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Director of Artificial Intelligence (AI)

Higher Ground Labs
Palo Alto, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 1/14/2025
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/3/2025

Swayable and parent company Worldview Incorporated is looking for an exceptional hands-on AI / LLM / deep learning hacker to be its first Director of AI.

Below covers everything you need to know about what this opportunity entails, as well as what is expected from applicants.

About Swayable

Swayable is a rapidly-growing cloud analytics product that measures public opinion and the impact of messages on it. Its 35-person team is backed by top technology and social impact investors, including Y Combinator as well as the founders of G-Mail, Buzzfeed and product leadership of Airbnb. Founded in 2018 by two physics PhDs, it is led by the former Executive Director for Digital Strategy at the New York Times. Clients include major consumer-facing brands (Square, Paramount Pictures, Amazon), researchers (MIT, Yale, Stanford), and mission-aligned advocacy campaigns (including multiple Democratic Presidential candidates).

Joining Swayable means being on a team whose work changes the course of history. The technology we develop is at the leading edge of transforming some of the world’s most important campaign organizations and enterprises : combatting disinformation, protecting democracy, and supporting the sustainable growth of consumer-facing brands. Check our values & culture deck to learn more : https : / / tinyurl.com / 4zjchwzs

About the Role

The Director of AI will be a builder, researcher, developer and thought-partner to the Swayable CEO and CTO. Their job will be to discover, prototype and prove out the highest-value applications of cutting-edge AI across business operations, product and fundamental research. This is a unique opportunity to take advantage of unique resources to advance the leading edge of applied AI. Those resources include the world’s largest dataset of RCT survey experiment results, an established team of top software engineers and scientists, academic partnerships, and a direct line into existing enterprise customers so that prototypes can be quickly ramped up into in-market products.

About You

You have a very up-to-date background in AI including active development, deployment and / or fine-tuning of large language models. Credentials are less important than direct evidence of extraordinary ability, and being tapped into the latest development in the field, up to the minute.

To apply, please send evidence of extraordinary ability.

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation structure commensurate with experience and goals
  • Equity options consistent with being an early team member
  • Full healthcare coverage with no employee contribution required
  • Generous PTO and parental leave
  • 401K
  • Opportunity to support some of the most important storytelling and social change campaigns in the world

Base salary range of $150-190K depending on location and experience.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We strive to promote an organizational environment that values diversity and fosters growth. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other basis prohibited by law. The team especially encourages applicants from underrepresented backgrounds.

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Salary : $150,000 - $190,000

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