Technical Program Manager, Frontier Safety, Alignment and Collaboration, DeepMind

Technical Program Manager, Frontier Safety, Alignment and Collaboration, DeepMind DeepMind - Mountain View, CA, USA Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in program management. Preferred qualifications 8 years of experience leading large-scale engineering projects, preferably across multiple geographies and time zones. Understanding of safety, alignment and other alignment related topics in ML. Understanding of ML/AI principles and their distinctions from traditional software development. Demonstrated success in changing program execution and deliveries. Google's projects span the globe and require managers to keep the big picture in focus while diving into unique engineering challenges. As a Technical Program Manager at Google, you lead complex, multidisciplinary engineering projects using your engineering expertise. You plan requirements with internal customers and guide projects through the entire lifecycle, managing schedules, identifying risks, and communicating them to stakeholders. You explain analyses and recommendations to executives and discuss technical trade‑offs with engineers. Using your extensive technical and leadership expertise, you manage projects of various size and scope, identify future opportunities, improve processes, and drive technical directions. In this role, you will own the operational strategy and execution of Google’s commitments to safe, responsible frontier AI development. You will lead highly technical, cross‑functional initiatives that bridge AI research with enterprise‑wide product deployment. This role requires an agile leader who can navigate nascent risk vectors, manage highly visible executive stakeholders, and build operational structures from the ground up to secure the next generation of foundation models. Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high‑quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority. We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort. Individual pay is determined by factors including job‑related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $256000 - $279000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits Key responsibilities Drive end‑to‑end program management and evolution of Google’s Frontier Safety Framework, balancing innovation with risk governance. Scale and implement unified safety gates across Google DeepMind, Research, and product pipelines for frontier model training and deployment while acting as the central interface for leadership updates on model risk posture, and collaborate with external policy, academic, and industry partners to align on global safety standards. Coordinate "early warning evaluations" to monitor Critical Capability Levels across core domains (autonomy, cyber, biosecurity, etc). Manage rapid mitigation plans for model CCL breaches, coordinating weight exfiltration security and misuse‑limiting deployment protocols. Serve as the central liaison for leadership updates on model risks, collaborating with external policy, academic, and industry partners on global safety standards. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. 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