Program Lead, AI Safety Convenings

Center for Ai Safety; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance for you and your depd

401K plan + 4% matching

Unlimited PTO

Lunch and dinner at the office

Annual Professional Development Stipd

Access to some of the top talent

Job summary

Center for AI Safety is seeking a Manager, Programs in San Francisco to lead experiences that convene researchers, policymakers and professionals. You will own end-to-end program design, delivery, participant recruitment, speaker coordination, and post-program learning to move the field forward.

You should have 3–5 years running programs, strong planning, budgeting, and stakeholder management, and a clear passion for AI safety.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years of experience running programs that convene people.
• Ownership of delivery end to end across multiple programs.
• Ability to manage budgets and timelines.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Ability to learn quickly in unfamiliar domains.

Responsibilities

• Turn program goals into concrete plans: audience, format, participants, timeline and budget.
• Conduct preliminary research for new programs to clarify goals and requirements.
• Recruit and select participants, speakers, and facilitators; build agendas.
• Independently gather context by consulting experts and sources.
• Own program delivery end to end and meet scope, timeline and quality.
• Identify and mitigate risks; escalate critical issues as needed.
• Maintain program documentation and reporting in PM software.
• Manage relationships with external partners and vendors.
• Track budgets and expenses to stay aligned with goals.
• Coordinate cross-functional teammates and external partners.
• Delegate tasks to contractors or staff with clear guidance.
• Run post-program evaluation to improve future iterations.

Skills

Program management

Event planning

Budgeting

Stakeholder management

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Center for AI Safety is seeking a Manager, Programs in San Francisco to lead experiences that convene researchers, policymakers and professionals. You will own end-to-end program design, delivery, participant recruitment, speaker coordination, and post-program learning to move the field forward.

You should have 3–5 years running programs, strong planning, budgeting, and stakeholder management, and a clear passion for AI safety.