Head of Groups

The role

The Head of Groups will own and scale support for AI safety university groups. You will set strategy, launch new initiatives, and lead a growing team to support organizers and funding.

What you will do

• Set the strategy for how we support university groups.
• Launch new initiatives like regional organizers and residencies.
• Own how we support and fund groups.
• Represent the work externally with organizers, universities, funders, and partners.
• Build and lead the groups team, including hiring and onboarding.
• Contribute to Kairos org-wide strategy and new programs.

Required qualifications

• Experienced with university groups firsthand.
• AI safety context.
• Strong judgment about people.
• Ambitious and high agency.
• Mission-aligned.

Nice to have

• Strongest candidates will already know this world well.

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
• 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

• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.
• AI tools help review applications.
• Visa sponsorship for US (typically H-1Bs or O-1As) and likely UK visas is available.
• 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.