers & leads reviewing the tasks of experts.
  4. Communicate directly with top AI Labs on massive projects.
  5. Work with human data engineers to define and manage KPIs.
  6. Provide executive-level insights and updates on key projects, data performance, and operational impact.
  7. You will report directly to our CEO and Head of Human Data.


What We're Looking For:

  1. Extremely good soft skills.
  2. To grind very long hours every day, including weekends.
  3. Startup and entrepreneurial mindset.
  4. Strong background in data operations, engineering, or computer science.
  5. 2+ years in a leadership role, driving operational processes, managing large-scale data projects, or optimizing workflows.
  6. Passion for building from the ground up, identifying inefficiencies, and executing solutions rapidly.


Regional Hiring Notes

This role is being hired in parallel across multiple regions due to coverage needs, compliance requirements, and time-zone alignment. Responsibilities and expectations are identical; employment terms vary by region.

This job is currently closed and not accepting applications. Thank you for your interest!

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