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# Senior Project Manager, Events at FAR.AI

- **Company:** FAR.AI
- **Location:** United States
- **Compensation:** $115k–$150k
- **Employment:** full-time
- **Work type:** remote
- **Posted:** 2026-06-27
- **Last confirmed live:** 2026-09-09
- **Apply:** https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/far.ai/567d0952-41fa-45a5-a872-42df353a64bf/application

**Skills:** Asana, Coda, Airtable, Project management tools, Scrum, Agile, Sprint management

> FAR.AI seeks a Senior Project Manager to oversee high-volume event logistics, planning, and delivery. The role involves managing concurrent events, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring operational excellence for workshops and conferences.

## Job description

## ABOUT FAR.AI

FAR.AI http://FAR.AI is a non-profit AI research institute dedicated to ensuring advanced AI is safe and beneficial for everyone. We work at the intersection of machine learning, safety research, and policy, supporting a global community of researchers and practitioners. At FAR.AI, we believe in thoughtful, inclusive, and rigorous work that empowers our team and partners to do their best work.

Since our founding in July 2022, we've grown quickly to 40+ staff, producing 30+ influential academic papers, and established the leading AI Safety events for research and international cooperation. Our work is recognized globally, with publications at premier venues and features in the Financial Times, Nature News, Forbes, and MIT Technology Review.

We drive practical change through red-teaming with frontier model developers and government institutions. Most recently, we discovered major issues with Anthropic’s latest model the same day it was released https://x.com/ARGleave/status/1926138376509440433, and worked with OpenAI https://x.com/ARGleave/status/1946366030844141716 to safeguard their latest model. Additionally, we help steer and grow the AI safety field through developing research roadmaps with renowned researchers such as Yoshua Bengio. We also operate FAR.Labs, an AI safety-focused co-working space in Berkeley, housing 40 members, as well as support the community through targeted grants to technical researchers.

## ROLE OVERVIEW

FAR.AI http://FAR.AI is seeking a Senior Project Manager, Events to bring structure, momentum, and visibility to a growing portfolio of events. This is a role for someone who enjoys coordinating complex work, is comfortable juggling multiple events and priorities at once, and knows how to keep projects moving without becoming the bottleneck.

Our events portfolio includes more than a dozen workshops, conferences, and partner convenings each year. Every event has its own goals, stakeholders, timeline, and operational challenges. Some run simultaneously. Most evolve quickly. You'll be the person who helps teams stay organized, surfaces risks before they become problems, and creates enough clarity and process that a busy events calendar feels manageable rather than chaotic.

Success in this role means being able to hold a lot of moving pieces at once while keeping stakeholders aligned and informed. You'll be equally comfortable tracking the details of an individual event and maintaining visibility across the broader portfolio, helping ensure that deadlines are met, dependencies are managed, and nothing falls through the cracks when priorities shift.

Please note that this role is focused on event project management, logistics, and production. It is not a content strategy or event programming role.

## RESPONSIBILITIES

## HIGH-VOLUME EVENT PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND DELIVERY

- Own end-to-end project planning and delivery for multiple assigned events running concurrently, from initial kickoff through post-event wrap.
- Move quickly and fluidly between events at different stages: one in planning, one in final prep, one wrapping without losing quality or detail on any of them.
- Manage the full logistics checklist across events: venue and vendor coordination, participant invitations and communications, budget tracking, on-site execution, and post-event wrap-up.
- Make real-time calls on scope, resourcing, and sequencing when things change, which they will.
- Work closely with designated teammates to ensure timelines are realistic, dependencies are mapped, and nothing falls through the cracks.

## TEAM ENABLEMENT

- Support junior PMs by ensuring they have full context on events from the design stage, not just execution, so they can take real ownership rather than just completing tasks.
- Build the habits and systems that let the team operate with increasing autonomy over time.
- Act as a model for what good, high-throughput project management looks like in practice.

## CROSS-TEAM COORDINATION

- Coordinate dependencies between events and across functions (content, communications, operations, technical infrastructure) so planning pods aren’t blocked waiting on each other.
- Flag capacity issues, timeline conflicts, and resource gaps early, with a clear recommendation on how to resolve them.

