1d ago

Research Program Manager - Model Evals and Safety

San Francisco

โœจ $240k-$340k / yearest.

full-timeleadai-ml

๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll build model evaluation frameworks and safety operations from scratch at an open-weight AI startup. You'll embed with research teams to accelerate frontier model development while ensuring rigorous safety standards.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Define evaluation frameworks and tooling requirements for model safety.
  • Establish operational workflows connecting safety eval to model releases.
  • Partner with research leads to embed safety checkpoints in development.
  • Create visibility and reporting structures for leadership on model safety.

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • 7+ years in technical program management or research operations.
  • Familiar with model evaluation and AI safety landscape.
  • Technically deep enough to engage on evaluation design and data pipelines.
  • Proven ability to build structures from ambiguous mandates.

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience with red-teaming or alignment research.
  • Background in ML engineering.
  • Prior work at an AI safety organization.

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ Top-tier compensation with salary and equity.
  • ๐Ÿฅ Comprehensive health insurance (medical, dental, vision).
  • ๐Ÿ‘ถ Fully paid parental leave for all new parents.
  • ๐Ÿฑ Daily lunch and dinner provided.
  • ๐Ÿ—“๏ธ Flexible paid time off.

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Recruiter Screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Hiring Manager Interviewยท 45 min
  3. 3Technical Interviewยท 60 min
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