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title: "Strategic Projects Lead"
company: "MangoDesk"
company_url: "https://www.remjobs.works/companies/mangodesk"
url: "https://www.remjobs.works/job/mangodesk-strategic-projects-lead-dcbd51b0-73a5-4524-aab1-86823195ec72"
apply_url: "https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mangodesk/e7e44d99-2f5d-49fe-ba2b-6bdab912f944"
workplace: onsite
location: "San Francisco"
employment_type: full-time
seniority: lead
role: operations
region: united-states
skills: ["python", "sql"]
date_posted: 2026-08-14T06:33:47.496Z
first_seen_by_remjobs: 2026-08-27T09:27:17.702Z
---

# Strategic Projects Lead

**MangoDesk** — San Francisco

Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/mangodesk/e7e44d99-2f5d-49fe-ba2b-6bdab912f944

## About MangoDesk

We help AI become better at real-world workflows through production-grade RL environments.

## About the role

#### Company Overview

We're a YC-backed startup on a mission to bridge the gap between AI and the $5T knowledge work economy through cutting-edge data infrastructure and environments. We're a technical team with experience from Scale AI, Uber, and previously founding a successful AI company. We're based in San Francisco, CA, and recently raised an oversubscribed seed round led by top-tier VCs.

#### What You'll Do

- Lead cross-functional projects spanning engineering, operations, and go-to-market.

- Own end-to-end execution of RL Environments delivery for strategic customers and projects.

- Report progress directly to the founders and work on some of the most impactful problems at the company.

#### Required Qualifications

- Strong technical background — a CS degree is ideal; at minimum, the ability to do data analytics using SQL or Python.

- Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to own ambiguous, cross-functional projects end-to-end, balancing speed vs quality.

- An entrepreneurial mindset — excited to build things from scratch.

- Strong communication skills and a bias toward ownership

#### Preferred Qualifications

- 2+ years leading a team, developing product or operational processes, or as a SWE

- Prior experience at startups / high-growth companies, in consulting, or tackling operational challenges

- Experience with human data / applied AI - specifically in post-training / RL

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