Head of People

### **About the organization** http://FAR.AI is a non-profit AI research institute dedicated to ensuring advanced AI is safe and beneficial for everyone. We work at the intersection of machine learning, safety research, and policy, supporting a global community of researchers and practitioners. At http://FAR.AI, we believe in thoughtful, inclusive, and scalable operations that empower our team and partners to do their best work. Since our founding in July 2022, we've grown quickly to 40+ staff, producing 30+ influential academic papers, and established the leading AI Safety events for research and international cooperation. Our work is recognized globally, with publications at premier venues and features in the Financial Times, Nature News, Forbes, and MIT Technology Review. We drive practical change through red-teaming with frontier model developers and government institutions. Most recently, we discovered major issues with Anthropic’s latest model [the same day it was released](https://x.com/ARGleave/status/1926138376509440433), and [worked with OpenAI](https://x.com/ARGleave/status/1946366030844141716) to safeguard their latest model. Additionally, we help steer and grow the AI safety field through developing research roadmaps with renowned researchers such as Yoshua Bengio. We also operate FAR.Labs, an AI safety-focused co-working space in Berkeley, housing 40 members, as well as support the community through targeted grants to technical researchers. ### **The Role** We are hiring a Head of People to build the systems, team, and culture that will carry http://FAR.AI from 40 people to 75+ over the next 12 months, across multiple geographies and entities. You’ll have the unique opportunity to build our people operations function, crafting and executing the systems, processes, and culture that will support our continued growth. This means taking ownership of the entire employee lifecycle, from talent acquisition and onboarding to employee engagement, retention, and beyond. You’ll report to the COO and work closely with our leadership team and other department leads, bringing structure to everything people-related and creating an environment where employees can do their best work. If you’re an impact-driven leader who has built and scaled People functions in fast-moving organizations and are looking for your next organization to make a mark on, this is the role for you. ### **Why This Role / Why Now** http://FAR.AI is entering a pivotal phase of growth, backed by over $40M in funding and expanding opportunities to shape how advanced AI systems are developed and governed. Our work spans technical research, policy, and operations, including partnerships, such as red-teaming frontier models with leading AI companies and governments. As the scope and impact of our work accelerate, we are leveling up our operational capacity. As http://FAR.AI's Head of People, you will lay the foundation that enables everything we do, from talent acquisition, people operations, culture, and employee engagement. http://FAR.AI runs the events, programs, HR, communications, and community spaces that connect the global AI safety ecosystem. If you join our operations team, you're not supporting a company; you're building the institutional backbone of a field that didn't exist five years ago. You'll work with policymakers, Turing Award winners, and frontier lab experts, and you'll help define how the organization scales through a critical growth phase. For people leaders who enjoy building, proactive problem solving, and rolling up their sleeves to get things done, this is a rare opportunity to drive long-term societal impact. If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you! **Key Responsibilities** Own and build the People function across the following areas: - People operations and infrastructure. Own HRIS, payroll coordination, employee lifecycle (onboarding through offboarding), ATS, immigration, and the systems and policies that make d…