Managing Director, WISE
Independent nonprofit operational hub supporting existential-risk reduction and AI-safety research, policy, and education initiatives.
Funding history
Investors
About Berkeley Existential Risk Initiative
BERI is an independent U.S. 501(c)(3) public charity that provides financial management, HR, grant administration, compliance support, and related operational infrastructure through university collaborations and fiscal sponsorships.
Skills
About the Role
You will formalize programs, operations, and processes across WISE and its global chapters. You will support chapter leads, organize a global conference, launch and operate a mentorship program, manage communications and partnerships, track impact, maintain operational compliance, and contribute to fundraising support.
Requirements
- 3–5 years of relevant professional experience
- Working knowledge of AI safety and governance and familiarity with the AI risk ecosystem
- Experience delivering events or programs end to end, including budgets and logistics
- Ability to work autonomously, set priorities, and build processes from scratch
- Experience working with global teams and managing multiple projects
- Excellent written and verbal English communication
- Right to work in the country where you live
Responsibilities
- Support global chapter leads to deliver monthly meetups
- Manage chapter budgets, reimbursements, and event logistics
- Onboard new chapters and chapter leads
- Plan and deliver a global conference
- Launch and run a mentorship-program pilot
- Recruit, manage, and gather feedback from mentors and mentees
- Propose and execute community-growth special projects
- Produce the monthly newsletter and manage the LinkedIn content calendar
- Manage and grow the Slack community
- Develop new communications channels
- Build and maintain relationships with partners, speakers, and co-hosts
- Track program metrics and member outcomes and report impact
- Maintain budgets, vendor payments, and fiscal-sponsor and funder compliance
- Contribute to funder reporting and grantwriting
Hiring Process
Application (CV and application questions) → 15-minute initial screening call → 30-minute first-round interview with a WISE co-founder → 45–60-minute final interview with all three co-founders → final-stage conversation with a lead-funder representative → reference checks and offer.