Strategic Project Lead

About the role

Workstream is building an integrated HR, payroll, and hiring platform to support the 2.7 billion hourly workers globally. We are a Series B company backed by investors including Founders Fund, BOND, and Coatue, serving major brands like Burger King, IHOP, and KFC.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Manage a network of hundreds to thousands of people to collect video data and drive workforce motivation.
• Oversee the end-to-end development of a video data platform from initial concept to scale.
• Build systems to collect, organize, label, and manage thousands of hours of video data.
• Lead large-scale operational initiatives including process design and optimization.
• Partner with senior leadership to turn strategic opportunities into execution plans.
• Align product, engineering, sales, and operations teams to deliver key initiatives.
• Use data to identify bottlenecks and improve workflows.
• Create scalable systems, processes, and playbooks to support company growth.
• Manage project timelines, resources, and stakeholders.
• Communicate progress and recommendations to executive leadership.
• Define goals and structure for ambiguous, 0 to 1 problem spaces.

Requirements

• 4-8 years of experience in operations, strategy, product, finance, consulting, or high-growth startups.
• Proven history of owning and delivering complex, cross-functional projects with measurable business impact.
• Strong systems thinking with the ability to design processes from scratch.
• Ability to make high-quality decisions with incomplete or evolving information.
• Analytical skills with a focus on data-driven decision-making.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.
• High ownership mindset and accountability for outcomes.
• Ability to quickly learn technical domains such as AI, data platforms, or robotics.

Nice to have

• Experience managing large, distributed workforces or marketplaces.
• Exposure to AI data, model evaluation, or technical services delivery.
• Background in investment banking, private equity, or management consulting.

Skills & tools

• Operations, strategy, product management, data analysis, process design, stakeholder management, AI/data platform familiarity.

Practical notes

• Salary: $90,000 to $180,000 base salary, excluding discretionary bonus and equity.
• Benefits: 95% of medical, dental, and vision premiums covered for employees; 85% for dependents.
• Perks: 401K plan, pre-tax commuter benefits, and flexible PTO.