Program Lead

You own one Pivotal program end to end: who it serves, how it runs, and what it achieves. Salary: £86,750–£155,500 per year, depending on seniority. We may be able to pay more for exceptional candidates. Location: London, at our office at LISA Hours: Full time Visa: We can sponsor a Skilled Worker visa, but approval isn't guaranteed. Why work at PivotalPivotal finds people who can work on the biggest risks from advanced AI and gets them working on them. Since 2024, 135 fellows have taken part in our fellowships, and alumni now work at METR, Apollo Research, UK AISI and GovAI. We have grown from 2 staff in 2024 to 10 today, and we plan to reach at least 16 in 2027. Read more about us at pivotal-research.org, and about what it is like to work here. What you will ownYou'll own one Pivotal program end to end, most likely the Biodefense Fellowship or the AI Uplift Program. You decide who the program is for, what it should achieve and how we measure that, and you are accountable for its results. You'll lead the Research Managers who work on your program. Inside Pivotal, you set the program's yearly plan and budget, lead its team, and decide what to change after each cohort based on how fellows did. Outside Pivotal, you represent the program: you recruit its mentors and partners, and you speak for it to funders and the field. Our operations team runs logistics and systems, so your time goes to the decisions that make the program better. You'll own: Strategy and design. Decide who th