Strategic AI Safety Director

AI Startups UK; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 170,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited leave

Private healthcare

Enhanced parental leave

Flexible working

Coaching program

Hybrid working

Job summary

Faculty is seeking a Customer Director to lead strategic partnerships with the largest technology and lab clients, driving safe, trustworthy, and audit-ready AI systems. You will blend technical credibility with delivery leadership to guide government bodies, Frontier labs, and high-impact organisations through complex AI safety challenges.

You will own key client relationships, shape commercial strategy, and oversee multidisciplinary delivery teams to ensure secure, reliable deployments with

Responsibilities

• Leading strategic accounts across AI frontier labs, hyperscalers and government entities to build long-term partnerships focused on robust AI safety, evaluation, and red teaming.
• Designing transformation programmes that integrate advanced AI evaluation methodologies, auditing frameworks, and technical standards directly into mission-critical operations.
• Partnering with senior client leaders to translate complex safety, governance, and technical AI concepts into actionable strategy and impactful programmes.
• Overseeing delivery excellence across cross-functional teams of engineers, researchers, and delivery leads to ensure high-stakes projects succeed.
• Developing commercial strategies and proposals that expand our work across safety-critical domains while meeting ambitious growth goals.
• Championing thought leadership by sharing insights on AI safety frameworks, emerging risk evaluation, and industry standards with senior stakeholders

Job description

Faculty is seeking a Customer Director to lead strategic partnerships with the largest technology and lab clients, driving safe, trustworthy, and audit-ready AI systems. You will blend technical credibility with delivery leadership to guide government bodies, Frontier labs, and high-impact organisations through complex AI safety challenges.

You will own key client relationships, shape commercial strategy, and oversee multidisciplinary delivery teams to ensure secure, reliable deployments with