Data Partnerships & Initiatives

TL;DR

Data Partnerships & Initiatives: Shaping model performance on agentic tool use, long-horizon reasoning, and robust safety alignment by designing data strategies and delivering them. Focus on translating research into data needs, sourcing strategies, and maximizing research velocity without compromising data quality.

Location: New York or San Francisco (Onsite)

Company

Reflection’s mission is to build open superintelligence and make it accessible to all.

What you will do

• Develop a deep understanding of Reflection's research, product, and business roadmap.
• Translate research into data needs and quality requirements, then design the sourcing strategies and pipelines that meet them.
• Own new initiatives and partnerships end-to-end: evaluating suppliers, negotiating agreements, and verifying deliverables.
• Lead cross-functional efforts to maximize research velocity without compromising data quality.
• Build deep knowledge of the broader data ecosystem to spot gaps and opportunities.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience in business operations, strategy, venture capital, private equity or consulting.
• Experience owning large ambiguous problems end-to-end and breaking them down into clear actionable plans.
• Comfort engaging senior leaders, influencing decisions and driving alignment across teams.
• Ability to thrive in fast-moving, high-pressure environments.
• Strong analytical skills and intuition for important questions.
• Experience with data analysis tools such as SQL, Python, Tableau, Excel or similar.

Nice to have

• Experience founding a tech startup and navigating the zero-to-one and rapid scaling firsthand.
• Technical background: such as a CS degree and/or experience in engineering, product, data science or AI.
• Experience working directly on data collection, labeling, or annotation for training LLMs.
• Experience embedding with or supporting research teams at a frontier lab, AI company or research-driven organization.
• Track record managing large, diverse pools of vendors and external contractors.

Culture & Benefits

• Top-tier compensation: Salary and equity structured to recognize and retain the best talent globally.
• Health & wellness: Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance.
• Life & family: Fully paid parental leave for all new parents, including adoptive and surrogate journeys.
• Benefits & balance: paid time off when you need it, relocation support, and more perks that optimize your time.
• Opportunities to connect with teammates: lunch and dinner are provided daily.