Evaluations Partner Manager (Youth AI Safety Institute)

Common Sense Media•San Francisco, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Common Sense Media is seeking an Evaluations Partner Manager for its new Youth AI Safety Institute. This role will be responsible for the operational execution of the Institute's evaluation work, managing the day-to-day workflow between the Institute and its external evaluator partners. The position ensures that standards are received, rubrics are developed, evaluations are run, and results are delivered back to the Institute in a usable format. The Evaluations Partner Manager will track progress, surface issues, route feedback, and ensure smooth operations across multiple concurrent evaluation tracks, acting as a critical feedback loop to the Standards Analyst and interfacing with internal product and data teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field (project management, public policy, computer science, research methods, or related).
3–5 years of experience in program coordination, research operations, or project management, preferably in a technical, research, or policy context.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple concurrent project tracks with external partners, keeping complex workflows on schedule and well-documented.
Comfortable working with data systems and technical workflows; able to understand data movement, follow technical documentation, and communicate clearly with technical teams.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate between technical and non-technical stakeholders clearly and efficiently.
Exceptional attention to detail and follow-through, with a track record of keeping complex, multi-party projects running smoothly.

Nice To Haves

Experience coordinating research or evaluation workflows in an academic, policy, or technology context.
Familiarity with AI evaluation, platform safety research, or technology risk assessment.
Experience working with external research or technical partners in a coordination or liaison capacity.
Ability to work directly with data formats, API documentation, and evaluation pipelines; capable of identifying integration issues and communicating precisely with engineering or data teams.
Background in child safety, educational technology, or youth-focused research.
Experience working in mission-driven or nonprofit organizations.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary staff-to-staff operational contact for external evaluator partners, managing the flow of work across 3–4 concurrent evaluation partnerships.
Track the status of each evaluation track from standards handoff through rubric development, evaluation execution, and results delivery.
Ensure evaluator partners have necessary resources from the Institute and that the Institute receives deliverables on time and in expected formats.
Develop and maintain systems for tracking evaluation timelines, deliverables, and open items across all active partnerships.
Coordinate the handoff of Institute standards to evaluator partners, ensuring materials are complete, clearly documented, and appropriately contextualized.
Surface and triage feedback from evaluators regarding standards (testability, scope, clarity) and route issues to the Standards Analyst.
Work closely with the Standards Analyst to track open feedback items, document resolutions, and ensure revised standards or clarifications are communicated to evaluators.
Maintain a clear record of the standards-to-rubric translation process, including issues raised and their resolutions.
Coordinate the receipt of evaluation results and data from external partners, ensuring outputs are usable by the Institute and its internal teams.
Serve as the operational liaison between external evaluators and Common Sense Media's internal product and data teams.
Track and organize evaluation outputs to support the Institute's reporting, publication, and standards-refinement work.
Maintain real-time visibility into the status of all active evaluation projects, documenting milestones, blockers, and deadlines.
Produce regular status updates for the Head of AI & Digital Assessments, flagging issues requiring escalation or decision.
Identify and proactively surface operational bottlenecks before they delay evaluation timelines.