AI Research Programs Lead — 12-Month Contract

Google; Mountain View (CA); On-site; USD 132,000 - 176,000; Full time

Job summary

DeepMind in Mountain View, CA, USA is seeking an Organization AI Research Program Manager for a 12-month fixed-term assignment. You will scale AI research capacity, build scalable operations, and partner with leadership to prioritize research and manage collaborations.

You will bridge cross-functional teams across research, engineering and legal, formalize agreements with institutions, and help design workflows that enable researchers to thrive while advancing Google.org initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a technical field or equivalent practical experience.
• 2 years of program/product management experience or related technical roles.
• Experience managing cross-functional projects and coordinating stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Design operational frameworks, onboarding logistics, external partner access, and playbooks for recurring academic programs.
• Establish business cases, triage processes, metrics, and build cross-functional teams for prioritized goals.
• Manage relationships with partners, formalize academic agreements, and lead Google.org initiatives.
• Architect insights-sharing strategies and coordinate publication cadences and content calendars.
• Translate research needs into technical requirements and oversee tooling, data migrations, and testing.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in a technical field

Job description

DeepMind in Mountain View, CA, USA is seeking an Organization AI Research Program Manager for a 12-month fixed-term assignment. You will scale AI research capacity, build scalable operations, and partner with leadership to prioritize research and manage collaborations.

You will bridge cross-functional teams across research, engineering and legal, formalize agreements with institutions, and help design workflows that enable researchers to thrive while advancing Google.org initiatives.