Director, U.S. AI Governance

Position description

The Future Society (TFS) is seeking an experienced policy leader to spearhead our AI governance work in the United States, with a focus on designing high-impact governance solutions and collaborating with a diverse community of stakeholders. This senior role offers the opportunity to shape our U.S. strategy, build and lead a dedicated team, and establish TFS’s presence in Washington, D.C. As the Director of U.S. AI Governance, you will leverage your policy research expertise, knowledge of AI governance, people management skills, and stakeholder engagement experience to advance TFS’s mission of aligning AI through better governance.

 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage relationships with a diverse group of policymakers, civil society groups, industry players, and other relevant actors to support the creation and implementation of AI governance policies in the United States.
• Build and lead a team of highly motivated AI governance professionals, applying excellent people management skills. Take ownership of creating a positive, inclusive, and people-centered team culture where diverse perspectives are celebrated and all staff are empowered to do their best work.
• Identify tactical opportunities and drive work that serves our mission, including through policy research, events, advisory services, and communications.
• Organize and participate in workshops, working groups, joint reports, and conferences. Independently and effectively represent TFS at national and international AI policy events.
• Lead your team in producing high-impact and exceptionally written AI policy memos and other outputs. In collaboration with the Head of Communications, ensure that all written materials are properly aligned with TFS’s voice and mission.
• Serve as a member of TFS’s Executive Committee, reporting to the Executive Director and contributing to the strategic direction of the organization. In addition to U.S. AI governance, engage as required in the areas of international AI governance, fundraising, advocacy, and strategic communications.

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Strong commitment to TFS’s mission of aligning AI through better governance.
• Established network and credibility within the U.S. AI governance ecosystem. Significant experience and aptitude for coordinating and convening a broad range of stakeholders who may have different visions, towards building bridges and finding constructive compromises.
• Proven track record of building and managing high-performing teams, including leading impact planning and assessments. Experience establishing a new presence in a strategic location is highly desirable but not required.
• Exceptional written and verbal communications skills. Demonstrated ability to adapt style and content of written work for diverse audiences, including industry, academia, nonprofits, governments, and non-experts. Strong policy research and analysis skills, evidenced by experience drafting high-quality policy memos and other outputs.
• Demonstrated knowledge of AI governance issues and ecosystem, including a nuanced understanding of general-purpose AI technology. Expert knowledge of the U.S. AI governance landscape, including regulatory initiatives, technology trends, and stakeholder dynamics.
• Proven ability to work independently, responsibly, reliably, and asynchronously in a primarily remote environment.
• Willingness and ability to travel both domestically and internationally.
• Full professional working proficiency in English.

 

Compensation: $156,900

Benefits: Medical, dental, and vision insurance. 403(b) retirement plan with an employer match at 3 percent of salary.

Location: The successful candidate will be expected to spend a minimum of 90 percent of their working days in Washington, D.C. Applicants must have the right to live and work in the United States. Please note that TFS is currently unable to sponsor visas. We can provide reasonable relocation support for a hire with U.S. work authorization.

 

About The Future Society:

The Future Society (TFS) is an independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization operating in the United States and Europe with the mission to align AI through better governance. We develop, advocate for, and facilitate the implementation of governance mechanisms designed to ensure AI systems are safe and uphold fundamental values. TFS takes a systematic approach to developing projects that address institutional barriers in AI governance: undergoing prioritization and impact-planning exercises to define promising AI governance projects, conducting applied research and collective intelligence exercises to design select projects, and building coalitions and advocacy campaigns to deploy projects with high impact.

Through our work, we collaborate with intergovernmental organizations, governments, companies, academic institutions, think tanks, and other civil society organizations. You can learn more on our Resources page.

 

Why join The Future Society?

• An opportunity to make an outsized impact in AI governance, leading exciting projects that put AI safety, ethics, and accountability into practice.
• A chance to do meaningful work for a mission-driven, independent 501(c)(3) nonprofit.
• A place on our dedicated, high-performing global team, with connections to a worldwide network of AI policy experts and institutions.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 403(b) retirement benefit with an employer match at 3 percent of salary.
• 30 days of annual leave (including floating federal holidays) and 10 days of sick leave each year.

 

Evaluation Process:

• Stage 1: Application
• Stage 2: Short Work Test (30 minutes, unpaid)
• Stage 3: Screening Interview with Recruitment Lead and Senior Associate, AI Governance (30 minutes)
• Stage 4: Full Work Test (3 hours max, paid)
• Stage 5: Interview with Nicolas Moës, Executive Director (1 hour)
• Stage 6: Interview with Members of the Executive Committee (1 hour)
• Stage 7: Reference Checks
• Stage 8: Employment Offer

Please reach out to [email protected] with any questions about the role or the application process.

 

TFS is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, gender identity, national origin, political affiliation, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, age, membership in an employee organization, parental status, military service, or other non-merit factors.

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