[Hiring] Program & Research Lead, AI, Labor, & Economy @Partnership on AI

Role Description

PAI is seeking a Program & Research Lead, AI, Labor & Economy, to join our team as a full-time, fixed-term employee through December 15, 2027. This is a benefits-eligible employee position with a defined end date. The ideal candidate will bring strong project management, research, and partnership management experience, with a demonstrated ability to lead complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.

PAI is building the foundational research agenda and data needed to understand the labor and economic impacts of AI in the United States and globally. Working alongside major AI companies and international development organizations, this work aims to turn fragmented, proprietary AI usage data into harmonized insights that answer high-priority questions identified by key stakeholder groups.

Reporting to the Head of AI, Labor, & Economy, this role supports the next phase of that work:

• Validating and building support for the emerging research agenda.
• Developing an understanding of what data and indicators beyond AI usage data could answer key stakeholder questions about the labor and economic impacts of AI.
• Working with stakeholders to understand how potential new AI adoption and usage data sources meet their needs and what gaps remain.
• Authoring public outputs for a range of audiences.
• Ensuring this work informs the design of a global measurement effort, related efforts, and the broader field.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of relevant and progressively responsible experience at the intersection of AI, labor, and economics.
• Strong project management skills, including the ability to manage concurrent workstreams and deliverables.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to translate technical and policy insights into accessible research, outputs, and messaging for diverse audiences.
• Demonstrated ability to translate stakeholder input into research questions, measurement frameworks, or analytical priorities.
• Strong partnership management skills, including experience stewarding a project requiring complex coordination between multiple organizations.
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate and build trust and consensus in diverse multi-stakeholder settings.

Requirements

• Substantive expertise in common sources of labor market and economic data (e.g., government survey or Census data, tax data, private payroll data).
• Knowledge of, or direct experience working in, low and medium-income countries, or with international institutions such as the United Nations, World Bank, International Monetary Fund, OECD, or International Labor Organization is a plus.

Benefits

• Twenty vacation days, three personal reflection days annually, along with sick and family leave above industry standards.
• High-quality PPO and HMO health insurance plans, many 100% covered by PAI.
• Dental and vision insurance, 100% covered by PAI.
• Up to a 7% 401(k) match, vested immediately.
• Automatic cell phone reimbursement ($75/month).
• Regular team lunches and focused work days.
• Opportunities to attend AI-related conferences and to collaborate with our partners across industry, academia, and civil society.

How to Apply

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis until the position is filled. To apply, please submit a cover letter and resume. Only complete applications will be reviewed.

The annualized compensation range for this role is $112,000 – $150,000 USD. PAI uses a geographic compensation structure with three U.S. pay zones. The posted range reflects compensation across all three zones, and an individual candidate's salary range will depend on their geographic location.