🐯 Executive Operations Manager to Head of Research
ℹ️ Senior role, remote full-time, your time zone is between UTC-3 and UTC+5
We are a nonprofit raising policymaker awareness about AI risks, aiming to slow potentially dangerous research and accelerate technical safety. We have ambitious goals and need to move fast. Come work with us! → About Palisade
Dmitrii, Palisade’s Research Lead, seeks a force multiplier. As their PA, you’ll operate autonomously and with discretion, with the mandate to unblock them and let them do their best work.
What you'll do
- Take full ownership of complex long-term personal projects and drive them forward proactively with minimal oversight.
- Proactively identify bottlenecks in D’s workflow and fix them.
- Fight with bureaucracy on D’s behalf and with LLMs help.
- Support D’s day-to-day operations: coordinate external meetings, manage inbox, support travel
Our collaboration process
- You will report directly to the Research Lead.
- We value autonomy and proactivity; you will be expected to manage your own tasks and drive projects to completion independently.
- We default to asynchronous communication with structured updates on progress, blockers, and things to pay attention to.
- While primarily focused on personal support, you'll operate within Palisade's fast-paced, mission-driven startup environment.
- You will handle confidential personal information with discretion.
What you'll need
Experience level
- A track record of getting things done
- A track record of leading 2-3 person teams
- Experience in PA/EA roles is a plus
Core skills
- Exceptional GTD and ruthless prioritization
- Proactive problem-solving and high agency
- Exceptional proficiency with LLMs
- Discretion and confidentiality
- Systems thinking
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- ≥C1 English
Hiring process
- Application
- Paid takehome task
- Paid trial day
- Paid trial period, 1–2 weeks
Compensation and benefits
- Compensation: $30K-60K based on fit & location. Please note that we cannot transact with countries under U.S. sanctions.
- Comprehensive global health and dental insurance
- Coworking space stipend
- Partial fitness compensation
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