Strategic Projects Lead- AI Safety

Raydar

$130K — $150K *
Consumer Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 2+ years in AI safety or related fields.
  • Hands-on experience with adversarial testing methods.
  • Background at a leading AI lab or tech company.
  • Degree from a top-tier university.
  • Strong communication and client management skills.
  • Experience in high-pressure environments.

Responsibilities

  • Partner with AI labs to create and deliver safety benchmarks.
  • Manage client relationships and project execution efficiently.
  • Lead diverse teams of experts across multiple domains.
  • Collaborate on advanced AI research and data initiatives.
  • Drive cross-functional teams and operational priorities.

Benefits

  • Full-time, on-site role in San Francisco.
  • Visa transfer considerations for qualified candidates.
  • Support for final-stage in-person logistics.
Full Job Description
This is an on-site role in San Francisco for a highly driven operator who can own demanding AI safety projects from client relationship through delivery. The team typically works in the office six days per week and may work 60+ hours during intense periods.

What you'll do
• Partner directly with leading AI labs to design and deliver adversarial datasets, red-teaming programs, and safety benchmarks.
• Own client relationships and project execution end to end, delivering high-quality work against tight timelines.
• Lead teams of subject-matter experts across software engineering, finance, science, security, and other domains.
• Collaborate with internal teams on advanced AI research, evaluation, and data-infrastructure initiatives.
• Drive cross-functional company initiatives as an early team member and support operational priorities where needed.

Requirements
• 2+ years of experience in AI safety, red teaming, trust and safety, adversarial machine learning, security research, or a closely related field.
• Hands-on adversarial experience such as jailbreaking or stress-testing frontier models, prompt-injection research, offensive security, penetration testing, bug bounty programs, CTFs, or trust-and-safety investigations and enforcement.
• Experience at a frontier AI lab, major technology company, leading security firm, or an equivalent high-caliber environment.
• Degree from a top-tier university in the United States, Canada, or Europe, unless professional experience is exceptional.
• Strong communication and client-management skills, with high agency and a track record of owning projects end to end.
• Comfort operating in a high-intensity environment such as management consulting, investment banking, a fast-paced startup, or another demanding client-facing setting.
• Willingness to work on site in San Francisco, typically six days per week, and to work 60+ hours when needed.

Benefits
• Base salary: $130,000-$150,000.
• Public total compensation range: $260,000-$450,000, including bonus and meaningful equity.
• Full-time, on-site in San Francisco, California.
• Visa transfers such as OPT and H-1B transfers may be considered. Exceptional candidates may receive other sponsorship support, but new H-1B petitions are not available.
• In-person final-stage logistics are covered.

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