Research Program Manager

Core responsibilities:

• Design and run Research Programs hosted at Constellation, in partnership with senior researchers and the Constellation team
• Research manage (including a mixture of people management, project management, coaching, and performance management) research projects in programs and organizations hosted by Constellation
• Work with external partners to deliver excellent research support (for example, our work hosting and supporting the Anthropic Fellows Program)
• Support Constellation's mobilization efforts to place talent you manage in fulltime roles that match with their skills and values

Constellation is building the talent engines that will mobilize the workforce needed to safely navigate transformative Artificial Intelligence, helping humanity safely navigate the development of transformative AI.

Required qualifications:

• Are an experienced manager (minimum 2-5 years) preferably on technical research or engineering teams
• Have experience designing and leading multi-stakeholder initiatives that recruit, evaluate, match, and place talent (especially for research opportunities)
• Actively enjoy people management and are experienced with coaching and performance management
• Are a quick learner, capable of understanding complex technical topics and are motivated to learn about a wide array of research agendas across AI Safety
• Have strong written and verbal communication skills
• Are motivated to rapidly elicit and address blockers, feedback, and needs as they appear from direct reports and program stakeholders
• Think AI might have transformative effects in the coming years, and are driven to help humanity to safely navigate periods of intense uncertainty and change

Compensation will depend on experience, but will likely be $130,000 to $200,000 per year.

Our benefits include:

• Generous vacation policy
• 401(k) with employer match
• Employer-paid commuter benefits
• PPO health, dental, and vision insurance
• Catered lunches and dinners, plus unlimited snacks & drinks
• Regular interaction with AI safety researchers and thought leaders
• A friendly, mission-driven team