NLChief Operating Officer
Apart ResearchRemote
Why this is on the board
Apart Research trains new researchers and does its own research into AI safety: how to prevent powerful AI systems from causing serious harm. As COO you do not decide what gets researched, but you do decide who comes in, how fast the research division can grow and whether new projects get a financial and legal home — so your contribution sits in the work of dozens of others.
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About the role
Lead operations and scaling for an AI safety organisation across field-building programmes and independent research divisions. - Hire and manage operations teams supporting Sprints, Fellowships, and new initiatives; lead fiscal sponsorship for incubated projects. - Own end-to-end operations for the Research Division: compliance, finance, HR, recruiting, vendors, and internal systems. - Scale the Research Division several times over while maintaining focus, alignment, and agility through strateg…
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