Senior Program Manager, Frontier Strategy and Governance, DeepMind Institute

About the job

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high-quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority.

We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategy, planning, end-to-end delivery of complex workstreams across the frontier AI strategy and governance portfolio. Partner directly with team leads and cross-functional partners to shape workstream direction, translate ideas into actionable objectives and project plans, and track through to successful completion.
• Drive collaboration across Google and partners, working closely with research scientists, strategy and policy colleagues and executive stakeholders to build structures that accelerate high-stakes research, governance and executive advisory initiatives.
• Run the operating rhythm behind our executive-facing work: preparing and tracking executive leadership sessions, managing fast-turn requests from leadership, and ensuring decisions translate into follow-through.
• Navigate high ambiguity, proactively identifying dependencies, mitigating risks, and implementing solutions to complex operational challenges.
• Review and improve processes, information flows and decision making structures, leveraging data and AI tooling to identify opportunities and resolve pain points.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in program management, driving the end-to-end delivery of time-bound initiatives.
• Experience with the Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) landscape, AI safety, technical foresight, or tech policy.
• Experience designing and implementing operational frameworks and cross-functional processes from the ground up.
• Experience partnering with and influencing executive leadership to shape program strategy and translate goals into plans.
• Experience navigating ambiguity and adapting project strategies within technical, policy, or government environments.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience managing programs in a technology, government, national security, or policy-focused organization.
• Experience evaluating program success against strategic OKRs and sharing actionable insights to drive continuous improvement.
• Proven ability to manage portfolios with a high element of organizational change, leveraging change management principles effectively.
• Ability to act as an independent sounding board, utilizing coaching techniques to empower cross-functional teams.
• High degree of curiosity and a demonstrated passion for acquiring new domain knowledge to enhance program impact.