What are the responsibilities and job description for the Strategic Projects Lead position at Engineering Square?
Strategy: Strategic Projects Lead - Onsite
location_onPalo Alto, California, United States
Full time
Full time
Job Description
Our client, a fast-growing AI consumer startup backed by $27M from General Catalyst and top-tier angels, is hiring a Strategic Projects Lead to own and drive operational projects end-to-end. This is the first dedicated ops hire — you''ll work directly with the founders to bring structure and leverage to a company scaling by orders of magnitude.
What you''ll do
- Own internal operational projects from start to finish — hiring pipelines, product launches, process buildouts, and more
- Audit existing processes and design workflows that lift company-wide productivity and efficiency
- Consolidate operational work currently spread across founders and team members into a coherent, scalable system
- Collaborate cross-functionally with engineering, design, and growth teams, regardless of your functional background
- Proactively identify gaps and propose new projects — high agency and self-direction are essential
Requirements
- 1–3 years at a bulge-bracket investment bank (Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, etc.) or MBB consulting firm (McKinsey, Bain, BCG)
- Degree from a top-tier U.S. university (Harvard, MIT, Stanford, Ivy League, or equivalent)
- Track record of owning end-to-end operational projects in a professional setting
- High agency and bias to action — you initiate work rather than wait for it to be assigned
Nice to have
- Early-stage startup experience post-IB/consulting
- Entrepreneurial signal: founded a company or led student organizations
- SQL, Tableau, or data analytics fluency