Alignment Research Manager
You will be the person who makes the research acceleration model actually run. You will own projects end to end, turning abstract research ideas into clear roadmaps, keeping technical teams unblocked and moving fast, and making sure progress is visible to leadership, collaborators, and funders. You'll work on projects that usually involve several stakeholders, grants, or research partners, and some are internal research. You'll break down ambiguity, define milestones, and focus the team on what matters. You'll also dive in when something needs to be tested, validated, or unblocked. You'll identify dead ends early and keep work pointed at the highest-upside directions. You could eventually lead a Skunkworks spinout, a new research track, or an internal product.
Responsibilities
- Own research projects end to end
- Turn abstract research ideas into clear roadmaps
- Keep technical teams unblocked and moving fast
- Report progress to leadership, collaborators, and funders
- Break down ambiguity and define milestones
- Focus the team on what matters
- Test, validate, or unblock work as needed
- Identify dead ends early
- Keep work pointed at the highest-upside directions
- Potentially lead a Skunkworks spinout, new research track, or internal product
Requirements
- Working knowledge of AI and ML systems, enough to track technical complexity and ask the right questions
- Experience managing complex technical projects, including research
- Ability to structure execution across ambiguous, high-stakes efforts
- Ability to translate fluently between engineers, researchers, clients, and funders
- Takes initiative without waiting for permission and owns results end to end
- Cares about AI alignment and believes meaningful progress on the problem is possible
- Eager to use AI tools and automate everything possible
- Comfortable in a fast-paced, startup-like environment
Benefits
- Remote-first with flexible schedules
- Health insurance
- Free lunches at the office
- Weekly knowledge-sharing talks
- Annual team retreat
- Regular performance-based raises
- Diversified employee equity program