Talent Lead: Scale Admissions for AI Safety (London)

Pivotal Research; Greater London; On-site; GBP 87,000 - 156,000; Full time

Job summary

Pivotal Research in London is seeking a results-driven program recruiter to grow applicant pools and design scalable selection processes for our fellowships in AI safety. You will shape outreach, candidate communications, and fair, fast assessments with mentors and research managers.

The role combines marketing, admissions and talent-sourcing at scale, including use of AI tools to screen applications. Visa sponsorship is available for Skilled Worker visa holders.

Qualifications

• You have run recruiting, admissions, marketing or talent search for a selective program or organisation, and you can show results.
• You have good judgement about people, and you can make it explicit so that others can apply it consistently.
• You want to find out if your process works, and you change it when it does not.
• You are good at outreach & communications, including outside the AI safety community.
• You use AI tools well, for example to screen at scale, and you know where they fail.

Responsibilities

• Outreach and marketing. Grow the number of strong applicants for each program through channels, campaigns, partner organisations, and presence at universities and conferences.
• Communications for applicants. Program pages, application guidance and messages to applicants.
• The selection process. Design and run each round: forms, AI-assisted screening, contract reviewers, work tasks, interviews, and final decisions with mentors and Research Managers. Keep it fair, fast and compliant with data protection law.
• Learning from results. Track which selection signals predict good fellowships and careers. Change the process based on what you find.

Skills

Recruiting programs

People judgment

Outreach communications

AI screening

AI risk reduction

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Pivotal Research in London is seeking a results-driven program recruiter to grow applicant pools and design scalable selection processes for our fellowships in AI safety. You will shape outreach, candidate communications, and fair, fast assessments with mentors and research managers.

The role combines marketing, admissions and talent-sourcing at scale, including use of AI tools to screen applications. Visa sponsorship is available for Skilled Worker visa holders.