Associate, National Security

Ai Safety; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Ai Safety's National Security and AI Safety unit seeks an Associate to scope, build and deliver impactful AI projects for clients in national security. You will develop trusted client relationships, analyse requirements, and help to optimise bespoke AI tools for real-world operations.

In this role you will translate complex needs into clear user stories for delivery and engineering teams, and work with stakeholders to ensure projects meet critical mission objectives with safety and reliability.

Qualifications

• Analytical thinking and clear communication across stakeholders.
• Experience engaging clients and building trusted relationships.
• Familiarity with Agile and iterative development practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage individual work streams to support AI project delivery.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to understand mission challenges and user needs.
• Conduct open-source analysis to inform AI tool development.
• Translate requirements into clear user stories for delivery and engineering teams.
• Design workflows to support user-centric decision making in high-stakes environments.
• Work closely with technical teams to ensure alignment with customer needs.
• Contribute to internal strategy and capability development.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Agile methods

Open-source analysis

Clear communication

Job description

Why Faculty?

We established Faculty in 2014 because we thought that AI would be the most important technology of our time. Since then, we’ve worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI. You can read about our real-world impact here.

We don't chase hype cycles. We innovate, build and deploy responsible AI which moves the needle - and we know a thing or two about doing it well. We bring an unparalleled depth of technical, product and delivery expertise to our clients who span government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence.

Our business, and reputation, is growing fast and we're always on the lookout for individuals who share our intellectual curiosity and desire to build a positive legacy through technology.

AI is an epoch-defining technology, join a company where you'll be empowered to envision its most powerful applications, and to make them happen.

About the team

Our National Security and AI Safety business unit is dedicated to advancing the responsible development and deployment of AI in support of national security and global stability. From strengthening mission-critical capabilities across national security and intelligence, to working with frontier labs to provide robust AI safety red teaming and evaluation, we work at the frontier of high-stakes, high-impact missions.
We understand that powerful AI systems bring both transformative opportunities and complex risks and we are proud to partner with Government and the biggest tech organisations in the world to ensure AI is not just transformative but is also secure, trustworthy and safe for all.
Because of the nature of the work we do with our Government clients, you may need to be eligible for UK Developed Vetting (DV) and willing to work on site with our clients from time to time.

About the role

As an Associate within our National Security Team, you'll be part of a close-knit team - scoping, building and delivering impactful AI projects for our clients in the industry.
We'll look to you to build trusted client relationships, analyse requirements and feedback, stay on top of workflows and help to ensure our bespoke AI tools are optimised for real-world operations.
This is an exciting, new role for an individual motivated to build their knowledge of AI transformation in the National Security sector.

What you'll be doing

• Managing individual work streams to support the successful delivery and implementation of bespoke AI solutions

• Working side-by-side with key stakeholders to understand critical mission challenges and user needs

• Conducting open-source analysis to support the development of cutting-edge AI tools

• Translating complex operational requirements into clear user stories for delivery and engineering teams.

• Designing and testing workflows that support user-centric decision-making in high-stakes environments

• Collaborating closely with technical teams to ensure projects run smoothly and solutions meet customer needs

• Contributing to internal thought leadership, strategy, and capability development across the team

Who we're looking for

• You demonstrate analytical thinking, can clearly communicate ideas, and synthesise complex information

• You have external client-facing experience and have built trusted relationships which have contributed to the overall success of projects/products

• You’ve worked with technical teams

• You understand Agile and related methodologies and the basis of iterative development and continuous delivery

• You are thoughtful and proactive in ambiguous situations, with examples of when you've taken initiative and owned finding solutions to challenges

• You're excited and knowledgeable about the possibilities for innovation in National Security technology

Our interview process

1. Talent Team Screen (30 mins)

2. Introduction Interview (60 mins)

3. Case Study Interview (60 mins)

4. Interview with Business Unit Director (30 mins)

Our Recruitment Ethos

We aim to grow the best team - not the most similar one. We know that diversity of individuals fosters diversity of thought, and that strengthens our principle of seeking truth. And we know from experience that diverse teams deliver better work, relevant to the world in which we live. We're united by a deep intellectual curiosity and desire to use our abilities for measurable positive impact. We strongly encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, ethnicities, genders, religions and sexual orientations.

A note on AI: we're happy for you to use it for research and interview prep, but please don't use it to generate answers during live interviews. We also use an AI note-taker (Metaview) in interviews so interviewers can stay present (which you can opt out of just let us know,) and every application is reviewed by a human, never decided by AI.