Lightly AG
Strategic Projects Lead (100%) at AI Startup
Zürich, Switzerland (hybrid)
Employee
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Lightly AG is an ETH and HSG spin-off pioneering in machine learning and computer vision. Backed by Y Combinator and top-tier investors, our technology is used by global leaders in autonomous driving, medical imaging, and visual inspection.
With a small but mighty team in Zurich, we’re looking for a proactive and versatile
Strategic Projects Lead to help us scale efficiently and keep our operations humming.
This role is ideal for an ambitious business or engineering professional, a startup-savvy, high-performance operations manager, or a seasoned solutions professional seeking a dynamic full-time role with real impact. You’ll support our co-founders and leadership team directly while keeping our Zurich HQ running smoothly.
Tasks
In This Role, You Will:
- Expert network management: Manage our network of AI experts, including hiring, contracts, and payments
- AI Project management: Run all operational steps from task assignment to QA and final delivery
- Communication hub: Act as a link between engineering, founders, and solution engineering
- Strategic customer success: Support our technical customers and key accounts with a calm and helpful approach
- Process optimization: Shape and refine our processes, suggest improvements, and introduce useful automations
- Product and platform management: Support product management for our operations platform together with engineering and founders
Requirements
You’re a strong candidate if you:
- Have 3–4 years of work experience in either consulting, engineering/data science, operations management, human data, or finance admin, or are a highly organized professional with a solutions engineering or technical background in GenAI with a sharp sense of ownership.
- Are fluent in English. Additional languages are a plus.
- Have top-notch organizational skills and can juggle multiple priorities without dropping the ball.
- Thrive in dynamic, ambiguous environments and love figuring things out.
- Are comfortable using digital tools like Google Workspace, Slack, Notion, Bexio and possibly Hubspot or are willing to learn them.
- Are fully committed to help build a rocket ship and can be present in the Zurich office several days per week. If the collaboration works well, this role can develop in a more advanced role at a later point in time.
Nice To Have:
- Experience working in AI Research
- Experience with RL Gyms
- Experience working with Frontier Labs
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Don’t meet every single requirement? That’s okay!
At Lightly, we believe in potential, growth, and learning. If you're excited about the role and think you could be a great fit, we encourage you to apply—even if your experience doesn’t match the job description 100%.
Benefits
- A front-row seat to how a YC-backed deep tech company is built
- Direct exposure to the inner workings of startup leadership
- Flexible working hours and the ability to shape your role over time
- A modern, central office in Zürich near HB and the possibility to work from home.
- Company retreats, offsites, and team events
- Competitive compensation tailored to experience and scope of work
Send us your
CV and a short note about why this role excites you. If you’ve handled similar tasks before, we’d love to hear specific examples.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Updated: 1 month ago
Job ID: 16503163
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Lightly AG
11-50 employees
Technology, Information and Internet
Lightly AG is an official ETH Spin-off in the field of machine learning. We're funded by YCombinator and top investors.
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