Program Director - Open Benchmarks Grants

Role overview Lead a multi-year program that funds and supports teams developing open AI evaluations and benchmarks. The role spans grant operations from application review through public release, external research partnerships, and cross-functional program delivery; it also sets how program impact is measured and improved.

Responsibilities - Run grant cycles and service commitments, coordinating applications, reviews, awards, project milestones, and releases. - Manage relationships with external research partners and turn proposed collaborations into clear plans and outcomes. - Oversee program budgets and capacity, track commitments, and adjust resource allocation as priorities change. - Coordinate research, delivery, legal, finance, and marketing teams around responsibilities and decisions. - Establish measures of program impact and use results to improve future cycles. - Keep partners informed, clarify commitments, and address obstacles before they disrupt delivery.

Requirements - Experience building a program, partnership, or process from an initial idea into a dependable operation that can grow. - Sound judgment when information is incomplete, including knowing when to act independently, consult others, or change direction. - Resourcefulness and ownership in resolving stalled projects and coordinating people toward workable solutions. - Strong follow-through with commitments, budgets, partner communication, and emerging issues. - Curiosity about AI and research, with the ability to follow technical discussions, ask useful questions, and recognize when specialist input is needed.

Nice to have - Experience operating a research, grant, or partnership program with external collaborators and budget responsibility. - Familiarity with academic research, university partnerships, and publication practices.

Benefits and work setup - Published salary range: $163,000–$280,000 USD. Compensation depends on qualifications, experience, and location.