Technical Project Lead (AI)

Location: United States; additional location: hirify.global - Remote Mexico. The full-time role is based in San Francisco or New York for the stated salary range, with other states negotiable.

Base salary: $140,000–$170,000 per annum for roles in San Francisco or New York; negotiable for other states.

Company

hirify.global provides human data infrastructure that connects researchers and companies with a global participant base for ethically sourced behavioral data, AI research, and model training.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end delivery of complex AI client programmes, from requirements and delivery approach through execution and completion.
• Serve as the primary client contact, building relationships and communicating throughout projects.
• Translate complex or evolving requirements into scopes, delivery plans, success criteria, and practical solutions.
• Coordinate Sales, Operations, Product, and Engineering resources to resolve delivery challenges.
• Identify risks, solve execution problems, and keep delivery on track.
• Track quality, timelines, budgets, profitability, and other delivery metrics while improving scalable AI delivery processes and tools.

Requirements

• 3–6+ years of experience managing complex client projects or programmes, ideally in AI/ML, human data, data services, or another technical environment.
• Solid understanding of AI technologies and the AI/ML development lifecycle, including data collection, annotation, evaluation, or validation.
• Strong client-facing communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience converting complex or ambiguous requirements into executable plans and successful outcomes.
• Hands-on problem-solving ability, including diagnosing issues and driving solutions.
• Strong analytical and commercial judgment, including experience managing KPIs, budgets, profitability, quality, and delivery performance.
• Ability to lead across teams, align stakeholders, and work effectively in a fast-moving environment with changing priorities.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote working is available for eligible locations, including the listed Mexico location.
• Compensation packages may include base salary, equity, benefits, and a cash variable element such as a bonus or commission.
• Work supports AI innovation through a platform for collecting diverse, ethically sourced human behavioral data.