💁 Overview

ℹ️ Job Title: Chief Executive Officer

🏢 Company Name: London Initiative for Safe AI (LISA)

📌 Location: Old Street, London

⏰ Duration: Full-time

💰 Salary Range: £95-125k (more may be available for an exceptional candidate)

💼 Industry: AI Safety

🔗 Website: https://www.safeai.org.uk/

❗Application Deadline: Monday 24th February

We are looking for a Chief Executive Officer with experience as a senior manager, start-up founder, or executive to lead LISA's high-performing, agile team in London. Interest in AI safety,  especially large-scale and catastrophic risks from AI, is critical; previous experience of the field or funding ecosystem is desirable.

🏢 About LISA

The London Initiative for Safe AI (LISA) is a London-based charity (with UK Charity registration number: 1211693) dedicated to advancing education in artificial intelligence (AI) safety for the public benefit (including through research), and contributing to the safe development, use, governance, and regulation of AI. Currently, LISA’s primary project is an AI safety co-working space in London, which hosts a wide range of researchers, programmes, and events. This office currently houses resident organisations (such as Apollo Research and BlueDot Impact), programmes (such as ARENA, the MATS extension, Pivotal, LASR Labs, PIBBSS, and Catalyze), and individual researchers affiliated with more than 50 other organisations and universities. LISA aims to provide members with the resources, community, and support needed to positively impact the safe development and deployment of advanced AI systems. Please see our theory of change for more details.

👤 About the Role

💼 Responsibilities

• Lead LISA in its mission of improving the safety of advanced AI systems and growing the London AI safety community, though education and research (broadly defined);
• Enhance and maintain LISA’s reputation as a leading home for AI safety research in London by developing LISA’s future vision, deciding and prioritising amongst competing opportunities to shape its growth;
• Lead a team of (currently) five full-time staff, responsible for their performance/duties, wellbeing, and professional development;
• Raise funds for LISA’s operations, widening the donor base and developing revenue streams. Produce strategy documents and impact analyses;
• Develop LISA’s relationships with key stakeholders, including funders, office member organisations, and external partners;