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Head of Technical Standards and Best Practice
Head of Technical Standards and Best Practice
AI safety & policy
Full-time
AI safety & policy
Full-time
Deadline
2026-11-29
Salary
£65,000 and £145,000
Routes to impact
Direct high impact on an important cause
Description
Lead work to define and drive adoption of technical best practice for managing the most serious risks from frontier AI development.
  • Set strategy and priorities for best-practice areas based on risk, expertise, and developer appetite
  • Lead researchers and experts to turn technical insight into clear, actionable guidance
  • Engage developers, evaluators, standards bodies, and government partners to test and improve drafts
  • Build and line manage the core team, and create repeatable publication processes
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