Frontier Data Lead

Location: San Francisco Bay Area; annual salary range applies to United States-based candidates.

Annual base salary: $170,000–$230,000 USD, excluding potential equity and additional benefits.

Company

hirify.global builds AI data infrastructure through an enterprise platform, frontier data labeling services, and an expert marketplace for research labs and enterprises.

What you will do

• Lead client delivery programs across multiple projects, providing proactive updates on progress, volumes, quality, blockers, milestones, risks, and scope changes.
• Run client check-ins and quarterly business reviews, capture decisions and action items, and maintain clear communication with partners.
• Understand partner research goals, model roadmaps, and data priorities; map stakeholders and build relationships across each organization.
• Own account plans, identify expansion opportunities, and work with the growth team to develop scoped proposals.
• Bridge partner needs with the research team, facilitate joint working sessions, and communicate research insights and roadmap developments.
• Maintain accurate account, program, project, CRM, tracker, reporting, and handoff systems for leadership visibility and operational continuity.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience in consulting, program management, account management, or client operations, ideally managing several client engagements simultaneously.
• Excellent written communication and confidence acting as the face of delivery, including communicating difficult news with a proposed plan.
• Strong organization and attention to detail across multiple accounts.
• Consultative, curious approach with a track record of expanding client relationships.
• Ability to translate between technical and business audiences in both directions.
• Experience working closely with an executive and making decisions with incomplete information.
• Self-directed approach: identifying issues before escalation and opportunities before they become RFPs.

Nice to have

• Experience with AI training data, data labeling, or managed-services delivery.
• Familiarity with how frontier AI labs and enterprise AI teams build and evaluate models.
• Familiarity with hirify.global or similar platforms.
• Comfort with light automation or no-code tools.

Culture & Benefits

• Fast-paced, high-intensity environment centered on ownership, rapid execution, and quick decision-making.
• Expanded responsibilities and career advancement tied directly to individual impact.
• Work at the frontier of AI development with research labs, enterprise AI teams, and specialized training-data programs.
• Compensation transparency and pay parity; salary range excludes potential equity and additional benefits.