AI Alignment TPM
About The Position
AE Studio is an LA-based company focused on increasing human agency by making the AGI future go well. We believe alignment is solvable, people just haven’t tried hard enough. For us, that means focusing on neglected ideas that could unlock major breakthroughs. We’ve spent over a decade helping clients, from startups to companies like Samsung, Walmart, Berkshire Hathaway, and Goodfire, solve complex technical problems and bring ambitious products to life. We apply the same structures to research. Instead of a client, we partner with visionary researchers exploring neglected alignment ideas. We’re a full-stack R&D group combining engineering, science, and product capability. This puts us in a unique position to move quickly and make real progress on one of the most important problems of our time. We're fully bootstrapped. We don’t rely on venture capital or private equity. Profits from our client work go directly into internal Skunkworks projects, technical research, and policy engagement. This gives us the freedom to pursue high-risk, high-upside ideas that typical funding models neglect. We can commit to long-term bets without being constrained by short grant cycles or investor timelines. Our alignment efforts include in-house work, alignment clients like Goodfire AI, and collaborations with Redwood Research and researchers at Anthropic and DeepMind. In the past, we also led pioneering research in brain-computer interfaces, and we continue to expand our scope as the stakes rise. If you care about actually solving alignment and want to build, we want to talk to you! ABOUT THE ROLE We’re hiring a strategic and technical operator to lead execution across client, research and product efforts. You’ll turn abstract ideas into clear roadmaps, keep teams moving, and ensure progress is visible and aligned with goals. You’ll own alignment-focused projects from end to end. Some may be internal Skunkworks efforts. Others may involve clients, grants, or research partners. You’ll help us explore neglected AI alignment ideas, technical bets, or automation pipelines, and move them from concept to real-world impact.
Requirements
- Working knowledge of AI and ML systems
- Experience managing complex technical projects - including research management experience - or teams
- Strong judgment around product, research, and technical trade-offs
- Ability to structure execution across ambiguous or high-stakes efforts
- Excellent communication across technical and strategic contexts
- Alignment with AE’s mission and long-term thinking
- Full-time availability
Nice To Haves
- Experience in AI research, technical product leadership, or startup founding
- Prior work with generative AI, large language models, or experimental architectures
- Background in DARPA-style research, grant-based work, or scientific pipelines
- Based in LA and able to work in person at our office
Responsibilities
- Lead execution across client, research and product efforts.
- Turn abstract ideas into clear roadmaps.
- Keep teams moving.
- Ensure progress is visible and aligned with goals.
- Own alignment-focused projects from end to end.
- Explore neglected AI alignment ideas, technical bets, or automation pipelines, and move them from concept to real-world impact.
Benefits
- Equity in client projects
- Equity in Skunkworks ventures
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
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