AI Partnerships Lead

Blue Rose Research•San Francisco, CA

10h•$150,000 - $200,000•Remote

About The Position

Blue Rose Research is hiring an AI Partnerships Lead to build external relationships, lead and coordinate AI client work, and align AI research and advice across the firm. The role connects AI safety researchers, technologists, and philanthropic funders with policymakers, Hill staff, and political strategists. The Lead meets with AI safety organizations, funders, and allies to understand their needs and translate conversations into research questions that can be addressed through polling, message testing, and other studies. Reporting to the Director of External Affairs, the Lead coordinates AI-related projects and tracks incoming AI questions across Blue Rose to help set research priorities and turn findings into useful guidance. The Lead works with leadership and the research team to determine research priorities, share findings with partners, and help ensure research informs real decisions. The role includes frequent in-person meetings and regular travel between San Francisco and Washington, DC. Blue Rose is a remote team with offices in New York City and Washington, DC, and regular in-person meetups; there is a strong preference for the candidate to be based in San Francisco or Washington, DC. Blue Rose Research builds data and AI tools to help Democrats win elections. Its team combines engineering, data science, and political strategy to support campaigns and progressive organizations through election forecasts, advertising tests, and generative AI tools. Candidates must be authorized to work lawfully in the United States. The posting notes that resumes are being collected and active hiring will likely begin in December; role details may be revised when hiring begins.

Requirements

Typically 6 or more years of professional experience in politics, policy, philanthropy, research, or the tech sector.
Understanding of the AI safety and technology world, including its people, organizations, debates, and vocabulary, as well as how Washington politics and policymaking work.
Hands-on experience with polling, survey research, or message testing, including the ability to formulate good research questions and understand what polls can and cannot answer.
Track record of earning the trust of senior leaders, funders, and organizational partners.
Ability to listen closely and distinguish what someone requests from what they actually need to know.
Clear writing and speaking skills, including the ability to explain research findings to technical and political audiences.
Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive conversations, confidential information, and partners with differing interests.
Proactive, organized self-starter with strong follow-through and the ability to work independently with minimal direction.
Interest in ensuring that public views shape how AI is built, funded, and governed.
Experience leading client research projects from scoping through delivery and working with researchers to turn findings into recommendations.
Experience managing multiple concurrent requests, tracking commitments, and keeping teams aligned on research priorities and recommendations.
Authorization to work lawfully in the United States.

Nice To Haves

Existing relationships in AI safety and AI policy communities, or with the funders that support them.
Experience at a polling firm, research organization, or data-driven political organization.
Experience in government, on Capitol Hill, or on a political campaign.
Experience in fundraising, development, or funder relations.
Based in San Francisco.

Responsibilities

Build and maintain trusted relationships with AI safety organizations, AI policy groups, philanthropic funders, and political allies.
Conduct regular in-person partner meetings in San Francisco, Washington, DC, and elsewhere, and serve as Blue Rose's main point of contact for these partners.
Follow up after meetings, track commitments and timelines, and keep leadership informed about partner relationships.
Represent Blue Rose Research at convenings, briefings, and conferences in AI and political communities.
Translate partner conversations into concrete, testable research questions and work with the research team to scope polls, message tests, and other studies.
Help leadership assess and prioritize research requests from partners and funders.
Brief partners and funders on findings in audience-appropriate plain language.
Draft memos, briefing materials, and summaries that make research easy to use.
Support AI client engagements from initial questions through research design, delivery, and follow-up, in coordination with research and technical teams and existing client leads.
Own project scope, timelines, and client communication for incoming AI work.
Lead client briefings and translate findings into practical recommendations on AI policy, politics, and communications.
Track incoming AI questions and commitments across clients, funders, partners, and internal teams, including ownership, deadlines, and overlapping requests.
Review AI memos, decks, and talking points with research and client leads to ensure recommendations are accurate, current, and tailored to each audience.
Help leadership prioritize requests and build on completed research while respecting client confidentiality and firewall boundaries.
Map the AI safety, AI policy, and funder landscape, including who is working on what, what they need, and where Blue Rose research could be useful.
Identify emerging debates and opportunities and flag them for leadership.
Help shape Blue Rose's AI research agenda with leadership and the research team.