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Strategic Projects Lead

L7

handshakeBrooklyn, NYtoday

$60

Occupations

Project Management SpecialistsGeneral and Operations ManagersInformation Technology Project Managers

Industries

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting ServicesOther Scientific and Technical Consulting ServicesComputer Systems Design Services
Job-ID: c5753428-968f-4142-9dbc-49d419f0a020Location: San Francisco, California, United States; New York City, New York, United States
Salary: USD 160000 year
Employment type: FULL TIME
Posted: 2026-11-05 About Handshake
Handshake was founded on a simple belief that everyone deserves a path to a great career, regardless of where they went to school or who they know. Today, we power 25 million job seekers, 1 million+ employers, and 1,600 educational institutions. In 2025, we started Handshake AI and built the fastest-growing AI data business in history. We work directly with frontier AI lab researchers to create evaluations, publish benchmarks, and push the boundary of data. We’ve grown from $0 to ~$1B run rate and pay ~$60M to over 30K individuals every month.
Why join: Handshake now:
  • Shape how every career evolves in the AI economy, at global scale, with impact your friends, family and peers can see and feel
  • Partner hand-in-hand with world-class AI labs, Fortune 500 partners and the world’s top educational institutions
  • Work together with engineers, scientists, operators, and more from Palantir, Meta, Scale AI, and former YC founders
  • Build a massive, fast-growing business with billions in revenue
About Handshake AIHuman data is the core infrastructure to AI advancement. Frontier AI labs currently improve model capabilities with various data-intensive post-training techniques. We believe that data spend for AI training will increase by 3-5x in the next few years and continue for much longer as models take on new domains. Handshake AI supports all of the frontier AI labs, working on their most complex data at the largest scale.
The Role: As a Strategic Projects Lead (SPL), you will own the execution of large-scale human data programs that directly power frontier AI model training and evaluation. Working hands-on with leading AI labs and technology companies, you will make real-time decisions that affect revenue, margins, delivery quality, and long-term customer relationships. This is a high-ownership, outcomes-driven role for operators who thrive in ambiguity, move fast with incomplete information, and are accountable for results at scale.
What you'll do:
  • Own end-to-end execution of multi-week to multi-month AI data programs to deliver double-digit millions in ARR-equivalent impact
  • Lead and coordinate hundreds to thousands of expert Fellows to meet aggressive delivery timelines while maintaining quality and cost targets
  • Design and adapt staffing models, incentives, and workflows to improve throughput, margins, and delivery reliability under changing requirements
  • Partner directly with frontier AI labs and senior stakeholders to shape scope, resolve issues, and expand programs through execution
  • You Have 2+ years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, product or operations
  • Strong analytical and first-principles problem-solving skills applied to scaling operations
  • Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including with senior customers
  • High ownership mindset with pride in end-to-end accountability
  • Curiosity and ability to quickly learn technical AI concepts and industry trends
Bonus Points:
  • Experience managing large, distributed workforces or marketplaces
  • Exposure to AI data, model evaluation, or technical services delivery
  • We Offer
Handshake delivers benefits that help you feel supported—and thrive at work and in life. The below benefits are for full-time US employees.ð Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing companyð Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coachingð¼ Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coachingð Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipendð Growth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing developmentð» Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF officeð Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex daysð Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses Explore our mission, values, and comprehensive US benefits at joinhandshake.com/careers.
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Level

ManagerL7

Salary

$60

Location

Brooklyn, NY

Occupation

Project Management Specialists

Industry

Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services

Posted

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