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Chief of Staff

Goodfire · San Francisco, CA · On-site

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About Goodfire

Goodfire is an AI interpretability research lab focused on understanding and intentionally designing advanced AI systems. Backed by Lightspeed, AI Grant and Menlo.

About the role

I (Eric) am looking for a chief of staff. This role is incredibly intensive, and your main goal will be to make me and the leadership team more effective, however you possibly can. You will do ridiculously high volumes of unglamorous work (e.g., high volume follow-ups, drafting internal/external comms, recruiting coordination, logistics, and driving projects that don’t fit neatly anywhere else).

What they're looking for

  • Jack of all trades
  • Exceptional verbal and written communication, able to produce crisp, executive-ready materials
  • Strong work ethic and high output
  • Strong leadership and people management experience
  • Learns fast
More about this role

Goodfire is an AI interpretability research lab. We build interpretability agents and infrastructure to understand, monitor, and align AI models.

We believe that AI is the most consequential technology of our time. Yet AI models are trained by trial and error today, with limited understanding of what drives their behavior. Our goal is to advance the research and technology needed to fully understand and align AI so humanity can trust superintelligence.

Goodfire is a public benefit corporation founded by researchers who helped pioneer the field of interpretability at OpenAI and Google DeepMind. We are headquartered in San Francisco and have raised over $200M from leading investors including Lightspeed, Menlo, and B Capital.

I (Eric) am looking for a chief of staff. This role is incredibly intensive, and your main goal will be to make me and the leadership team more effective, however you possibly can. You will do ridiculously high volumes of unglamorous work (e.g., high volume follow-ups, drafting internal/external comms, recruiting coordination, logistics, and driving projects that don’t fit neatly anywhere else). You will wear many hats, including recruiting, hosting events,...

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