Strategic AI Programs Lead — RL, Security & Scale

Alice; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Alice is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead reinforcement learning environments, training tasks, and evaluation infrastructure for frontier AI models in New York. You will work directly with AI labs, internal engineering and research teams, and external technical experts to translate complex research requirements into scalable programs.

This role requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, moves quickly from strategy to execution, and successfully drives multiple

Qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in technical program management, engineering leadership, or technical operations.
• Strong understanding of LLMs, AI agents, reinforcement learning, post-training, and model evaluation.
• Proven ability to lead multiple complex technical programs in parallel, make fast decisions, and deliver under aggressive timelines.
• Experience scaling high-volume production workflows involving external contributors or specialized experts.
• Strong technical foundation in software engineering, APIs, infrastructure, testing, and automation.
• Exceptional prioritization, problem-solving, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.
• High ownership, bias for action, adaptability, and ability to thrive in fast-moving, ambiguous environments.
• Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience.

Responsibilities

• Technical Program Leadership: Own customer-facing programs with frontier AI labs, translating research needs into clear requirements, roadmaps, and deliverables.
• RL Environment Development: Lead the creation of realistic, interactive RL gyms and scalable task-generation and evaluation pipelines.
• Production at Scale: Manage the weekly delivery of hundreds of technically complex tasks while maintaining quality, diversity, and efficiency.
• Expert & Freelancer Management: Build and manage distributed networks of technical contributors, cybersecurity specialists, and reviewers.
• Cybersecurity & Agent Safety: Coordinate cybersecurity, indirect prompt injection, and agentic evaluation programs.
• Rewards & Verification: Partner with researchers and engineers to establish automated graders, reliable reward mechanisms, and quality standards.
• Parallel Program Execution: Drive multiple programs simultaneously, rapidly prioritize competing demands, adapt to changing requirements, and maintain execution speed without compromising quality.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Align Research, Engineering, Product, Sales, external contributors, and customers to ensure reliable delivery.

Skills

Technical program management

Engineering leadership

Stakeholder management

Prioritization

Communication

Problem-solving

Ownership

Adaptability

Ambiguity management

Education

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience

Tools

Python

Containers

Automated testing

APIs

CI/CD

Job description

Alice is seeking a Senior Technical Program Manager to lead reinforcement learning environments, training tasks, and evaluation infrastructure for frontier AI models in New York. You will work directly with AI labs, internal engineering and research teams, and external technical experts to translate complex research requirements into scalable programs.

This role requires someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, moves quickly from strategy to execution, and successfully drives multiple