Strategic Project Lead
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 13, 2026. First seen by Alion on Jul 2, 2026. Pi scores B on the Alion truth index.
Join our team as a Strategic Project Lead (SPL) and take ownership of company-critical research and deployment initiatives. As the operational owner of a portfolio of work, you will partner with researchers, Research Associates, and Production Operations to ensure projects are prioritized, staffed, resourced, and delivered successfully. You will build execution plans, direct project execution, identify and resolve risks, and drive project reviews and stakeholder communication. This role requires strong program management, operations leadership, and research enablement skills, as well as the ability to create clarity from ambiguity and coordinate complex work across teams.
Missions
- Assurer la livraison réussie d'initiatives de recherche et de déploiement critiques pour l'entreprise, en tant que propriétaire opérationnel d'un portefeuille de travaux.
- Collaborer avec les chercheurs et les parties prenantes pour définir la portée, les critères de succès, les délais et les exigences opérationnelles des projets.
- Prioriser le travail et allouer les ressources entre les projets concurrents en fonction de l'impact, de l'urgence et de la capacité disponible.
Profil recherché
- We’re looking for someone who can create clarity from ambiguity, coordinate complex work across teams, and consistently deliver results in fast-moving environments- Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders and competing priorities
- Strong track record of translating ambiguous goals into executable plans and successful outcomes
- Ability to quickly understand technical goals, operational constraints, and execution tradeoffs
- Experience communicating effectively with both technical and non-technical stakeholders
- 2+ years of experience in program management, operations, technical project management, consulting, startup operations, or similar roles
- Experience balancing competing priorities and making thoughtful resource-allocation decisions
- This role sits at the intersection of program management, operations leadership, and research enablement. We’re looking for someone who can create clarity from ambiguity, coordinate complex work across teams, and consistently deliver results in fast-moving environments
- Ability to influence across teams without direct management authority
- Strong written and verbal communication skills
- Strong operational judgment and systems thinking
- Bias toward action and execution
- High ownership and accountability for outcomes
- Exceptional prioritization and organizational skills
- Ability to identify risks, bottlenecks, and dependencies before they become problems
- Comfort making decisions with incomplete information
- Experience supporting AI, robotics, hardware, or research organizations
- Experience managing data collection, evaluation, annotation, or operational programs
- Familiarity with robotics workflows and teleoperation environments
- Experience building operational processes and scaling teams
- Experience working directly with researchers, engineers, or technical product teams