About Polymath
Polymath is an applied research lab focused on advancing long-horizon agent capabilities through reinforcement learning. We design and scale simulation environments where agents learn to operate safely and autonomously. We work with the world’s leading model labs to push the frontier of agent capabilities. Polymath is backed by Base10, Founders Future, Y Combinator, and other incredible investors & angels. We've raised an $8M seed round, and are actively growing out the founding team.
About the role
As a Strategic Projects Lead, you will work on some of Polymath’s highest-leverage initiatives across partnerships, data, and new market expansion. This is a highly cross-functional role for someone who is excited to tackle open-ended problems, move quickly, and help shape the company’s trajectory. You’ll work closely with the founders on strategic efforts that are critical to Polymath’s growth. Examples of projects you would work on:
Recruit and manage a large network of domain experts across law, finance, medicine, consulting, and software engineering
Navigate data sales and negotiate enterprise data contracts
Identify strategic areas for expansion
You’ll be a good fit if you:
Have prior experience with frontier lab data sales
Have high agency and ownership
Enjoy working across different domains
Have strong writing abilities
Are technical
Perks:
🪷 Comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance
🍽 Free meals with the team
🧘 Free Bay Club membership (right next door to our Embarcadero office!)
🚞 Commuter benefits
🏦 401(k)
🌎 Unlimited PTO
💻 Top of the line tech
🌁 Frequent team activities and outings
Culture:
Polymath is a team of researchers, engineers, and operators passionate about advancing the frontier of safe, superintelligent AI agents.
We have a flat organizational structure. We believe that people do their best work when they’re self-motivated and driven by a desire to learn, contribute to the team’s goals, and advance scientific progress.
We’re looking for folks who ship fast, set high standards for themselves, and are great team players. You’ll be a member of our founding team: have fun, learn a lot, and do high-impact work alongside great people.
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