Program Director, AI Evaluations & Partnerships

snorkelai; United States; Remote; USD 163,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary range disclosed

Job summary

snorkelai is seeking a leader to drive a multi-year program funding and supporting teams that develop open AI evaluations and benchmarks. You will oversee grant operations from application review through public release, and manage external research partnerships while coordinating cross-functional delivery.

You will define how impact is measured, track progress, and use results to improve future cycles. This role emphasizes curiosity about AI, strategic thinking, and strong ownership of outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience building a program, partnership, or process from an initial idea into a dependable operation that can grow.
• Sound judgment when information is incomplete, including knowing when to act independently, consult others, or change direction.
• Resourcefulness and ownership in resolving stalled projects and coordinating people toward workable solutions.
• Strong follow-through with commitments, budgets, partner communication, and emerging issues.
• Curiosity about AI and research, with the ability to follow technical discussions, ask useful questions, and recognize when specialist input is needed.

Responsibilities

• Run grant cycles and service commitments, coordinating applications, reviews, awards, project milestones, and releases.
• Manage relationships with external research partners and turn proposed collaborations into clear plans and outcomes.
• Oversee program budgets and capacity, track commitments, and adjust resource allocation as priorities change.
• Coordinate research, delivery, legal, finance, and marketing teams around responsibilities and decisions.
• Establish measures of program impact and use results to improve future cycles.
• Keep partners informed, clarify commitments, and address obstacles before they disrupt delivery.

Skills

Program management

Stakeholder management

Budgeting

Strategic thinking

Research curiosity

External partnerships

Academic partnerships

Job description

snorkelai is seeking a leader to drive a multi-year program funding and supporting teams that develop open AI evaluations and benchmarks. You will oversee grant operations from application review through public release, and manage external research partnerships while coordinating cross-functional delivery.

You will define how impact is measured, track progress, and use results to improve future cycles. This role emphasizes curiosity about AI, strategic thinking, and strong ownership of outcomes.