Careers Lead

Pivotal; Greater London; Sur place; GBP 87 000 - 156 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Pivotal in London is seeking a role that steers the career placements of fellows across AI safety, governance and biosecurity. You will own career success trajectories, partner with hiring managers, and shape opportunities for about 170 fellows annually.

This full-time role requires strong networking, strategic planning, and the ability to build trusted references and career programs. Visa sponsorship is available for Skilled Worker applicants.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of AI safety, AI governance or biosecurity.
• Experience in recruiting or careers advice.
• Ability to track fellows’ career outcomes.

Responsabilités

• Own the career success of fellows and map next steps.
• Maintain close contact with hiring managers in AI safety, AI governance and biosecurity.
• Develop individual career plans and connect fellows with opportunities and people.
• Track fellow placements and report outcomes to improve cohorts.
• Build a high-quality referee system for references from fellows and alumni.
• Coordinate career programming such as weeks, workshops and memos.
• Use field needs to shape outreach and cohort composition.

Connaissances

AI safety knowledge

Career planning

Placement networking

References system

Career programming

Career outcomes

Selection feedback

Description du poste

You make sure the company fellows move into the roles where they can do the most to reduce catastrophic risk.

• Salary: £86,750–£155,500 per year, depending on seniority. We may be able to pay more for exceptional candidates.

• Location: London, at our office at LISA

• Hours: Full time

• Visa: We can sponsor a Skilled Worker visa, but approval isn't guaranteed.

Why work at PivotalPivotal finds people who can work on the biggest risks from advanced AI and gets them working on them. Since 2024, 135 fellows have taken part in our fellowships, and alumni now work at METR, Apollo Research, UK AISI and GovAI. We have grown from 2 staff in 2024 to 10 today, and we plan to reach at least 16 in 2027. Read more about us at the company-research.org, and about what it is like to work here.

What you will ownYou’ll own the career success of our fellows: where they go next, and how much the company helped them get there. In 2027 that will cover about 170 fellows, plus alumni looking for their next role.

You stay in close contact with hiring managers in AI safety, AI governance and biosecurity, and build strong models of where the talent bottlenecks are (and will be in the future). Together with our Research Managers and their fellows, you develop individual career plans, connect the fellows with the right roles and people, and are honest with them about their options. You’ll also track where fellows go, so that we do better every cohort.

• Knowledge of the field. Stay in close contact with hiring managers in AI safety, AI governance and biosecurity, and keep a current, written view of which roles the field most needs to fill.
• Fellow career plans. Work with the Research Managers to find out what each fellow wants and needs, and follow up with individual fellows when their plans are unclear.
• Placement & networking. Recommend open roles to fellows, and fellows for open roles. Connect the fellows with people they should talk to for advice or potential jobs, informed by the Research Managers' current view of each fellow.
• References. Build a system so that any organisation that receives an application from a the company fellow or alum can get a high-quality reference from us quickly.
• Career programming. Career weeks, workshops and career memos, with Research Managers and partners such as 80,000 Hours.
• Career outcomes. Track where fellows go, and report it.
• Feedback into selection. Use what you learn about the field's needs to shape outreach and the make-up of each cohort.

Who does well in this role You are well-connected in AI safety, AI governance or biosecurity, or you can build these relationships quickly.

• You have worked in recruiting, careers advice, talent search or a similar role.
• You have good judgement about people and about which roles suit them.
• You want to find out if your process works, and you change it when it does not.
• You are organised enough to run a system for about 170 fellows a year.
• Fellows trust you, and you are honest with them about their options.
• You care about reducing catastrophic risks from AI. You do not need a research background.

We don’t expect anyone to be strong in all of this.

How we hireWe review applications as they come in, so applying early helps. The process has these stages:

• Written application. A short form and your CV. It takes about 30 minutes.
• Automated video interview. About 10 minutes. You record short answers to a few questions, at a time that suits you.
• Work task. About 2 hours, based on real work in this role. We pay you for this time. You may use AI tools, as you would in the job. Tell us which ones you used and how.
• Personal interview. About 45 minutes. We discuss your work task and how you would approach the role. With your consent, we record it so that more of the team can review it.
• Work trial and references. Up to three paid days working with us at our office in London. We also speak to two referees, after asking you.

If you need an adjustment at any stage, such as extra time, tell us and we will arrange it.