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  • Provide strategic, intellectual, and operational leadership for the AI Century Study, a 100-year national research effort.
  • Lead the full research lifecycle, ensuring high standards for quality, ethics, and reproducibility.
  • Build partnerships with funders, academic collaborators, and policymakers to expand the study's reach and influence.

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  • Lead participatory research and co-design projects with partner organizations to develop AI Civics toolkits and training resources.
  • Steward relationships with national partners in K-12 education, labor, faith, or advocacy sectors.
  • Produce case studies, reports, and academic publications to advance public understanding of AI governance.

Data & Society is an independent nonprofit research organization studying the social implications of data-centric technologies and automation. It is a small to medium-sized organization that values empirical evidence and respect for human dignity, with a collaborative culture focused on inclusive engagement and anti-racist practices.

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  • Oversee end-to-end program operations for multiple complex initiatives, from planning and logistics to data analysis and insight synthesis.
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  • Build trust-based partnerships with senior leaders by anticipating needs, clarifying expectations, and proactively resolving issues.

Leading Educators partners with school systems to improve teaching and student success through instructional excellence and systemic solutions. It is a national nonprofit that values collaboration, continuous learning, and equity, with a culture that fosters individual strengths and innovation.

$159,800–$243,100/yr
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  • Shape research strategy and run mixed-methods studies for multiple product pods, including integrating a recent acquisition.
  • Connect research to Thumbtack's demand growth strategy and develop frameworks that guide executive decision-making.
  • Use AI fluently across the research lifecycle, build reusable AI tooling, and influence product strategy at leadership level.

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$258,000–$348,000/yr
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  • Own AI evaluation methods and operations for Figma's AI-powered experiences, defining quality dimensions and designing measurement frameworks.
  • Build and maintain evaluation frameworks, rubrics, golden datasets, and quality bars using human and automated approaches.
  • Produce clear readouts and dashboards to enable stakeholders to make confident shipping decisions.

Figma is on a mission to make design accessible to all, empowering teams to bring ideas to life through collaborative design and prototyping tools. With a growing team of passionate creatives and builders, Figma fosters a culture of growth and inclusivity.

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  • Investigate and evaluate early-stage grant opportunities focused on transformative AI safety and governance.
  • Build partnerships and manage relationships with applicants and grantees to support high-impact projects.
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The Centre for Effective Altruism (CEA) stewards the effective altruism movement, applying evidence, reason, and compassion to solve global poverty, animal suffering, and existential risks. The organization has grown from 42 to 66 core staff, with a culture of ambitious growth and high impact.

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  • Own the strategic learning and measurement agenda for large lump sum transfers, district transformation, and cash plus coaching products.
  • Direct large-scale monitoring and evaluation infrastructure to track program performance and impact at scale.
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  • Set and evolve the research direction for A1’s core intelligence, including context representation, memory, reasoning, planning, and orchestration.
  • Define evaluation frameworks that measure real-world usefulness, robustness, safety, and long-term behavior.
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UL Research Institutes is a nonprofit organization dedicated to advancing safety science research to create a more secure and sustainable world. With a global reach and a century of experience, they foster a collaborative and scientific culture to address critical safety issues.

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The AI Education Project (aiEDU) is a growing 501(c)(3) non-profit that creates equitable educational experiences to excite and empower learners with AI literacy. It offers a flexible remote culture with comprehensive benefits and a focus on equitable access.

$220,000–$330,000/yr
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  • Define and execute a comprehensive global External Affairs strategy aligned with Cohere's public policy and commercial objectives.
  • Cultivate strategic partnerships with think tanks, academic researchers, civil society, and NGOs to drive thought leadership.
  • Manage coalitions and associations, representing Cohere's enterprise perspective in industry forums.

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  • Serve as the strategic operating leader for ServiceNow's Enterprise AI organization, driving operating cadence and governance.
  • Build executive-ready mechanisms for prioritization, decision making, and cross-functional accountability.
  • Develop portfolio-level visibility and measure ROI for AI initiatives in partnership with finance and AI Champions.

ServiceNow is the AI control tower for business reinvention, offering a platform that integrates AI, data, and workflows to help 85% of the Fortune 500 work smarter. The company fosters an AI-native culture where technology and talent are unstoppable together, aiming to free people from busywork.