Chief of Staff

Job description

The Center for AI Safety (CAIS) is a leading research and advocacy organization focused on mitigating societal-scale risks from AI. We address AI's toughest challenges through technical research, field-building initiatives, and policy engagement, along with our sister organization in DC, Center for AI Safety Action Fund. CAIS operates across six core areas: Research, Publications, Public Engagement, Operations, Special Projects, and Federal, each moving at high speed against the most consequential technology shift of our time. As we scale, an emerging bottleneck is the operating fabric that translates the President's intent into shipped outcomes across the organization. We're hiring a senior operator to serve as Chief of Staff to the President. This role is the connective tissue between the leadership team. You will run the operating cadence, protect executive attention, drive cross-functional execution, and represent the President internally and externally. You will report to the President. What You'll Do: Run the weekly executive meeting and weekly team leads sync across Research, Publications, Public Engagement, Operations, Special Projects, and Federal—driving priorities, surfa...