Is Scale a good company to work for as a Project Lead, Strategic Projects?

Project Lead, Strategic Projects professionals working at Scale have rated their employer with 2.9 out of 5 stars in 17 Glassdoor reviews. This is a lower than average score with the overall rating of Scale employees being 3.6 out of 5 stars. Search open Project Lead, Strategic Projects Jobs at Scale now and start preparing for your job interview by browsing frequently asked Project Lead, Strategic Projects interview questions at Scale .

Does Scale pay Project Lead, Strategic Projects employees well?

Project Lead, Strategic Projects professionals rate their compensation and benefits at Scale with 3.3 out of 5 stars based on 17 anonymously submitted employee reviews. This is 8.7% worse than the company average rating for salary and benefits. Find out more about Project Lead, Strategic Projects salaries at Scale.

How happy are Project Lead, Strategic Projects professionals working at Scale?

34% of Project Lead, Strategic Projects employees at Scale would recommend their employer to a friend. This rating has decreased by 5% in the past 12 months. Project Lead, Strategic Projects professionals have also rated Scale with a 1.8 rating for work-life-balance, 3.3 rating for diversity and inclusion, 2.6 rating for culture and values and 3.3 rating for career opportunities.

What are the top reviewed jobs at Scale?

Software Engineer (62) , Quality Assurance (21) , Operations Associate (19) , Queue Manager (19) , Operations Specialist (15) , Remote AI Trainer (14) , Data Labeler (13) , AI Trainer (12) , Operations Program Manager (12) , Strategic Projects Lead (12) , Engagement Manager (11) , Operations (11) , Product Manager (11) , Recruiter (11) , AI Data Annotator (8)

What are the pros of working at Scale according to real employee reviews?

"good pay and sometimes you get bonuses" ((in 50 reviews)); "Smart people and tooling rapidly improving" ((in 49 reviews)); "Coworkers are smart and hard working." ((in 23 reviews)); "The team I worked with was great and made working here worthwhile." ((in 21 reviews)); "Pay and benefits are good." ((in 13 reviews))

What are the cons of working at Scale according to real employee reviews?

"No work life balance" ((in 31 reviews)); "long hours and burn out" ((in 16 reviews)); "Some Strategic Project Leads (especially those out of Mexico) are incompetent managers and set unrealistic expectations." ((in 15 reviews)); "No communication from higher ups, everything through a secondary company, let go with no notice, no moving up" ((in 12 reviews)); "Upper management feels absent most of the time, and what interactions we do have impact poorly on workplace morale." ((in 9 reviews))

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2.9

34% would recommend to a friend

(17 total reviews)

Alexandr Wang

19% approve of CEO

29% positive business outlook

Ratings by category

3.3

Diversity & inclusion

3.3

Compensation and benefits

3.3

Career opportunities

2.6

Culture & values

2.5

Senior management

1.8

Work/Life balance

Project Lead, Strategic Projects employees have rated Scale with 2.9 out of 5 stars, based on 17 company reviews on Glassdoor. This indicates that most Project Lead, Strategic Projects professionals have an average working experience there. Scale is rated 25% below average by Project Lead, Strategic Projects professionals compared to other employers within the Information Technology industry (3.9 stars).

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17 reviews

4.0

Jul 20, 2026

Great pay, autonomy, and opportunities but long hours expected

Strategic project lead

Recommend

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Pros

- work with top tier clients across AI research - fast paced projects with insane amount of autonomy from day 1 - really solid pay for non-technical role - in-office/remote flexibility - nice office - accessible leadership - ability to pivot to new stuff if you do well - strong network with alumni all over AI - friendly folks - tech atmosphere with high degree of flexibility

Cons

- long hours but you start late and can wfh - weekends - not very structured and constantly changinf

3.0

Jun 11, 2026

Diverse teamwork, but management can be challenging

Strategic project lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

Not super over technical, work with lots of different people

Cons

Have to worry about many managing contributors

4.0

May 5, 2026

Smart colleagues and growth, but disorganized structure

Strategic project lead

Recommend

CEO approval

Business Outlook

Pros

smart people, high growth, good learning

Cons

org structure can be a bit disorganized, at times, the WLB can be fairly bad

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