## REQUIRED SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

## HIGH-VOLUME EVENT PROJECT LEADERSHIP

- 5-8 years experience managing large-scale or high-complexity events from start to finish.
- Demonstrated experience managing a high volume of events concurrently
- Able to hold a large amount of detail across multiple workstreams without losing sight of the big picture, and communicate both clearly to different audiences.
- Energised by a fast pace and a full plate, not just tolerant of it.

## CROSS-TEAM COORDINATION

- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple stakeholders, competing timelines, and overlapping priorities with confidence.
- Experience coordinating remote individuals, teams, event contributors, and vendors across time zones and cultures.

## OPERATIONAL MASTERY

- Strong experience in logistics, vendor and venue management, and on-site operations.
- Knows what it takes to get something from concept to live, with many moving pieces and hard external dependencies.

## PROJECT MANAGEMENT TOOLS & SYSTEMS

- Proficiency in project management tools (e.g. Asana, Coda, Airtable) and the judgement to know which tool fits which problem.
- Experience building or improving delivery systems in a team that is scaling.

## COMMUNICATION

- Clear, structured, and proactive communicator comfortable writing external emails, internal briefings, and playbooks.
- Believes in sharing knowledge openly and building team-wide expertise.

## AUTONOMY & JUDGEMENT

- Proven ability to operate independently, manage ambiguity, and make sound judgement calls under pressure.
- You spot risks early, dig into the details, and take action before small issues become big ones.

## MISSION ALIGNMENT

- Genuine interest in FAR.AI http://FAR.AI’s work and motivation to contribute to a well-run, high-functioning team.
- Willingness to travel to events up to 40% of the time.

## NICE-TO-HAVE

- Experience working in a non-profit, consulting, or private sector environment.
- Scrum / agile experience: hands-on experience running sprint or agile delivery cycles, ideally as a Scrum Master, PMP, or equivalent.
- Familiarity with AI safety or adjacent technical fields.
- Background working across distributed or remote teams.

## BENEFITS*

- 🩺 Health Insurance - 94% of Insurance premium paid by Organization commencing within 1 month after your start date
- 💰 Retirement - 401(k) plan with up to 2% match
- 🏝️ PTO - 25 days Paid Time Off per year, accrued weekly and up to 10 days of paid sick leave per year
- 🚼 Paid Leave - Paid Bereavement, Family, Medical and Pregnancy Disability Leave
- 🖥️ WFH Stipend & Equipment - Work computer and stipend provided for eligible employees
- 🍽️ Catered Meals (Berkeley Office Only) - Catered lunches and dinners on workdays at our office

*(Available only to full-time employees located in the US)

## LOGISTICS

- You will be a full-time employee of FAR.AI http://FAR.AI, a 501(c)(3) research non-profit.
- Location: both remote (US only) and in-person (Berkeley, CA) candidates are welcome.
- Hours: full-time (40 hours per week). The role involves regular travel for events, approximately one trip per month.
- Benefits: comprehensive health, dental, and vision insurance, generous paid time off and holidays, and a range of other benefits.

If you have any questions about the role, feel free to contact us at talent@far.ai. Otherwise, if you don't have questions, the best way to ensure a proper review of your skills and qualifications is by applying directly via the application form. Please don't email us to share your resume (it won't have any impact on our decision). Thank you!

## About FAR.AI

## Company Overview
- **One-liner**: FAR.AI is a technical AI safety research non-profit dedicated to ensuring advanced AI systems are safe and beneficial for everyone through in-house research, grantmaking, and global coordination events.
- **Entity Type**: Private (Non-profit, fiscally sponsored project)
- **Headquarters**: Berkeley, California, USA
- **Founded**: July 2022 (incorporated October 2022)
- **Founders**: Adam Gleave (CEO) and Karl Berzins (President)

## Core Business
- **Primary industry**: AI Safety Research, Research Services
- **Target customers**: Policymakers, industry leaders, academic researchers, and the broader AI safety ecosystem (primarily B2B/Institutional)
- **Mission**: To ensure advanced AI is safe and beneficial for everyone. The organization is motivated by the potential risks posed by rapid advances in AI capabilities.

