Community Manager

Mohamed bin Zayed University of Artificial Intelligence; Sunnyvale (CA); In loco; USD 150.000 - 200.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Comprehensive medical, dental, and vis

Bonus

401K Plan

Generous paid time off, sick leave and

Paid Parental Leave

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance and disability

Descrizione del lavoro

Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) is seeking a Community Manager to build and sustain its Silicon Valley developer community around large language models and World Models. You will own local events, meetups, hackathons, and online engagement.

Collaborating with DevRel, researchers, and Marketing, you will create learning and collaboration opportunities, recruit partners, and foster a vibrant ecosystem while traveling up to 50%.

Competenze

• Experience building and sustaining developer or technical communities.
• Experience delivering events, workshops or hackathons from planning through execution and follow-up.
• Track record of developing productive partnerships with universities, developer groups, accelerators or open-source communities.
• Experience managing online communities, including moderation, member onboarding, discussions and timely follow-up.
• A working understanding of AI and the developer ecosystem, sufficient to engage credibly with builders.
• Clear written and verbal communication, strong interpersonal judgment and the ability to coordinate programs independently across technical and non-technical teams.

Mansioni

• Build ongoing relationships with developers, founders, researchers and students, connecting them with IFM and with each other across our model portfolio.
• Plan and deliver meetups, workshops and hackathons, owning audience development, format, logistics and follow-up, with technical content provided by DevRel and researchers.
• Manage engagement across relevant online channels, welcoming members, encouraging useful discussions and connecting questions with the right people.
• Develop partnerships with universities, developer groups, accelerators and local organizations to create sustained community programs.
• Make useful introductions, support member-led activities and showcase community projects to maintain engagement between events.
• Work with DevRel, researchers and Marketing to shape relevant programs, share community feedback and connect interested builders with deeper technical support.
• Track active participation, repeat engagement, partner activity and project follow-through, using feedback and results to improve community programs.

Conoscenze

Community building

Event planning

Partnership development

Online community management

AI familiarity

Formazione

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field

Descrizione del lavoro

About IFM

The Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) is a global AI researchlab dedicated to open and independent development of frontier-classfoundation models. Launched in May 2025 by MBZUAI, IFM operatesfrom advanced lab facilities in Abu Dhabi, Silicon Valley andParis. IFM’s model portfolio includes K2 series, the fullyopen-source fleet of LLMs; Jais, the most advanced Arabic LLM; andPAN, the next-gen World Model for embodied reasoning and real-worldsimulation.

Role Summary

The Community Manager builds and sustains IFM’s developer communityin Silicon Valley, bringing together people interested in our largelanguage models (LLMs) and World Models. The role turns interest inIFM into ongoing participation, collaboration and lastingrelationships.

You will own local events, hackathons, online engagement andecosystem partnerships. Working closely with Developer Relations(DevRel), researchers and Marketing, you will create opportunitiesfor members to learn, build together and stay connected withIFM.

This role requires strong relationship skills and experiencebuilding active technical communities. A technical background ishighly preferred.

Travel requirement: Up to 50%

Key Responsibilities

• Build ongoing relationships with developers, founders,researchers and students, connecting them with IFM and with eachother across our model portfolio.


• Plan and deliver meetups, workshops and hackathons, owningaudience development, format, logistics and follow-up, withtechnical content provided by DevRel and researchers.


• Manage engagement across relevant online channels, welcomingmembers, encouraging useful discussions and connecting questionswith the right people.


• Develop partnerships with universities, developer groups,accelerators and local organizations to create sustained communityprograms.


• Make useful introductions, support member-led activities andshowcase community projects to maintain engagement betweenevents.


• Work with DevRel, researchers and Marketing to shape relevantprograms, share community feedback and connect interested builderswith deeper technical support.


• Track active participation, repeat engagement, partner activityand project follow-through, using feedback and results to improvecommunity programs.

Qualifications

Academic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practicalexperience.

Minimum requirements

• Experience building and sustaining developer or technicalcommunities, with evidence of active participation, repeatengagement and lasting member relationships.


• Experience delivering events, workshops or hackathons fromplanning through execution and follow-up, with strongorganizational skills and attention to detail.


• A track record of developing productive partnerships withorganizations such as universities, developer groups, acceleratorsor open-source communities.


• Experience managing online communities, including moderation,member onboarding, discussions and timely follow-up.


• A working understanding of AI and the developer ecosystem,sufficient to engage credibly with builders, understand theirinterests and recognize when technical expertise is needed.


• Clear written and verbal communication, sound interpersonaljudgment and the ability to coordinate programs independentlyacross technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred experience

• A technical background in computer science, engineering, AI ora related field is highly preferred, ideally with hands-onexperience building software or working with AI models.


• Established relationships within the Silicon Valley developer,startup or university ecosystem.


• Experience with AI or open-source communities, includingprograms that help participants continue building beyond an initialevent.


