Strategic Projects Lead, Deeptune

The role

You will own and scale data operations that power frontier AI training. You will manage distributed teams, forecast timelines, and solve ambiguous problems to ensure data delivery.

What you will do

• Own delivery end-to-end including deadlines, throughput, and quality
• Build scalable solutions for broken or inefficient processes
• Recruit, train, and manage a distributed workforce
• Partner with engineers to scope technical requirements and flag blockers
• Identify bottlenecks, inefficiencies, and quality gaps to build solutions

Required qualifications

• 2+ Years of experience in consulting, finance, startups, or other operationally intense environments
• Strong analytical and communication abilities
• Proven track record of managing complex projects
• Comfortable working directly with high-profile clients

Benefits

• Bi-annual performance bonus structure
• Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
• $15K relocation bonus (for moving to the New York metropolitan area)
• $10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
• $1.5K monthly stipend for meals
• Free Equinox membership
• $200 monthly laundry reimbursement
• $200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
• Health, Dental, Vision insurance
• 401(k) with company match

About the company

Mercor builds infrastructure that enables frontier AI labs and enterprises to train, evaluate, and improve AI on real-world professional work. Deeptune is an RL environments lab within Mercor that builds training gyms for AI agents.