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Google DeepMind · 1 hour ago

Senior Technical Program Manager, AI Safety

Mountain View, California, US

Full-time

Hybrid

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

$183K/yr - $271K/yr

8+ years exp

DeepMind is a team of scientists, engineers, and machine learning experts working to advance artificial intelligence for public benefit. The Senior Technical Program Manager for AI Safety will lead operational strategies and execution of safety initiatives, ensuring the safety of Gemini models by coordinating various teams and managing complex stakeholder relationships.

Artificial Intelligence (AI)Business DevelopmentMachine Learning

Growth Opportunities

Responsibilities

Drive the end-to-end delivery of SFT and RL training data for AI Safety, creating and maintaining the structure (meetings, project plans) needed for on-time delivery

Dive deep into technical details, including understanding losses and evaluations for Safety to ensure they accurately measure the problems we are trying to solve and develop solutions

Manage a portfolio of work from model development to long term research in AGI Safety & Alignment

Drive organizational efficiency by improving processes, streamlining execution, and implementing tooling improvements where applicable

Proactively identify and drill down into blockers, moving quickly to unblock the research and engineering teams

Coordinate across diverse groups within Gemini, including Release teams, Model Behavior, Multi-turn research and ensuring all stakeholders are aligned on plans and timelines

Manage high-visibility executive reviews, ensuring they are well-prepared, run smoothly, and provide clear visibility into program status

Build consensus and influence outcomes across diverse teams and key stakeholders, ensuring strong alignment without relying on direct authority

Manage a team of Technical Program Managers working in AI Safety

Qualification

Technical Program ManagementAI SafetyLarge Language ModelsMachine Learning PrinciplesStakeholder ManagementCross-Timezone CollaborationCommunicationTeam Management

Required

8+ years of leading large-scale complex programs, preferably across multiple geographies and time zones

Possess excellent communication skills to articulate complex technical concepts clearly to diverse audiences, including executive leadership

Demonstrated success in fast-paced program execution and deliveries

Good understanding of large language models, with knowledge of multi-turn conversations or model behaviour and other alignment related topics in machine learning

Demonstrated management experience

Must be fluent in English and flexible to work cross-timezone

Preferred

Degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent professional experience

Strong understanding of ML/AI principles and the distinctions from traditional software development

Benefits

Bonus

Equity

Benefits

Company

Google DeepMind

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Google DeepMind aims to research and build safe artificial intelligence system to solve intelligence and advance science and humanity. It is a sub-organization of Google.

Founded in 2010

London, England, GBR

501-1000 employees