Research Program Manager, Governance

Skills

About the Role

You will bring together technical, policy and operational inputs to develop assessments, recommendations and decision materials for governance bodies and senior leaders. You will turn decisions into owned work, drive it across teams, maintain records, and improve governance practices and tools.

Requirements

• Experience leading complex cross-functional work in research, technology, policy, safety, security or governance
• Ability to synthesize complicated or conflicting information
• Clear and precise writing for senior decision-makers
• Strong program-management fundamentals
• Sound judgment in sensitive situations

Responsibilities

• Develop assessments, recommendations and decision materials for governance bodies and senior leaders
• Test assumptions and identify gaps or conflicting evidence
• Engage critically with research, evaluations, safeguards and risk assessments
• Partner with governance-body chairs and technical leaders to shape reviews
• Translate decisions into concrete work with owners, milestones and completion criteria
• Resolve blockers and escalate disagreements or resource gaps
• Maintain clear records of decisions and rationale
• Improve governance practices, standards and guidance
• Build practical tools, operating cadences and sources of truth
• Develop relationships across Research, Safety Systems, Preparedness, Security, Legal and Product

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Health Savings Account employer contributions
• Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA and commuter pre-tax accounts
• 401(k) with employer match
• Paid parental leave
• Paid medical and caregiver leave
• Flexible PTO
• 13+ paid company holidays
• Mental health and wellness support
• Employer-paid life and disability coverage
• Learning and development stipend
• Daily meals in offices
• Relocation support
• Equity
• Performance bonus
• Charitable donation matching and wellness stipends