• Experience coordinating community programs across locations andworking with international teams.

Visa Sponsorship

This position is eligible for visa sponsorship.

$150,000 - $200,000 a year

Compensation

$150,000 – $200,000/year + discretionary performance bonus +benefits

The posted salary range represents the company’s good faithestimate of the base compensation for this position upon hire. Theactual base compensation offered may vary within this rangedepending on individual qualifications, including but not limitedto relevant skills, experience, education, certifications, andspecific business needs. In addition to base salary, totalcompensation includes an annual discretionary performance bonus andcomprehensive benefits.

Benefits Include

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits


• Bonus


• 401K Plan


• Generous paid time off, sick leave and holidays


• Paid Parental Leave


• Employee Assistance Program


• Life insurance and disability

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts ofthe hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzingresumes, or assessing responses and identifying potentialinconsistencies or verification signals in application materialsbased on available information. These tools assist our recruitmentteam but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions areultimately made by humans. If you would like more information abouthow your data is processed, please contact us.

About IFM

The Institute of Foundation Models (IFM) is a global AI researchlab dedicated to open and independent development of frontier-classfoundation models. Launched in May 2025 by MBZUAI, IFM operatesfrom advanced lab facilities in Abu Dhabi, Silicon Valley andParis. IFM’s model portfolio includes K2 series, the fullyopen-source fleet of LLMs; Jais, the most advanced Arabic LLM; andPAN, the next-gen World Model for embodied reasoning and real-worldsimulation.

Role Summary

The Community Manager builds and sustains IFM’s developer communityin Silicon Valley, bringing together people interested in our largelanguage models (LLMs) and World Models. The role turns interest inIFM into ongoing participation, collaboration and lastingrelationships.

You will own local events, hackathons, online engagement andecosystem partnerships. Working closely with Developer Relations(DevRel), researchers and Marketing, you will create opportunitiesfor members to learn, build together and stay connected withIFM.

This role requires strong relationship skills and experiencebuilding active technical communities. A technical background ishighly preferred.

Travel requirement: Up to 50%

Key Responsibilities

• Build ongoing relationships with developers, founders,researchers and students, connecting them with IFM and with eachother across our model portfolio.


• Plan and deliver meetups, workshops and hackathons, owningaudience development, format, logistics and follow-up, withtechnical content provided by DevRel and researchers.


• Manage engagement across relevant online channels, welcomingmembers, encouraging useful discussions and connecting questionswith the right people.


• Develop partnerships with universities, developer groups,accelerators and local organizations to create sustained communityprograms.


• Make useful introductions, support member-led activities andshowcase community projects to maintain engagement betweenevents.


• Work with DevRel, researchers and Marketing to shape relevantprograms, share community feedback and connect interested builderswith deeper technical support.


• Track active participation, repeat engagement, partner activityand project follow-through, using feedback and results to improvecommunity programs.

Qualifications

Academic qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, or equivalent practicalexperience.

Minimum requirements

• Experience building and sustaining developer or technicalcommunities, with evidence of active participation, repeatengagement and lasting member relationships.


• Experience delivering events, workshops or hackathons fromplanning through execution and follow-up, with strongorganizational skills and attention to detail.


• A track record of developing productive partnerships withorganizations such as universities, developer groups, acceleratorsor open-source communities.


• Experience managing online communities, including moderation,member onboarding, discussions and timely follow-up.


• A working understanding of AI and the developer ecosystem,sufficient to engage credibly with builders, understand theirinterests and recognize when technical expertise is needed.


• Clear written and verbal communication, sound interpersonaljudgment and the ability to coordinate programs independentlyacross technical and non-technical teams.

Preferred experience

• A technical background in computer science, engineering, AI ora related field is highly preferred, ideally with hands-onexperience building software or working with AI models.


• Established relationships within the Silicon Valley developer,startup or university ecosystem.


• Experience with AI or open-source communities, includingprograms that help participants continue building beyond an initialevent.


• Experience coordinating community programs across locations andworking with international teams.

Visa Sponsorship

This position is eligible for visa sponsorship.

$150,000 - $200,000 a year

Compensation

$150,000 – $200,000/year + discretionary performance bonus +benefits

The posted salary range represents the company’s good faithestimate of the base compensation for this position upon hire. Theactual base compensation offered may vary within this rangedepending on individual qualifications, including but not limitedto relevant skills, experience, education, certifications, andspecific business needs. In addition to base salary, totalcompensation includes an annual discretionary performance bonus andcomprehensive benefits.

Benefits Include

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision benefits


• Bonus


• 401K Plan


• Generous paid time off, sick leave and holidays


• Paid Parental Leave


• Employee Assistance Program


• Life insurance and disability

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support partsofthe hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzingresumes, or assessing responses and identifying potentialinconsistencies or verification signals in application materialsbased on available information. These tools assist our recruitmentteam but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions areultimately made by humans. If you would like more information abouthow your data is processed, please contact us.