AI Partnerships Lead

Wwshemi; San Francisco (CA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision

401k match

Parental leave (20 weeks)

Fertility and family-building support

Unlimited PTO

Remote team with occasional travel

Job summary

Blue Rose Research seeks a senior role to cultivate relationships with AI safety groups, funders, and policy actors while coordinating AI client work. You will translate conversations into actionable research questions and lead client projects from scoping to delivery, ensuring timely, high-impact insights for senior leaders and funders.

You’ll brief diverse audiences in plain language, manage multiple concurrent requests, and help shape the research agenda with leadership.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of professional experience in politics, policy, philanthropy, research, or tech.
• Fluent in SF and DC with knowledge of AI safety, policy, and related communities.
• Hands-on polling, survey research or message testing experience.
• Ability to translate complex research into actionable briefs for diverse audiences.

Responsibilities

• Build and manage relationships with AI safety orgs, policy groups, funders, and allies.
• Lead client research projects from scoping through delivery and turn findings into recommendations.
• Coordinate across AI client work, track commitments, and ensure timely delivery.
• Brief partners and funders in plain language and tailor messages to audiences.

Skills

Relationship builder

Polling experience

6+ years experience

Communication skills

Listener

Discretion

Self-starter

Mission-driven

Client research leadership

Coordination

Job description

This listing's locations Remote - San Francisco

Workplace Remote

Compensation 150000–200000 (period not stated)

Department: External Affairs

What You'll Do

Relationship Building & Partner Management

• Build and maintain trusted relationships with AI safety organizations, AI policy groups, philanthropic funders, and political allies
• Take regular in-person meetings in San Francisco, Washington, DC, and elsewhere, and serve as Blue Rose's main point of contact for these partners
• Keep partner relationships organized by following up after meetings, tracking commitments and timelines, and keeping leadership informed
• Represent Blue Rose Research at convenings, briefings, and conferences in both the AI and political communities

Turning Conversations into Research

• Turn partner conversations into concrete, testable research questions, and work with our research team to scope polls, message tests, and other studies that answer them
• Help leadership weigh and prioritize research requests from partners and funders
• Brief partners and funders on findings in plain language, adjusted for the audience, whether that is an AI lab policy team, a foundation program officer, or a campaign strategist
• Draft memos, briefing materials, and summaries that make our research easy to use

Coordinate across AI Client Work

• Help support AI client engagements from the initial question through research design, delivery, and follow-up, working with our research team, technical teams, and existing client leads
• Take responsibility for project scope, timelines, and client communication so incoming AI work has a clear owner and delivers useful answers
• Lead client briefings and turn findings into practical recommendations on AI policy, politics, and communications

Coordinating Blue Rose's AI Work

• Track incoming AI questions and commitments across clients, funders, partners, and internal teams, including who is responsible, what is due, and where requests overlap
• Review AI memos, decks, and talking points with research and client leads before delivery to ensure recommendations are accurate, current, and tailored to each audience
• Help leadership prioritize requests and build on research already completed, while respecting client confidentiality and firewall boundaries
• Map the AI safety, AI policy, and funder landscape: who is working on what, what they need, and where Blue Rose's research can be most useful
• Spot emerging debates and opportunities early and flag them for leadership
• Help shape Blue Rose's AI research agenda with leadership and the research team

About You

• Fluent in SF and DC: You understand the AI safety and tech world, including its people, organizations, debates, and vocabulary, and you understand how Washington politics and policymaking work. You can translate between the two.
• Polling Experience: Hands-on experience with polling, survey research, or message testing. You know what makes a good research question and what a poll can and cannot answer.
• Experience: Typically 6+ years of professional experience in politics, policy, philanthropy, research, or the tech sector
• Relationship Builder: A track record of earning the trust of senior leaders, funders, and organizational partners. People return your calls.
• Good Listener: You can tell the difference between what someone asks for and what they actually need to know
• Communication Skills: A clear writer and speaker who can explain research findings to both technical and political audiences
• Judgment & Discretion: Comfortable handling sensitive conversations, confidential information, and partners whose interests do not always line up
• Self-Starter: Proactive and organized, with strong follow-through and the ability to work independently with minimal direction
• Mission-Driven: You care about making sure the public's views shape how AI is built, funded, and governed
• Client Research Leadership: Experience leading client research projects from scoping through delivery, working with researchers to turn findings into recommendations
• Coordination: Experience managing multiple concurrent requests, tracking commitments, and keeping teams aligned on research priorities and recommendations

Bonus Points

• Existing relationships in the AI safety and AI policy communities, or with the funders who support them
• Experience at a polling firm, research organization, or data-driven political organization
• Experience in government, on Capitol Hill, or on a political campaign
• Experience in fundraising, development, or funder relations
• Based in San Francisco

What We Offer

• Salary: $150,000 - $200,000 annual compensation commensurate with experience
• Benefits: We offer medical, dental, vision, 401k match, 20 weeks paid parental leave, fertility and family-building support through Maven Clinic, and unlimited PTO.
• Work Setup: Remote team with offices in NYC and DC, and regular in-person meetups. This role involves frequent in-person meetings and regular travel between San Francisco and Washington, DC. Strong preference for someone based in one of those two cities.
• Impact: You will shape what Blue Rose asks the public about AI, and make sure the answers reach the people deciding how AI is built, funded, and governed

About Blue Rose Research

Blue Rose Research builds data and AI tools that help Democrats win elections. Our team combines engineering, data science, and political strategy to power decisions for the country's top campaigns and progressive organizations. We forecast elections, test ads, and use generative AI to help campaigns understand what's happening in the news and respond fast with messages that actually work. We have guided how hundreds of millions of dollars are spent in modern campaigns. We're a small, mission-driven team that builds fast, experiments boldly, and helps progressives communicate and win-guided by curiosity, purpose, and a genuine desire to use technology for good.

Candidates must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States.