## Products & Services
- **FAR.Research**: In-house technical research team exploring early-stage agendas for AI safety, including adversarial robustness, AI control, and scaling issues. Publishes influential papers and open-source tools.
- **FAR.Labs**: A collaborative co-working space in Berkeley for AI safety researchers and organizations, hosting over 40 active members and fostering a thriving community.
- **FAR.Futures (formerly FAR.Grants)**: A targeted grantmaking program supporting academics and independent researchers developing innovative solutions to critical AI risks. Has directed millions of dollars in funding.
- **Events & Conferences**: Organizes high-impact events including the Alignment Workshop series (global), Berkeley ControlConf 2026 (AI control), and the Technical Innovations for AI Policy (TIAP) Conference, connecting policymakers with leading AI technical experts.

## Market Standing
- **Valuation/Market Cap**: Not applicable (non-profit)
- **Key Metric**: Total Funding — Not disclosed (non-profit, fiscally sponsored). Key output: 30+ research publications, 1000+ attendees across 10+ events.
- **Notable Investors/Partners**: Collaborations with leading think tanks, academic groups (e.g., CHAI, MATS, Apart Research), and major media outlets (Nature, MIT Technology Review, Financial Times, NYT). Fiscally sponsored project of IDAIS.
- **Growth Signals**: Headcount grew 53.1% YoY (from ~17 to 34 employees as of mid-2026). Expanded to 8 countries (US, UK, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Singapore, Mexico, Australia). LinkedIn followers grew 171.4% yearly. Research cited in US Senate hearings (Stuart Russell testimony).

## Competitive Advantages
- **Technical Breakthroughs**: Published influential work on adversarial attacks on superhuman Go AIs (featured in Nature), multi-agent adversarial policies, and red teaming leading language models for frontier labs.
- **Ecosystem Centrality**: Runs the only dedicated AI safety coworking space (FAR.Labs) and a premier grantmaking program, positioning FAR.AI as a hub connecting academia, industry, and policy.
- **Policy Influence**: TIAP Conference directly connects policymakers with technical experts; research cited in congressional testimony.
- **Top Talent Magnet**: Attracts researchers from top AI labs (Anthropic, Google DeepMind) and academic safety hubs (Cambridge AI Safety Hub, CHAI).

## Strategic Focus
- **Field Building**: Scaling the global AI safety ecosystem through grants, events, and coworking space.
- **Technical Innovation**: Continuing to explore early-stage, high-impact research agendas (e.g., AI control, robustness, adversarial training) until they can be adopted by the broader community.
- **Policy Engagement**: Deepening connections between technical experts and policymakers to ensure safety techniques are adopted.
- **Talent Development**: Expanding the team with world-class researchers, engineers, and operations staff to tackle critical AI safety challenges.

## Why Work Here
- **Mission-Driven Culture**: Employees report high satisfaction (5.0/5.0 on Culture, 5.0/5.0 on Work-Life on LinkedIn). The mission to make advanced AI safe is described as "one of the most critical challenges of our time."
- **Work Environment**: Hybrid/remote-first with a physical HQ in Berkeley. Offers both remote and onsite roles. The Berkeley office (FAR.Labs) fosters a collaborative, startup-like atmosphere.
- **Team Composition**: Small, high-agency team of ~34 people with a flat structure. Heavy emphasis on research (18% of staff) and project management (12%). Senior leadership includes former Anthropic and DeepMind researchers.
- **Compensation & Perks**: Rated 4.0/5.0 on Compensation. As a non-profit, likely offers competitive (but not market-maxing) salaries with strong mission alignment. Perks include the coworking space, events, and a highly collaborative environment.
- **Career Growth**: High growth trajectory (53% YoY headcount increase) means rapid advancement opportunities. Employees often move to top AI labs (Anthropic, DeepMind, Stability AI) after their tenure.
- **Notable**: Currently hiring for Jailbreaking Lead (Red Team), Executive Operations Assistant, and Technical Project Manager (Red Team).

## Sources
1. [far.ai](https://www.far.ai/)
2. [far.ai/about](https://www.far.ai/about)
3. [far.ai/careers](https://www.far.ai/careers)
4. [linkedin.com/company/far-ai](https://www.linkedin.com/company/far-ai)
5. [builtin.com/company/farai](https://builtin.com/company/farai)

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