AI Partnerships Lead

Required

• Fluent in SF and DC: You understand the AI safety and tech world, including its people, organizations, debates, and vocabulary, and you understand how Washington politics and policymaking work. You can translate between the two.
• Polling Experience: Hands-on experience with polling, survey research, or message testing. You know what makes a good research question and what a poll can and cannot answer.
• Experience: Typically 6+ years of professional experience in politics, policy, philanthropy, research, or the tech sector
• Relationship Builder: A track record of earning the trust of senior leaders, funders, and organizational partners. People return your calls.
• Good Listener: You can tell the difference between what someone asks for and what they actually need to know
• Communication Skills: A clear writer and speaker who can explain research findings to both technical and political audiences
• Judgment & Discretion: Comfortable handling sensitive conversations, confidential information, and partners whose interests do not always line up
• Self-Starter: Proactive and organized, with strong follow-through and the ability to work independently with minimal direction
• Mission-Driven: You care about making sure the public's views shape how AI is built, funded, and governed
• Client Research Leadership: Experience leading client research projects from scoping through delivery, working with researchers to turn findings into recommendations
• Coordination: Experience managing multiple concurrent requests, tracking commitments, and keeping teams aligned on research priorities and recommendations