faculty - Technical Director of AI Safety
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Requirements
• You have a proven track record of designing and leading high-performing technical teams, with the ability to manage R&D budgets and mentor senior technical staff. • You bring deep expertise in AI safety research, specifically regarding alignment, interpretability, and robustness in large language models (LLMs) or safety-critical systems. • You possess a strong scientific background evidenced by high-impact machine learning publications and a comprehensive understanding of transformer architectures. • You are a strategic visionary capable of setting research priorities that align with long-term organisational goals while remaining at the cutting edge of field developments. • You are a compelling communicator who can synthesise complex technical concepts into narratives that influence both C-suite executives and the broader research community. • You exhibit strong commercial acumen and stakeholder management skills, allowing you to navigate complex organisations and accelerate the delivery of high-value projects.
Responsibilities
• Owning the technical strategy for AI Safety by determining research directions and building technologies that mitigate risks from alignment to societal harms. • Leading a high-performing R&D team through intentional hiring, mentorship, and the cultivation of a culture defined by technical excellence and high output. • Driving academic impact by guiding complex machine learning projects and securing top-tier publications that cement Faculty’s reputation in the safety domain. • Shaping market-leading offerings for frontier labs and security institutes, translating cutting-edge R&D into practical, groundbreaking safety solutions. • Overseeing technical delivery of AI safety and security projects, ensuring scientific rigor and high-quality outputs across evaluations and red-teaming. • Representing Faculty externally as a primary technical voice, delivering influential thought leadership and speaking at major global industry events. • Collaborating cross-functionally with business unit directors and commercial teams to align research investment with strategic growth and client needs.
Benefits
• We established Faculty in 2014 because we thought that AI would be the most important technology of our time. Since then, we’ve worked with over 350 global customers to transform their performance through human-centric AI. You can read about our real-world impact here https://faculty.ai/impact. • We don’t chase hype cycles. We innovate, build and deploy responsible AI which moves the needle - and we know a thing or two about doing it well. We bring an unparalleled depth of technical, product and delivery expertise to our clients who span government, finance, retail, energy, life sciences and defence. • Our business, and reputation, is growing fast and we’re always on the lookout for individuals who share our intellectual curiosity and desire to build a positive legacy through technology. • AI is an epoch-defining technology, join a company where you’ll be empowered to envision its most powerful applications, and to make them happen. • Unlimited Annual Leave Policy • Private healthcare and dental • Enhanced parental leave • Family-Friendly Flexibility & Flexible working • Sanctus Coaching • Hybrid Working • If you don’t feel you meet all the requirements, but are excited by the role and know you bring some key strengths, please don't hesitate in applying as you might be right for this role, or other roles. We are open to conversations about part-time hours.
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