AE Studio

Program Manager

• Own the client relationship; primary contact for clients for wins and challenges.
• Mentor and act as escalation point for PMs and Tech Leads, supporting them to turn complex goals into executable plans.
• Help clients understand priorities and align on what matters now versus what can wait.
• Keep quality high and set conditions for releases to land smoothly as milestones approach.
• Keep leadership informed with clean updates and honest forecasts to avoid surprises.
• Navigate client organizations to build relationships, clear blockers, and expand impact.
• Grow accounts by spotting opportunities, connecting value across initiatives, and driving renewals and expansions.
• Balance delivery, satisfaction, and profitability, including candid conversations about money.
• Make overall relationships successful: deliver work well, maintain client satisfaction, ensure renewals/expansions, and keep invoices current.

Program Director

Technical Product Manager

• AE Studio is an LA-based development, data science, and design studio focused on increasing human agency and solving AI alignment.
• Hiring a strategic and technical operator (TPM) to lead execution across client, research, and product efforts.
• Own high-leverage projects end-to-end (internal Skunkworks, clients, grants, research partners) and move neglected alignment ideas to impact.
• Turn abstract ideas into clear roadmaps, keep teams moving, and ensure progress is visible and aligned with goals.
• Collaborate with researchers and partners (e.g., Redwood Research, Anthropic, DeepMind) and apply full-stack R&D capabilities.
• Fully bootstrapped company; profits fund internal Skunkworks, research, and policy engagement.
• Equity is granted as part of compensation and increases with tenure and successful spinouts.

Program Director

Technical Program Manager – AI Alignment