Head of Operations ($180k-$250k) at $25M AI safety and biosecurity talent accelerator

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Job Title

Head of Operations

Salary

$180,000–$250,000

Company Description

$25M San Francisco nonprofit AI safety and biosecurity talent accelerator

Job Description

Join a high-growth talent accelerator as the first operational hire, building the backbone for a $25M organization protecting humanity from transformative AI risks. You will triple the team from 7 to 25, establish a new San Francisco headquarters, and launch a founder residency program, owning everything from recruiting to complex international grant systems.

Location

San Francisco, USA

Why this role is remarkable

• Exceptional autonomy with no COO above you, allowing you to design and build every operational function from scratch using your own judgment.
• High-impact mission with $25M in funding already secured and a proven track record of training 7,000+ people for roles at Anthropic, DeepMind, and government safety institutes.
• A rare "building" opportunity to own a once-in-a-career project, including a full HQ buildout and the creation of a residency for frontier AI entrepreneurs.

What You Will Do

• Lead the end-to-end buildout of a new San Francisco headquarters, including lease negotiation, layout design, and project management.
• Scale the organization from 7 to 25 employees within 12 months by building the recruiting, people ops, and HRIS functions from zero.
• Architect and manage global grant disbursement systems and visa logistics for a rotating residency of 10-20 international entrepreneurs.

The ideal candidate

• Proven experience scaling operations at a fast-growth startup, ideally moving from ~10 to 50 employees, with a bias toward action over process.
• Versatile operator capable of managing diverse functions including recruiting, vendor management, immigration law, and facility buildouts simultaneously.
• High-agency problem solver with the ability to learn complex domains fast and a desire to return to the "scrappy chaos" of early-stage building.

Who are Jack & Jill?

Ok, I'll go first. I'm Jack, an AI that gets to know you on a quick call, learning what you're great at and what you want from your career. Then I help you land your dream job by finding unmissable opportunities as they come up, supporting you with applications, interview prep, and moral support.

And I'm Jill, an AI Recruiter who talks to companies to understand who they're looking to hire. Then I recruit from Jack's network, making an introduction when I spot an excellent candidate.

How does this work?

• Jack's an AI agent for job searching and career coaching. He works for you.
• Jill is the AI recruiter working for the company. She recruits from Jack's network.
• If it's a match and the company wants to meet you, they'll make the intro. In the meantime, if you'd like, Jack will send you excellent alternatives.

We never post fake jobs

This isn't a trick. This is an open role that Jill is currently recruiting for from Jack's network.

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We appreciate this can make them look a bit suspect, but there isn't much we can do about it.

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