Strategic Projects Lead, Prolific
Managed Services
$150-200k
Salary shown is for applicants in San Francisco or New York and negotiable for other states
High-quality human-powered data at scale
Posted today
High-quality human-powered data at scale
201-500 employees
Posted today
$150-200k
Salary shown is for applicants in San Francisco or New York and negotiable for other states
201-500 employees
Company mission
To accelerate human understanding.
Role
Who you are
- 3–6+ years of experience managing complex client projects or programmes, ideally within AI/ML, human data, data services or another technical environment
- A solid understanding of AI technologies and the AI/ML development lifecycle, including familiarity with areas such as data collection, annotation, evaluation or validation
- Strong client-facing skills, with experience building trusted relationships and communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- Experience taking complex or ambiguous client requirements and turning them into clear, executable plans and successful outcomes
- A hands-on approach to delivery and problem-solving, with the ability to get into the detail, identify what’s going wrong and drive solutions forward
- Strong analytical and commercial judgement, with experience managing project KPIs, budgets, profitability, quality and delivery performance
- Proven ability to lead across teams, align different stakeholders and operate effectively in a fast-moving environment where priorities and requirements can change
What the job involves
- As a Strategic projects lead focused on AI projects, you’ll play a key role in delivering some of Prolific’s most important and complex client programmes
- You’ll own client engagements end to end, working directly with clients to understand what they’re trying to achieve and translating their requirements into successful human data programmes. You’ll bring together teams across Prolific to deliver the right solution, while owning the client relationship, project execution and overall success of the engagement
- This is a hands-on role in a fast-moving area of AI. Projects can be complex and requirements can evolve quickly, so you’ll need to be comfortable working through ambiguity, getting into the detail when needed and making sound decisions to keep delivery moving
- You’ll combine strong client management with an understanding of AI and human data workflows, helping us deliver excellent work for our clients while continuing to improve how we deliver AI projects at scale
- Own the end-to-end delivery of complex AI projects, from understanding client requirements and shaping the delivery approach through to execution and completion
- Act as the primary point of contact for your clients, building strong relationships and providing clear, consistent communication throughout the project lifecycle
- Work with clients to translate complex or evolving requirements into clear project scopes, delivery plans, success criteria and practical solutions
- Partner closely with Sales, Operations, Product and Engineering to coordinate resources, solve delivery challenges and ensure projects meet both client and Prolific goals
- Stay close to project execution, identifying risks or issues early and working through problems directly to keep delivery on track
- Own and track key delivery metrics including quality, timelines, budgets and profitability, using project data to identify opportunities to improve outcomes
- Help improve the way we deliver AI projects, developing more effective and scalable processes, tools and ways of working as our client base grows
Our take
Founded in 2014, Prolific is a marketplace and data analysis company that provides researchers with a network of test participants. From eye-tracking to human-facing AI applications, Prolific’s network acts as both a recruiter for test participants and as a marketplace for researchers scientists to hire said participants.
Founded in 2014, it’s already used by the likes of Google, Stanford, Oxford and Kings College London Universities to test new AI products, providing “stress tests” for its clients. Prolific’s user base now counts over 2000 potential test subjects, whilst researchers leverage its network to launch surveys, tests and evaluation tasks every 2 minutes.
An indicator of Prolific’s success is maintaining of profitability for years after its initial Y Combinator investment. In 2024, it raised $32 million in Series A to maintain its healthy position. This funding will allow it to expand its operations.
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Insights
Glassdoor (4.2)
Company
Funding (1 round)
Jul 2023
$33.5m
Series A
Total funding: $33.5m
Company benefits
- Bank holiday swaps
- Enhanced sick pay
- L&D budget – £1000 per year
- 25 days annual leave + bank holidays
- Remote Work ( Within UK or US)
Company values
- We win together
- We care deeply about our customers
- We make every minute count
- We're optimistic and find a way
- We embrace change
- We aim high
Company HQ
Kings Cross, London, UK
Leadership
Phelim Bradley
(Co-Founder & CEO)Currently also Venture Partner at Pioneer Fund. Previously Dphil at Wellcome Trust Centre for Human Genetics, Bioinformatics Intern at Illumina and MPhil of Computer Biology at University of Cambridge.
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Prolific
- At Prolific, we want all of our employees, researchers, and participants to be included and so we commit to having ongoing discussions about diversity and inclusion and regularly look at areas where we can improve. This policy aims to: - treat all our employees fairly and respectfully, regardless of their job status, location, or work hours ⏰ - avoid any illegal discrimination based on age, disability, gender, gender identity, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, and traveler status. These are protected by the UK Equality Act (2010), Ireland Employment Equality Act (2004), Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) at the federal level and the New York State Human Rights Law (NYSHRL) at the state level. ⚖️ - refuse to tolerate any kind of illegal discrimination 🙅🏻♀️. This includes pay and benefits, work conditions, grievance and discipline handling, termination, redundancy, parental leave, flexible working requests, employment selection, promotion, training, and other opportunities for development.
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