Project Manager, Data Team
San Francisco, CA - USA
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Job Summary
About Mercor
Mercors mission is to organize human intelligence to power the AI economy. We partner with leading AI labs and enterprises to provide the human intelligence essential to AI development. Our vast talent network trains frontier AI models in the same way teachers teach students: by sharing knowledge experience and context that cant be captured in code alone. Today more than 30000 experts in our network collectively earn over $3 million a day.
Mercor is creating a new category of work where expertise powers AI advancement. Achieving this requires an ambitious fast-paced and deeply committed team. Youll work alongside researchers operators and AI companies at the forefront of shaping the systems that are redefining society. Mercor is a profitable Series C company valued at $10 billion. We work in-person five days a week in our San Francisco NYC or London offices.
About the Role:
Mercors Data team is looking for a Project Manager to own the end-to-end execution of data initiatives from intake and scoping through delivery and post-launch handoff. Youll be the connective tissue across data engineering analytics and cross-functional stakeholders ensuring every project is delivered on time within budget and at the level of quality our clients and internal teams expect.
What Youll Do:
Own end-to-end project management for data initiatives including intake and scoping requirements gathering readiness reviews cross-functional approvals and launch/post-launch handoff.
Take direct responsibility for the successful execution of projects including meeting project goals client/stakeholder service quality of work resource utilization and profitability.
Lead motivate and build a strong team environment for project contributors inspiring a shared vision enabling others to act and taking ownership of team outcomes.
Partner with team leads to vet scope and kick off assignments and own all due dates and milestones.
Develop and maintain accurate project documentation including timelines budgets and scoping documents.
Lead communications and change management across the project lifecycle from kickoff briefings for stakeholders through end-user notifications ahead of launches ensuring the right people have the right information at the right time.
Serve as the primary coordination point across functional teams (Data Engineering Analytics Legal Finance etc.) aligning workstreams and driving decisions and accountability against timelines.
Anticipate and manage the downstream implications of project decisions before they create risk; proactively surface dependencies resolve blockers and escalate when needed.
Build and continuously improve the infrastructure that makes data project delivery scalable: intake forms templates checklists SOPs/playbooks and retrospectives that feed into process improvement.
Manage relationships with key stakeholders to promote trust and future opportunities.
Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Excellent leadership communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to work collaboratively across departments (engineering data science leadership legal finance).
Superb attention to detail sound judgment and strong listening skills.
Comfortable driving process improvement and proposing more efficient ways of working.
Passion for data-driven products and cross-functional collaboration.
Minimum Qualifications:
3-5 years of project management experience or related experience.
Bachelors degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
Preferred Qualifications:
Proven track record managing large cross-functional data or technical projects.
Experience managing a high volume of projects in parallel.
Experience with data engineering or analytics project types.Benefits
Bi-annual performance bonus structure
Generous equity grant vested over 4 years
Up to $15k Relocation bonus
$10K housing bonus (if you live within 0.5 miles of our office)
$1.5K monthly stipend for meals
Free Equinox membership
$200 monthly laundry reimbursement
$200 monthly personal wellness reimbursement
Health Dental Vision insurance
Required Experience:
IC