Forum
Lead, Frontier AI Systems, Centre for AI Excellence
San Francisco
Work authorization required$140k-$160kDetected 16 days ago
Agentic AIProject ManagementSystems EngineeringResearchCommunicationCollaborationMentoring
About the role
- Please Note: This role requires the ability to work on site 3 days per week per company policy.
- The annual salary range for this role is $140,000-$160,000 in San Francisco.
- The World Economic Forum, committed to moving the world forward, is the international organisation for public-private cooperation.
Responsibilities
- Lead capability horizon scanning across frontier models and system architectures and analyse how emerging capabilities translate into system behaviours, deployment patterns, and operational constraints.
- Develop system foresight analyses that identify emergent behaviours, scaling dynamics, institutional gaps, and risk inflection points before large-scale deployment.
- Develop capability- and system-centric frameworks for evaluation, assurance, and deployment, treating identity, permissions, observability, traceability, coordination, and interoperability as architectural design requirements.
- Lead analysis of embodied and spatially grounded AI systems to understand real-world interaction dynamics, irreversible failure modes, and control and assurance requirements for deployment in physical environments.
- Convene frontier labs, infrastructure providers, standards bodies, safety institutes, and policymakers to establish shared technical reference points that shape research, system design, and safeguards.
- Serve as the primary point of engagement for external stakeholders, maintaining ongoing strategic dialogue with frontier labs, partner companies, governments, standards bodies, and civil society leaders.
- Build, manage, and continuously activate the Frontier AI community within the Centre, including stewardship of the relevant Global Future Council and associated expert networks.
- Maintain structured and regular engagement with community members to remain at the forefront of real-world applications, deployment dynamics, and systemic implications of frontier AI technologies.
- Design, convene, and facilitate high-impact community engagements, including roundtables, working groups, workshops, and executive briefings.
- Lead and manage team members supporting the Frontier AI Systems & Capabilities workstream, providing strategic direction, mentorship, and performance oversight.
Requirements
- This role requires the ability to work on site 3 days per week per company policy.
- Advanced degree (Master's) in AI, Systems Engineering, Computer Science, Business, or Technology Governance.
Compensation
- The annual salary range for this role is $140,000-$160,000 in San Francisco.
Visa & Work Authorization
- This role is not eligible for international relocation or work authorization support.
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