Technical Programme Manager Model Transparency
UK government research organisation that evaluates advanced AI risks and develops and tests mitigations to inform governments.
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About The AI Security Institute (AISI)
The AI Security Institute is a research organisation within the UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. It tests leading AI systems, conducts technical research on advanced-AI risks and solutions, develops evaluation infrastructure, and informs UK and allied-government policy.
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Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will turn open-ended AI security research questions into tractable programmes with clear milestones, success criteria, dependencies, resources, and delivery plans. You will track progress, resolve technical blockers, maintain an effective operating rhythm, and escalate issues when needed. You will work closely with researchers and engineers to ensure research meets rigorous empirical standards, recommend technical work, and represent the team in technical discussions with government partners.
Requirements
- Experience delivering technical programmes in a high-ambiguity environment
- Ability to scope and structure open-ended goals
- Fluency in frontier AI sufficient to work closely with technical staff
- Ability to assess experiments, evaluations, technical strategy, and research quality
- High ownership and ability to resolve stuck work independently
- Credibility with technical teams
- Strong prioritisation and judgement under pressure
- Discretion and judgement in a sensitive domain
- Ability to obtain UK Government SC clearance
- Normally resident in the UK for the past 5 years
Responsibilities
- Define project scope, milestones, success criteria, dependencies, resources, and timelines with technical staff
- Turn open-ended research questions into tractable delivery plans
- Track delivery progress and create visibility without unnecessary overhead
- Identify, resolve, and escalate technical blockers
- Ensure research meets rigorous empirical standards
- Recommend technical work and untangle dependencies across workstreams
- Engage government partners on technical matters
- Establish an operational rhythm that enables fast delivery
- Ensure the team has the resources and support needed to deliver
Benefits
- Pre-release access to multiple frontier models and ample compute
- Operational support
- Five days off and annual learning and development stipends
- Funding for conferences and external collaborations
- Modern central London office or applicable government offices in Birmingham, Cardiff, Darlington, Edinburgh, Salford, or Bristol
- Hybrid working
- Flexibility for occasional remote work abroad
- Work-from-home equipment stipends
- At least 25 days of annual leave
- Eight public holidays
- Extra team-wide breaks
- Three days off for volunteering
- Paid parental leave
- Employer pension contribution of 28.97% of base salary
- Cycling, donation, retail, and gym discounts and benefits
Hiring Process
Application (CV and cover note) → screening interview → take-home work test → technical interview → behavioural interview → senior leadership interview.