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Strategic Project Lead, Finance Expertise
micro1
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Key highlights
- Salary: $180,000–$230,000 USD base for full-time remote position
- 2+ years experience leading complex projects required
- Strong Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, or Accounting background required
- Equity compensation and performance bonuses offered
- 100% health-insurance premium reimbursement
- AI Lab customers with Finance domain focus
Role overview
The Strategic Project Lead (Finance) is a full-time, remote role at micro1 focused on owning end-to-end execution for projects with top AI Lab customers in the Finance domain. The role involves translating customer needs into project specifications, designing finance-focused data pipelines, aligning Operations and Finance domain experts, and driving rapid, high-quality delivery in a fast-paced environment.
Responsibilities
- Own projects end to end, from pipeline framing and scoping through execution and delivery.
- Translate customer needs into clear, actionable project specifications for Finance workflows.
- Design and continuously improve finance-focused pipelines for usability, accuracy, quality, and scalability.
- Align Operations and Finance domain experts for rapid deployment.
- Set delivery milestones and drive a tight execution cadence.
- Own client communication, keeping it clear, direct, and consistent.
- Manage Finance domain experts and project leads to ensure quality and delivery.
- Provide daily internal updates with progress, blockers, and explicit next steps.
Requirements
- Strong background in Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, Accounting, or a related field.
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, particularly when working with senior Finance experts.
- Strong ownership, urgency, and attention to detail.
- Startup and entrepreneurial mindset with a bias toward execution.
- 2+ years of experience leading complex projects, operational workflows, or finance-related initiatives.
- Ability to turn ambiguous customer requirements into clear plans and execute rapidly.
- Comfortable working in a fast-paced, high-intensity environment.
Nice to have
- Experience working with AI/ML companies, AI Labs, or data annotation/evaluation projects.
- Experience managing finance-focused, technical, or data-intensive projects.
- Familiarity with financial modeling, investment analysis, financial markets, accounting, or other complex Finance workflows.
- Familiarity with data pipelines, AI training workflows, and human-in-the-loop operations.
Benefits
- Base salary of $180,000–$230,000 USD (full-time, remote).
- Equity compensation for all employees.
- Performance-based bonuses (dependent on role and subject to company policies).
- Up to 100% reimbursement for health-insurance premiums.
- Paid time off.
- 401(K) plan with company match.
- Additional benefits designed to support a high-performing, remote-first workforce.
Additional details
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Location: Remote
- micro1 is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.
- The hiring process utilizes artificial intelligence tools to assist in candidate screening and assessment. AI tools are designed to complement, not replace, human decision-making.
- If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation during the application process, reach out to [contact].
- The information contained in this job posting is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute a binding offer of employment. micro1 reserves the right to amend, modify, or withdraw any portion of this posting at its sole discretion and without prior notice.
- Originally posted on Himalayas