The annual salary range for this role is $80,000-85,000 in San Francisco.
The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the international organization for public-private cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.
The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) helps stakeholders harness the potential of technological advancements for the equitable and human-centered transformation of industries, economies, and societies. We provide a strategic and future-oriented platform designed to understand exponential technologies and guide their responsible adoption and global application. Our thematic priorities include understanding innovation, catalyzing industry transformation, improving governance, and building a positive future.
Why we are recruiting
To shape the impact of AI and digital technologies on industries, regions, and society, as well as their governance, the World Economic Forum has launched the AI Governance Alliance (AIGA). The Alliance aims to provide guidance on the responsible design, development, adoption, deployment, and governance of AI.
We are seeking an AI Technology and Innovation Specialist in our San Francisco office to help build and advance technical initiatives as part of the Alliance.
This role requires knowledge of recent developments in AI, particularly in domains such as AI agents and large language models. The role is associated with an interest in building innovative solutions to drive knowledge dissemination and engagement with stakeholders. The specialist will be focused on helping build, manage, and maintain a platform that engages a broad community from senior executives to policymakers and the general public, seeking to deepen their knowledge and understanding of AI agents.
The Specialist will have a sense of how innovative solutions can be built to help service high-impact deliverables that demonstrate recent advancements in AI. The specialist will have a solid technical acumen and ideally some experience in building software and digital community engagement. The ideal candidate will have an innovative mindset and an attitude for driving impact in a fast-moving environment.
Reporting lines and interactions
The Specialist will collaborate closely with technology practice leads across the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, and the AI Governance Alliance in particular. The specialist will interact with a variety of internal and external stakeholders that are involved in initiatives under the AI Governance Alliance. Community building, stakeholder management and delivery of reports and frameworks are considered key aspects of the role. The role will place the right candidate on the front line of engaging with global leaders driving meaningful change associated with frontier innovation in AI technology.
Duties And Responsibilities
Technology and Innovation
- Help build, manage and maintain a digital platform that demonstrates leading advancements in AI. The platform will target senior executives along with policymakers and the public, conveying knowledge about topics such as AI agents.
- Hands on involvement linked to creating innovative products and solutions that rethink community engagement.
- Analyze technical challenges and synthesize findings into actionable strategies and deliverables.
- Collaborate with the Forum’s start-up community to build impactful innovation programs.
- Drive thought leadership by assisting in producing reports and other outputs that highlight key developments of advanced AI systems, such as AI agents.
- Demonstrate an ability to make complex findings widely accessible.
Stakeholder Engagement
- Oversee community management, fostering meaningful engagement and promoting diversity of perspectives in discussions and initiatives.
- Connect regularly with community members to ensure the initiative drives relevant impact to all stakeholders engaged as well as the broader audience
- Cultivate and maintain strategic partnerships with key organizations, governments, and industry leaders to advance the goals of the C4IR
- Help the Initiatives Lead manage and animate multistakeholder communities by communicating updates regularly, lead working group meetings, and onboarding the right stakeholders.
Team and Organization
- Collaborate across working groups and teams to align objectives and enhance synergies between initiatives.
- Coordinate meetings, managing logistical, content-related, and communication aspects.
- Prepare and organize key materials, including pre-reads, meeting summaries, and technical recommendations.
- Develop and maintain initiative plans and timelines, tracking progress and ensuring key milestones are met.
Qualifications And Skills
- Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as computer science, software development, data science or a related discipline required. A master’s degree in artificial intelligence or a similar field is strongly preferred. Educational background with exposure to building software, products or other emerging technologies is a plus.
- Two years’ experience in work related to AI.
- Some experience in writing software is preferred.
- Experience working with and building databases and interactive dashboards and solutions for engagement is preferred.
- Proven ability to analyze complex technical challenges and translate findings into actionable strategies, plans, and deliverables.
- Strong research, writing, and presentation skills.
- Experience in community management and engaging with stakeholders across industries, cultures, and seniority levels.
- Demonstrated expertise in project management, including developing timelines, tracking milestones, and coordinating cross-functional teams.
- Proven experience of thriving in multicultural, highly collaborative work environments.
- Results driven, proactive, self-starter, and team player.
- Excellent organizational skills: able to juggle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously and derive energy from high-pressure work settings.
- Excellent command of spoken and written English. Proficiency in other languages is a plus.
