Strategic Project Lead (AI/Robotics)

Location: San Francisco, United States; on-site

Company

hirify.global develops general-purpose AI, foundation models, and learning algorithms for robots and physically actuated devices.

What you will do

• Own research and deployment initiatives from intake through completion.
• Define project scope, success criteria, timelines, staffing, robot allocation, dependencies, and operational requirements.
• Prioritize work and allocate resources across competing projects based on impact, urgency, and capacity.
• Direct execution across Research Associates, Production Operations, researchers, and partner teams.
• Identify and resolve risks, bottlenecks, staffing gaps, and dependency conflicts.
• Lead project reviews, stakeholder communication, escalations, delivery decisions, and improvements to operational systems.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in program management, operations, technical project management, consulting, startup operations, or a similar field.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives with multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
• Ability to translate ambiguous goals into executable plans and successful outcomes.
• Experience balancing priorities and making resource-allocation decisions.
• Ability to understand technical goals, operational constraints, and execution tradeoffs quickly.
• Strong communication skills with technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Nice to have

• Experience supporting AI, robotics, hardware, or research organizations.
• Experience with data collection, evaluation, annotation, or operational programs.
• Familiarity with robotics workflows and teleoperation environments.
• Experience building operational processes and scaling teams.
• Experience working with researchers, engineers, or technical product teams.

Culture & Benefits

• Work at the intersection of program management, operations leadership, and research enablement.
• Collaborate with engineers, scientists, roboticists, researchers, and company builders.
• Contribute to scaling planning, prioritization, and operational systems for AI and robotics research and deployment.