Strategic Project Lead, J.D. / Legal Expertise

About the Role

Lead end-to-end legal and law-related projects for customers at an AI company. You will translate customer needs into clear specifications, build domain-specific workflows, and coordinate Operations and Legal experts to deliver accurate, high-quality work.

What You'll Do

• Own projects from initial scoping and workflow design through execution and delivery.

• Translate customer requirements into actionable specifications for legal workflows.

• Design and improve domain-specific pipelines for usability, accuracy, quality, and scale.

• Coordinate Operations teams, legal experts, and project leads to support timely delivery.

• Set milestones, maintain a consistent execution cadence, and communicate progress and blockers.

• Manage client communications and provide clear updates with next steps.

What We're Looking For

• A J.D. or equivalent law degree, with at least 2 years of experience in legal practice, legal research, regulatory or compliance work, or a related field.

• At least 2 years leading complex projects, operational workflows, or legal-related initiatives.

• Experience translating customer needs into project specifications, designing workflows, and owning execution from scoping through delivery.

• Experience managing legal domain experts or project leads, client communications, milestones, and delivery cadence.

• Strong communication, stakeholder management, ownership, attention to detail, and ability to execute amid ambiguity.

• Familiarity with legal research, contract analysis, litigation, regulatory or compliance workflows, data pipelines, AI training, or human-in-the-loop operations is valuable.

• Experience with AI/ML companies, AI labs, or data annotation and evaluation projects is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

Base salary is $180,000 to $230,000 annually, with equity eligibility and potential performance-based bonuses. Visa sponsorship is not available.

Location

Remote. This is a remote-first role.