Programs Manager, Fellowships & Convenings

Center for AI Safety (CAIS); San Francisco (CA); Presencial; USD 110.000 - 150.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Health insurance

401K with 4% match

Unlimited PTO

Lunch & dinner at the office

Professional development stipend

Access to AI safety talent

Descripción de la vacante

The Center for AI Safety (CAIS) is hiring a Manager, Programs to run our fellowships, workshops, convenings, and speaker series. You will own programs from plan to delivery, recruit participants and speakers, manage partners and budgets, and capture learnings to improve future iterations.

You should have 3–5 years of experience running programs, strong planning and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment.

Formación

• 3–5 years of experience running programs that convene people, such as fellowships, workshops, conferences, speaker series or community or educational programs, including owning delivery end to end.
• Experience managing multiple programs or workstreams at once, with sound prioritization across them.
• Strong project planning skills: timelines, budgets, milestones, and the follow-through to keep everyone on track.
• Experience managing a diverse set of stakeholders, including external partners and vendors.
• The ability to get up to speed quickly in unfamiliar domains by learning from experts, papers and other sources.
• Agility when internal or external factors shift, and the judgment to know when to adjust course and when to escalate.
• Conscientiousness and a high bar for quality. You're open to feedback and honest with yourself and others, even when it's uncomfortable, because getting to the best answer matters more.
• A genuine understanding of why AI safety matters, and the ability to explain it in your own words.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

Responsabilidades

• Turn program goals into concrete plans, including audience, format, participants, timeline, and budget.
• Conduct preliminary research for new programs to clarify goals and requirements.
• Recruit and select participants, speakers, and facilitators, and build agendas and formats that lead to productive conversations and lasting connections.
• Independently gather context in new domains by consulting experts, reviewing research, and using available resources.
• Own program delivery end to end and ensure each program meets the agreed scope, timeline, and quality expectations.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate risks, address challenges proactively, and escalate critical issues to the Senior Manager as needed.
• Maintain accurate and comprehensive program documentation and reporting, including setting up and maintaining program details in our project management software.
• Manage relationships with external partners, vendors, and other stakeholders to ensure program requirements are met.
• Track program budgets and expenses and keep spending aligned with financial goals.
• Coordinate cross-functional teammates and external partners to deliver programs.
• Delegate tasks to contractors, partners, and program support staff where appropriate, with clear guidance and follow-through.
• Run post-program evaluation and document what worked so programs can be repeated and improved.

Conocimientos

Program management

Project planning

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Educación

Bachelor's degree

Descripción del empleo

The Center for AI Safety (CAIS) is hiring a Manager, Programs to run our fellowships, workshops, convenings, and speaker series. You will own programs from plan to delivery, recruit participants and speakers, manage partners and budgets, and capture learnings to improve future iterations.

You should have 3–5 years of experience running programs, strong planning and stakeholder management skills, and the ability to work cross-functionally in a fast-moving, mission-driven environment.