Community Lead (AI Safety)

Location: Berkeley, California, with regular in-person presence at FAR.Labs; flexibility for travel, occasional evening events, and travel of up to 20%.

Salary: $85,000–$125,000 annually, varying by experience and location.

Company

hirify.global is a non-profit AI research institute focused on AI safety, research, evaluations, community building, and coordinated responses to advanced AI risks.

What you will do

• Develop and own hirify.global’s community strategy, theory of change, priorities, experiments, and success measures.
• Map the AI safety ecosystem, identify gaps and opportunities, and build relationships with researchers, practitioners, organizations, academics, entrepreneurs, funders, policymakers, and community leaders.
• Represent hirify.global at conferences, workshops, and community gatherings, facilitating introductions that develop into collaborations, mentorships, and partnerships.
• Create sustained engagement through small-group discussions, virtual gatherings, curated content, research visits, and follow-on opportunities.
• Lead a focused community programming portfolio and connect FAR.Labs’ local activities with the wider AI safety field.
• Manage and develop the Community Manager while coordinating with FAR.Labs/Ops and Futures leadership on programming, ownership, resources, and capacity needs.

Requirements

• Familiarity with the AI safety field, including its research landscape, major organizations, key people, and evolving priorities.
• Demonstrated experience building communities or networks and creating conditions for relationships and collaborations to flourish.
• Established trusted relationships and credibility within the AI safety community, with the ability to build new relationships across organizations, geographies, and areas of work.
• Strong strategic judgment, including the ability to identify high-value opportunities, recognize gaps, and prioritize high-impact community-building efforts.
• Strategic leadership and people-management skills, including setting direction, delegating effectively, and supporting a team member’s growth.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to synthesize field insights into clear recommendations and plans.
• Willingness to spend meaningful time at FAR.Labs and participate in local Bay Area community activities.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States is required.

Nice to have

• Research experience or graduate-level training in AI safety, machine learning, computer science, or a related discipline.
• Experience designing and running seminars, workshops, research visits, or small-group discussions that foster substantive exchange.
• Experience working across research, industry, policy, and philanthropy, with an understanding of how these sectors can collaborate to advance AI safety.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employment with hirify.global, a 501(c)(3) research non-profit.
• 40-hour work week with flexibility for travel and occasional evening events.
• Visa sponsorship may be considered on a case-by-case basis.
• Work involves collaboration across hirify.global’s global network and the Bay Area community.

Hiring process

• Phone screen and/or short call with the hiring manager.
• Paid task test, followed by in-depth team interviews and reference checks.
• Apply directly through the application form; emailing a resume will not affect the review.