# Strategic Projects Lead

**Company:** [Coastal Wave Recruiting](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/uUzLtWPTvyJ7b5KTKDCHZa.md)
**Location:** Palo Alto, United States
**Workplace:** on site
**Employment type:** Full-time
**Department:** Strategy

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## 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

## Benefits

-   The company offers a flat salary of $150k base for all employees, but extremely generous equity and housing and meal costs are covered. 
-   Visa sponsorship 
-   **Must work on-​site 5 days/week in Palo Alto,​ CA**