You will own the operations engine scaling high-impact technical courses from 3,000 to 10,000+ annual participants. By managing admissions, facilitator pipelines, and lean systems, you will personally clear the path for the next generation of researchers and engineers at labs like Anthropic, DeepMind, and the UK AI Safety Institute.
Course Operations Lead at BlueDot Impact
Are you a high-agency operator looking to solve the talent bottleneck in AI safety? This role gives you massive leverage as the engine room of a $35M-funded startup scaling from 3,000 to 10,000+ participants per year. You will personally own the admissions and facilitator systems that feed top talent into labs like Anthropic and DeepMind. If you have the grit to clear 100+ applications a day and the vision to build the systems that replace your manual work, this is the most impactful early-career operations role in the ecosystem. Join a tiny, elite team in San Francisco or London and earn a path to Head of Programs within 18 months.
Overview
Role overview
Company
BlueDot Impact
$35M-funded nonprofit startup building the global workforce for AI safety and biosecurity
Responsibilities
What you will do
- Own the high-volume admission pipeline, making rapid, high-quality decisions on hundreds of applications weekly to identify top 5% talent.
- Recruit, train, and manage a network of 40+ active technical facilitators to ensure seamless course delivery across multiple global cohorts.
- Build and ship lean operational systems, replacing manual Slack workflows with repeatable SOPs and automations that enable 2x throughput growth.
Candidate profile
Who this is a fit for
- High-agency operator with evidence of building or scaling something real, such as a 200+ person event or a successful year-long side project.
- Sharp human judgment capable of evaluating technical applications quickly and accurately under high-pressure, high-volume conditions.
- Mission-aligned individual with a deep commitment to AI safety or existential risk reduction, likely having engaged with the EA or AI safety ecosystem.
What makes it remarkable
Why this role is remarkable
- Massive leverage as the primary gatekeeper for the top of the global AI safety talent funnel, processing thousands of elite applications monthly.
- Backed by $35M in funding with a clear mandate to make over $5M in grants and scale training programs to 1,000+ people per month.
- High-autonomy culture with minimal bureaucracy and a clear 12-18 month path to Head of Programs for a high-execution operator.
Jack & Jill
How Jack & Jill work together
Meet Jack
Jack gets to know what you're great at and what you want next, then searches 14 million jobs daily and introduces you directly to hiring managers.
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.