Strategic Projects Lead

**About Voltai** Voltai is developing models and agents that learn, evaluate, plan, experiment, and interact with the physical world. We are starting out with understanding and building hardware: electronics systems and semiconductors where AI can design beyond human cognitive limits. **About the Team** Backed by Silicon Valley’s top investors as well as Stanford University and CEOs/Presidents of Google, AMD, Broadcom, Marvell, etc. We are a team of previous Stanford professors, SAIL researchers, Olympiad medalists (IPhO, IOI, etc.), CTOs of Synopsys & GlobalFoundries, Head of Sales & CRO of Cadence, former US Secretary of Defense, National Security Advisor, and Senior Foreign-Policy Advisor to four US presidents. **About this Role** Voltai Inc. is seeking a Strategic Projects Lead in Menlo Park, California to drive end-to-end delivery of complex, cross-functional technical programs (spanning AI/ML, data operations, engineering, and product evaluation) by aligning stakeholders, managing scope/resources, and removing bottlenecks. You will also build and continuously improve scalable workflows, documentation/QA/compliance standards, and data pipelines while coordinating distributed teams and specialized contractors. **Key Responsibilities** - Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of complex, cross-functional projects in technical domains such as data operations, AI/ML model development, engineering design, and product evaluation. - Oversee the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of workflows and systems for large, distributed teams comprising engineers, analysts, contractors, and technical specialists. - Develop and enforce industry-standard practices for project documentation, quality assurance, and compliance across multiple technical programs. - Collaborate with engineering, business development, and product teams to define requirements, manage project scope, prioritize initiatives, and resolve bottlenecks for strategic business objectives. - Manage project tracking, resource allocation, and milestone delivery using project management platforms (such as Jira, Notion, Linear, or similar). - Recruit, onboard, and coordinate specialized contractors and subject matter experts for diverse technical projects, including but not limited to data collection, annotation, engineering analysis, or hardware evaluation. - Identify, evaluate, and implement strategies for sourcing and processing technical and engineering data for use in AI/ML training. - Develop, document, and refine scalable data pipelines and automated processes, ensuring compliance with industry standards and enabling rapid adaptation to changing technical requirements. **Requirements** Master's degree or foreign equivalent in Business Administration, Engineering, Computer Science, Physics, or a related field, and four years of experience in the job offered, or in an engineering-related occupation. Position requires experience in the following: - 2 years of experience working with multi-disciplinary technical teams in one or more of the following domains: AI/ML, engineering design, data operations, product development, or technical program management. - 2 years of experience designing, implementing, and improving operational processes, quality assurance protocols, or documentation standards in technical environments. - 2 years of experience working in industries related to hardware manufacturing, design engineering, semiconductor development or similar with a demonstrated understanding of end-to-end hardware design methodologies. - 2 years of demonstrated experience in process improvement and analytical problem solving. - 1 year of experience managing complex projects using advanced project management platforms (Jira, Notion, Linear, or similar) with responsibility for workflow optimization and resource allocation. - 1 year of experience in coordinating projects and translating data into strategic business insights. *If you're seeing this outside of Voltai's Careers Page: To apply, please visit [*[*](https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/voltai.careers)*], locate the job title referenced above and click “apply for this job.”*