GCP Program Manager

The role

You will build and lead at least two strands of an expanding workshop portfolio. This includes designing, delivering, and evaluating residential workshops that help people pursue careers in AI safety, biosecurity, and policy.

What you will do

• Own two or more GCP programs including strategy, design, delivery, and evaluation
• Run programs experimentally and be willing to discontinue those not working
• Develop marketing and outreach strategies and decide on participant selection
• Build relationships and recruit guests such as researchers, policymakers, and funders
• Design workshop structure, sessions, content, and participant experience
• Lead workshops in person by giving talks, introducing guests, and managing teams
• Direct the work of the GCP team, interns, and volunteers
• Collect structured feedback and track participant outcomes to improve programs
• Contribute to team-wide strategy and build operational structures and automation
• Help design and launch the internship program

Required qualifications

• Experienced at running events such as workshops, conferences, or retreats
• Strong project delivery experience in complex in-person settings can substitute
• Mission-aligned with the development of advanced AI and biotechnology
• Good with people and energized by workshops
• High agency to spot problems and adapt when plans change
• Highly organized to oversee several programs simultaneously
• Familiar with the AI safety ecosystem

Nice to have

• Prior experience managing operational or programmatic teams
• Familiarity with biosecurity or US policy

Benefits

• Flexible working hours
• Highly competitive health insurance
• Dental and vision coverage
• Generous vacation policy
• Professional development budget
• All-team retreats three times a year
• Work-related travel and expenses covered
• Access to office space in San Francisco, Berkeley, London, or Boston
• Food, lunches, and office expenses covered if working from an AI safety office in specific cities
• Home office expenses covered if working from home

Before you apply

• We may be able to sponsor visas for the UK or US, depending on individual circumstances
• AI tools help review applications; some may be declined based on AI review alone
• Application process includes an application form, a paid take-home assignment, an interview, reference checks, and a paid 3-day work trial

About the company

Kairos is a nonprofit accelerating talent into AI safety and policy. They manage a portfolio of impactful projects including SPAR, Generator Residency, Global Challenges Project, and Pathfinder Fellowship.