Program Director, Open Benchmarks Grants
About The Position
The Program Director will own Snorkel’s Open Benchmarks Grants program end-to-end, leading operations for its $30 million commitment to support open AI benchmarks. The role oversees grant cycles and service-level agreements from application and review through funding, project milestones, and public release. The position leads external research partnerships, serving as the point of contact for partner organizations and strategic programs and turning ambitious ideas into clear plans and outcomes. It owns portfolio, budget, and capacity planning across collaborations; tracks spending and commitments; identifies projects needing additional support; and makes resource allocation decisions within agreed limits as priorities evolve. The Program Director coordinates research, delivery, legal, finance, and marketing teams around clear responsibilities and decisions, and builds and scales a multi-year research program. The role measures and improves program impact and uses those findings to strengthen future cycles. The successful candidate has built durable programs, partnerships, or processes; makes sound decisions with incomplete information; takes ownership of obstacles; is curious about research and AI; and reliably follows through with partners and budgets.
Requirements
- Have built a program, partnership, or process from an idea into something people rely on, and be able to explain what was built, learned, and how it held up as the work grew.
- Make sound decisions with incomplete information, set priorities, choose a path forward, and know when to act independently, involve others, or change course.
- Take ownership of problems and find workable solutions by bringing the right people together and trying new approaches.
- Demonstrate curiosity about research and AI; follow technical discussions about benchmarks, ask useful questions, understand project implications, and recognize when researcher expertise is needed.
- Follow through reliably, make clear commitments, maintain accurate budgets, keep partners informed, and address problems proactively.
Nice To Haves
- Experience running a research, grants, or partnership program with external collaborators and a budget.
- Familiarity with academic research, university partnerships, and publication practices.
Responsibilities
- Own Open Benchmarks Grants operations, including grant cycles and service-level agreements from applications and review through funding, project milestones, and public release.
- Lead external research partnerships and serve as the point of contact for partner organizations and strategic programs.
- Manage the program portfolio, budget, and capacity across collaborations; track spending and commitments, identify projects needing support, and make resource allocation decisions within agreed limits.
- Coordinate research, delivery, legal, finance, and marketing teams around clear responsibilities and decisions.
- Build and scale a multi-year research program.
- Measure and improve program impact, applying findings to improve future grant cycles.
Benefits
- Meaningful opportunities to shape priorities and initiatives, influence strategic decisions, and directly impact company success.
- Support for career development, including opportunities to deepen technical expertise, explore leadership, or learn skills across functions.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
No Education Listed
