Organization AI Research Program Manager, DeepMind (Fixed-Term Contract)

Organization AI Research Program Manager, DeepMind (Fixed-Term Contract) DeepMind Mountain View, CA, USA This is a 12-month fixed-term contract. Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree in a technical field, or equivalent practical experience. 2 years of experience in program management, product management, or related technical roles. Preferred qualifications: Experience in program management, including managing cross-functional projects, tracking timelines, and coordinating stakeholders. Experience managing complex, large-scale programs from initiation to delivery. Experience leading cross-functional program management initiatives across multiple teams or organizations. About the job As a Program Manager for Organizational AI Research, you will be the operational engine scaling our AI research capacity. In this 12-month assignment based in Mountain View or New York, you will build scalable research operations from the ground up while acting as a strategic partner to leadership. You will foster high-impact external partnerships with leading academic institutions and internal partners like Google.org, while seamlessly bridging the gap between cross-functional partners, such as research, engineering, and legal teams. Your work will directly impact how we prioritize research, manage inbound collaborations, and build the technical workflows that enable our researchers to thrive. If you excel at bringing operational excellence to ambiguous spaces and possess the strategic and technical acumen to collaborate on cross-functional AI initiatives, this role is for you Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At 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: $132000 - $176000 (USD) + 0% bonus target Learn more about benefits at Google. Responsibilities Design operational frameworks, managing researcher onboarding logistics, external partner access, legal contracts, playbooks for recurring academic programs, and inbound collaboration triage. Act as a thought partner by establishing business cases and triage processes, defining project success metrics, and building cross-functional teams for prioritized goals. Drive operational relationships with key partners, formalize academic agreements with institutions, manage Google.org initiatives, and lead high-profile research conferences. Architect internal and external insights-sharing strategies, maintain visibility of the lab’s mission via internal sites, and collaborate with PR on publication cadences and content calendars. Translate complex research needs into technical requirements, partnering with technical program managers, engineering, and data teams to oversee tooling adoption, data migrations, quality standards, and application testing. Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google's Applicant and Candidate Privacy Policy. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. 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