# Strategic Projects Lead

- **Company:** Terac
- **Location:** San Francisco, CA, US (On-site)
- **Salary:** US$ 120,000 – 160,000 per year
- **Contract:** Full-time
- **Posted:** 2026-05-01

## Job description

About Terac
Terac is building the infrastructure for accessing human capability on demand. We are working toward a future where Terac deeply understands:
What every person is capable of, what they want, and where they can thrive
What work our customers need completed and what success requires
What creates a great match between the two
With this understanding, Terac can intelligently allocate human capability to the work where it creates the most value for both our experts and customers. Today, our initial wedge is providing specialized experts for AI training, evaluation, market research, and other expert-driven research.
We place 1,000s of experts per month and pay our experts, on average, over $90/hr. We're a team of 15 based in San Francisco, and we work with leading AI labs and research companies. We've raised $16M from Emergence, SV Angel, SignalFire, and more.
About the role
We're looking for a Strategic Project Lead to partner directly with the CEO to shape and scale the company's core function: recruiting. You will work with our largest customers to understand and solve their needs.
You're someone who thrives in ambiguity, has exceptional judgment, and can context-switch between strategic planning, tactical execution, and people operations.
You will:
Coordinate the delivery of our highest-value projects to customers worth millions of dollars
Work with the CEO to drive important business decisions
Oversee and orchestrate the work of 10,000s of experts on our platform
Ensure execution under demanding timelines
Diagnose bottlenecks, restructure workflows, and implement solutions that improve quality, throughput, and cost-efficiency
You have:
A background in consulting, finance, startups, or other operationally intense environments
Strong analytical and communication abilities, and a proven track record of managing complex projects
Comfort working directly with high-profile clients
Excitement for "gritty" process optimization and large-scale execution
How we work
In person. We work together in our San Francisco office, Monday through Friday during reasonable hours, and remotely on weekends.
AI everywhere. We use AI throughout our work and expect you to as well.
Learn out loud. We share what we're learning in weekly presentations and company hackathons.
Compensation and benefits
Salary: $120K to $160K.
Equity: meaningful equity, vesting over four years.
Moving here: a $10K relocation bonus to move to the Bay Area, and $5K more if you live within half a mile of the office.
Benefits: health, dental and vision insurance, and a 401(k) with company match.
Meals: we cover all meals in the office.
Growth: you're joining Terac at one of the earliest stages and will have the opportunity to shape and grow with the company as a founding member.

[Apply on the company site](https://www.joonow.com/en/job/strategic-projects-lead-san-francisco-california-cm49bythmm/apply)