Technical Project Manager; Red Team

FAR.AI is hiring a Technical Project Manager to be the delivery backbone of one of the world's most impactful frontier AI red‑teaming programs.

You will own the delivery of some of our highest‑stakes engagements with governments and frontier AI companies, support technical engagements/outcomes, assist our red‑team recruiting, and be the operational glue that lets our red‑team succeed.

FAR.AI is a non‑profit AI research institute focused on ensuring advanced AI is safe and beneficial for everyone.

Our red team builds toward a simple outcome: materially raising the bar for safety and security of the most widely deployed and capable AI systems in the world. We find failures others miss, provide real mitigations, and advise frontier developers on how to improve safeguards.

This is a force‑multiplier role reporting to Edward Yee, with a dotted line to Kellin Pelrine. You will work alongside our red‑teamers, researchers, and the rest of the team to turn a fast‑growing team and portfolio of engagements into a reliable, high‑velocity delivery team.

• Engagement delivery (~35%). Own the delivery of our largest multi‑party engagement, run the RFP and opportunity pipeline, scope new engagements, draft proposals, and support contract negotiations.
• Red‑team recruiting (~30%). Own the red‑team hiring pipeline end‑to‑end: daily pipeline management, headhunt, source top talent, refine target lists, plan and run work trials, support candidates, and assess them. Complement the organization‑wide recruiting function.
• Misc (~35%). Perform analysis, technical writing, event organizing, policy support, grant applications, and ad‑hoc projects as needed.

• Have shipped complex, multi‑stakeholder technical projects on real deadlines, ideally involving government counterparts or frontier technology.
• Enjoy recruiting and view it as core strategic work, not a box to tick.
• Are motivated by impact over recognition, publishing papers, or building a personal policy brand.
• Are excited to be a force multiplier for one of the most impactful teams in the world.
• Have low ego and a drive to do whatever work most advances the team’s goals.
• Are comfortable being moderately technical.
• Enjoy moving fast in ambiguous environments where priorities shift and resourcefulness matters more than process.
• Take ownership of outcomes, not tasks.

• Prefer to write specs and hand them to engineers; this role requires close involvement with work.
• See recruiting as administrative overhead rather than strategic work.
• Need a highly structured environment with stable problem definitions and clear playbooks.
• Are motivated mainly by compensation, title, or visible authority over senior relationships.
• Are uncomfortable working closely with a technical team and engaging with technical material.
• Are not willing to be relentless.

• Substantial program or engagement management experience (>5 years) in a high‑velocity technical environment.
• A track record of delivering complex multi‑party programs to hard deadlines, with clear evidence of judgment calls and trade‑offs.
• Comfort with the technical substance of our work; able to read technical reports and engage credibly with our technical team.
• Experience running or materially contributing to technical recruiting (sourcing, pipeline management, work‑trial design, or end‑to‑end hiring).
• Experience drafting proposals, responding to RFPs, or similar written artifacts for government or frontier technology counterparts.
• Strong written communication skills.
• Demonstrated ability to operate with significant autonomy and good judgment in high‑stakes settings.

• Familiarity with AI safety as a field and the landscape of labs and institutes.
• Experience working with governments, frontier AI companies, or AI safety organizations.
• A technical background in ML, cybersecurity, software engineering, or a related field.
• Previous exposure to AI evaluations, red‑teaming, or AI governance work.
• Experience running grant‑making or RFP processes.

• Location:
  
  Remote globally; sponsorship available for US or Singapore visas.
• Hours:
  
  Full‑time with up to one trip per month for convenings, government meetings, or team gatherings.
• Compensation: USD 125,000–190,000, depending on experience.

We know these roles are rare and the skill combination is unusual. If you're uncertain whether your background fits but are excited by the mission and challenges, we encourage you to apply – we're looking for excellence and potential, not a perfect resume match.