Director of Global Challenges Project

Run impactful in-person workshops

You'll travel roughly every month or two (usually 5 to 6 days at a time) to facilitate GCP and OASIS workshops. As the primary person on the ground, you'll coordinate between participants, guest speakers, and staff, deliver core presentations on AI safety and biosecurity, and ensure events run smoothly. You'll also have latitude to make design improvements to these workshops and propose new events for Kairos to run.

Manage contractors and organizer teams

You'll plan workshops (sometimes multiple concurrently), thinking through all details and requirements. Rather than handling logistics yourself, you'll supervise and coordinate external contractors who execute the nitty-gritty operational work: booking venues, managing catering, handling tech setup, and other tactical tasks. Your focus will be on event design, clear delegation, quality oversight, and ensuring contractors deliver against your specifications and timeline.

Review applications and select participants

You'll review workshop applications, interview candidates, and make final selection decisions.

Lead recruitment and outreach

You'll drive recruitment efforts to ensure strong applicant pools for all workshops.

Support other Kairos initiatives

You'll contribute to the SPAR and Pathfinder programs, as well as other organizational priorities as needed.

High agency

You demonstrate strong internal motivation and ownership. You proactively upskill on complex tasks and reliably drive toward goals. Specifically, you can:

• Triage competing priorities and focus on what matters most
• See the big picture and execute with minimal guidance
• Thrive in ambiguous, fast-changing environments
• Set clear daily goals and execute quickly

Foundational AI safety and biosecurity context

You have a strong understanding of the basic case for AI safety and at least some baseline familiarity with biosecurity. This is critical since you'll need to deliver presentations on these topics multiple times per year and field questions from sharp participants.

Impact-minded

You're motivated by reducing catastrophic risks from AI and pandemics and ensuring a positive transition to transformative AI. You take individual responsibility while supporting the team. When challenges arise, you roll up your sleeves and contribute wherever you can make a difference.

Events experience

You've organized multiple events, like workshops or conferences, and feel comfortable making game-time decisions. You know how to be professional yet friendly and approachable during events. If you lack direct event experience, you have strong project management experience instead.

Highly organized

You manage multiple workstreams effectively, anticipate problems before they arise, and keep a detailed track of tasks and deadlines.

Comfortable with frequent travel

You'll travel regularly for this role. You should be able to travel easily in and out of the US and UK, and enjoy the experience.

Base Salary

$90,000–$150,000

This will depend on experience, seniority, and location, with the potential for additional compensation for exceptional candidates. We will also pay for work-related travel and expenses. If you work from an AI safety office in Berkeley, London, or Cambridge, MA, we'll cover food, lunches, and office expenses.

Retirement

10% 401(k) contribution or equivalent 10% pension contribution

Location flexibility

We don't have strict location requirements, although we prefer candidates who can be available for meetings for most of a working day in the ET time zone. We can pay for access to office spaces in Berkeley, London, or Cambridge, MA, or optional coworking access if elsewhere

We host biyearly all-team retreats to connect in person, collaborate, and build team culture.

Benefits

Flexible working hours, competitive health insurance, dental and vision coverage, generous vacation policy, flexible expense policy for productivity-related expenses, and a professional development budget