Strategic Project Lead

We are sharing a full-time opportunity for an experienced strategic project leader with strong Finance expertise, project ownership, data operations, stakeholder management, and human-data workflow experience to lead complex projects supporting advanced AI organisations and data-intensive initiatives. The role combines finance-domain expertise with end-to-end project execution. The successful candidate will translate ambiguous customer requirements into clear specifications, design and improve finance-focused workflows, coordinate Operations and Finance subject-matter experts, manage delivery milestones, and maintain direct communication with senior stakeholders. Key Responsibilities - Project & Finance Workflow Leadership - Own complex projects from scoping through execution and final delivery - Translate customer requirements into structured project plans and finance-focused workflow specifications - Define milestones, dependencies, deliverables, quality standards, and success criteria - Design workflows supporting financial analysis, modelling, investment, accounting, or related data-intensive tasks - Resolve blockers quickly and maintain delivery momentum - Data Operations & Quality - Design and refine finance-focused data pipelines and human-data workflows - Coordinate expert-driven review, annotation, and evaluation processes - Improve workflow efficiency, scalability, and operational reliability - Establish data-quality and review procedures - Identify bottlenecks and implement practical process improvements - Stakeholder & Team Management - Work closely with Finance experts, Operations teams, project leads, and customers - Own communication across scope, quality, timing, progress, and risk - Align contributors around clear responsibilities and execution expectations - Provide concise updates, feedback, and next steps - Support rapid mobilisation of expert teams for new project requirements - AI & Human-Data Project Delivery - Support projects involving AI training, evaluation, and human-generated data - Translate customer objectives into scalable operational systems - Apply Finance-domain judgement to project specifications and evaluation criteria - Maintain strong execution across financial, operational, and technical workstreams - Improve workflows supporting complex AI and data initiatives Ideal Profile - Strong professional background in Finance, Financial Engineering, Economics, Accounting, or a related discipline - 2+ years of experience leading complex projects, operational workflows, or finance-related initiatives - Demonstrated ability to manage projects from ambiguity through delivery - Strong project-management, execution, and stakeholder-management skills - Experience coordinating cross-functional or expert teams - Excellent written and verbal communication - Ability to work effectively with senior Finance professionals - Strong attention to detail, ownership, urgency, and operational discipline - Experience with financial modelling, investment analysis, financial markets, accounting, or related workflows is advantageous - Experience with technical or data-intensive projects is valuable - Familiarity with data pipelines, AI/ML organisations, data annotation, evaluation workflows, or human-in-the-loop systems is beneficial Engagement Details - Full-time engagement - Fully remote - Compensation: $400,000–$550,000/year - Work will involve strategic project leadership, Finance workflows, stakeholder management, data operations, human-data pipelines, project delivery, and cross-functional coordination - Responsibilities may span financial modelling, investment analysis, financial markets, accounting, data workflows, AI-training operations, and related project environments - Regular communication with customers, Finance domain experts, Operations teams, and project leads is expected - Project scope, priorities, customer requirements, and workflows may evolve based on business needs - Work must be completed without using confidential, proprietary, regulated, client-identifiable, or otherwise restricted information belonging to any employer, financial institution, investment organisation, client, data provider, or other third party About the Platform This opportunity is available through 24-MAG LLC. We connect experienced professionals with remote consulting opportunities across technical, evaluation, and project-based workstreams. By submitting this application, you acknowledge that your information may be processed by 24-MAG LLC for recruitment and opportunity matching in accordance with our Privacy Policy: https://www.24-mag.com/privacy-policy