GenAI Strategic Projects Lead, Public Sector

$170k - $212k Washington, DC

Posted 2mo ago

About the job

Scale AI is seeking a Strategic Projects Lead for its Public Sector team to own high-impact projects focused on Generative AI and Large Language Models. This role involves working across operations, engineering, and customer engagement to produce high-quality training and test data for LLMs, particularly for Public Sector customers. You will be instrumental in building Generative AI data-labeling pipelines, creating operational processes for an expert data workforce, and developing novel technology-driven approaches to enhance data quality. This is a unique opportunity to contribute at the intersection of AI and national security, partnering with internal ML experts and external stakeholders to ensure data supports mission-critical AI applications.

Responsibilities

  • Develop, build, and maintain efficient, scalable data pipelines for high-quality outputs.
  • Manage day-to-day progress on high-priority data production pipelines.
  • Partner with subject matter experts to validate data quality and translate domain knowledge into scalable processes.
  • Collaborate with customers to understand requirements and design data taxonomies.
  • Utilize analytics and data visualization tools to track progress and optimize pipeline performance.
  • Influence cross-organizational collaboration to define and advance human data strategy.
  • Take ownership of increasingly larger components of data delivery processes, ultimately leading customer pipelines.

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in product development, data science, or operations.
  • Proven track record of successful project management and comfort with ambiguity.
  • Ability to analyze complex operational data, build queries, and identify trends.
  • Technical aptitude to understand data production for post-training techniques like SFT, RLHF, and RLVR.
  • Experience working in defense tech and/or an AI company (nice to have).
  • Technical degree in computer science, data science, or engineering (nice to have).
  • Deep understanding of ML operations for generative AI workflows/products (nice to have).
  • Active Top Secret security clearance (nice to have).

Benefits

  • Base salary
  • Equity
  • Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage
  • Retirement benefits
  • Learning and development stipend
  • Generous PTO
  • Commuter stipend (potential)

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