Role Overview
Scale AI's Generative AI business unit is experiencing rapid growth, and we're looking for a Strategic Projects Associate (SPA) to support initiatives that drive significant new revenue. This is a high-impact, demanding role that requires a versatile and entrepreneurial mindset. As an SPA, you'll wear many hats across Operations and play a key role in shaping the future of Generative AI.
Responsibilities
- Drive Customer Pipelines: Take ownership of day-to-day progress on high-priority customer pipelines, ensuring projects move forward efficiently.
- Understand Customer Needs: Work closely with customers to understand their requirements and design data taxonomies that optimize model performance.
- Build Pipeline Infrastructure: Develop and maintain the infrastructure required to ensure data pipelines are efficient, scalable, and produce high-quality output.
- Team Management: Assist in training, coaching, and managing global teams of data contributors, ensuring they are aligned with project goals and deliver quality work.
- Data-Driven Decision Making: Utilize analytics and data visualization tools to track progress, identify bottlenecks, and make informed decisions to optimize pipeline performance.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with stakeholders across Engineering, Product, Operations, and Go-to-Market teams to solve complex problems and drive LLM advancements.
Qualifications
- Strong Technical Background: A degree in engineering or computer science is preferred, but at a minimum, you should have the ability to perform data analytics using SQL or Python.
- Data Visualization Skills: Experience with data visualization tools like Tableau or PowerBI is essential for tracking progress and communicating insights.
- Relevant Experience: 1-3 years of experience in product development, operations, or software engineering demonstrates your ability to work in a fast-paced, technical environment.
- Excellent Communication: Strong written and verbal communication skills are crucial for collaborating with diverse stakeholders and managing teams.
- Attention to Detail: The ability to maintain a high level of accuracy and thoroughness is essential for ensuring data quality and pipeline integrity.
- Problem-Solving Skills: You should be able to think creatively and develop innovative solutions to complex and ambiguous operational challenges.
- Entrepreneurial Mindset: The ideal candidate is excited about building things from scratch, proactive in identifying issues, and able to execute quickly to drive results.
Key Points
- This is a high-impact role with the potential to significantly accelerate your career.
- You will be working on the cutting edge of LLM technology with some of the brightest minds in the industry.
- The role requires a strong work ethic, a passion for problem-solving, and a willingness to learn and adapt quickly.
- You will have the opportunity to make a significant contribution to the growth and success of Scale AI's Generative AI business unit.
If you're excited about the opportunity to shape the future of AI and work on challenging, high-impact projects, we encourage you to apply!
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About Us:
At Scale, we believe that the transition from traditional software to AI is one of the most important shifts of our time. Our mission is to make that happen faster across every industry, and our team is transforming how organizations build and deploy AI. Our products power the world's most advanced LLMs, generative models, and computer vision models. We are trusted by generative AI companies such as OpenAI, Meta, and Microsoft, government agencies like the U.S. Army and U.S. Air Force, and enterprises including GM and Accenture. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
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