XPRIZE

Designer

• Lead the end-to-end design and development of XPRIZE competitions, from framing the problem and defining success metrics to conducting research, engaging stakeholders, shaping the prize model, and producing final design documentation.
• Work within a structured design process guided by the Prize Design Director and seek Director input at key decision points to stay aligned with organizational priorities and quality standards.
• Operate with a high degree of self-direction between check-ins with the Prize Design Director.
• Proactively surface blockers, risks, and decisions that need Director input rather than waiting for scheduled touchpoints.
• Adapt quickly when the Prize Design Director reprioritizes projects or shifts design direction mid-cycle, maintaining momentum and timelines.
• Develop project plans, budgets, and timelines, coordinating with the Project Manager so deliverables meet deadlines and quality standards.
• Work closely with internal teams and collaborators, keeping alignment with Domain Leads, leadership, and Advancement on strategy, content, and positioning.
• Fold operational, financial, and communications inputs from Finance, Marketing, and Operations into the prize model and documentation.
• Identify and engage external experts and stakeholders, including designing and facilitating workshops, technical interviews, and other participatory research to inform design choices.
• Facilitate productive sponsor relationships as requested, with clear communication, updates, and deliverables that align with sponsor goals and XPRIZE standards.
• Contribute to organization-wide ideation and concept development such as Global Visioneering and prize ideation/ “Moonshot” workshops.
• Maintain and improve XPRIZE’s prize design methodology by staying fluent in current processes and documentation, capturing lessons learned from past and active designs, and updating tools and practices.
• Serve as an internal resource on the prize design process and keep core documentation current.
• Elevate XPRIZE’s prize design process externally through presentations, publications, website content, and thought leadership.

Prize Designer – First Principles Thinker

• Lead the end-to-end design and development of XPRIZE competitions —from framing the problem and defining success metrics to conducting research, engaging stakeholders, shaping the prize model, and producing final design documentation, working within a structured design process guided by the Prize Design Director and seeking Director input at key decision points to ensure alignment with organizational priorities and quality standards
• Adapt quickly when the Prize Design Director reprioritizes projects or shifts design direction mid-cycle, maintaining momentum and timelines.
• Develop project plans, budgets, and timelines, coordinating with the Project Manager to ensure deliverables meet deadlines and quality standards.
• Work closely with internal teams and collaborators, ensuring connectivity and alignment with Domain Leads, leadership, and Advancement on strategy, content, and positioning.
• Identify & Engage external experts and stakeholders, including designing and facilitating workshops, interviews, and other participatory research to inform design choices.
• Facilitate productive relationships with sponsors, providing clear communication, updates, and deliverables that align with sponsor goals and XPRIZE’s standards
• Contribute to organization-wide ideation and concept development initiatives, such as Global Visioneering and prize idea workshops.

Prize Designer

Communications

• Own global media strategy and cultivate relationships with journalists, editors, and producers across science, technology, business, and philanthropy
• Position XPRIZE executives and domain leads as credible, authoritative voices through media, speaking, and editorial opportunities
• Build and maintain an always-on communications presence that keeps XPRIZE visible between prize milestones
• Manage the existing PR agency and establish the long-term agency partnership model
• Lead communications strategy across the full prize lifecycle — from pre-launch positioning through winner announcement and impact storytelling
• Ensure every major prize milestone has a coordinated earned media plan that integrates with owned content strategy
• Translate complex scientific and technical subject matter for two distinct audiences simultaneously: domain experts who already understand the science, and philanthropic donors and sponsors who need to feel the urgency and stakes
• Partner closely with Advancement leadership to align communications strategy with fundraising priorities and donor engagement goals
• Shape the narrative strategy that connects XPRIZE's scientific breakthroughs to philanthropic investment decisions
• Develop high-impact communications assets — impact reports, donor materials, executive messaging, and campaign narratives — that serve Advancement's outreach and deepen donor relationships
• Serve as communications advisor to the CMO on messaging strategy, stakeholder engagement, and reputation
• Oversee executive communications, including speeches, keynote content, op-eds, and thought leadership
• Lead crisis communications and reputation management, establishing protocols and leading response in coordination with executive and legal leadership
• Work in close partnership with the VP, Content, to ensure owned content strategy and earned media strategy are integrated rather than siloed
• Provide the narrative foundation — messaging frameworks, story angles, briefing materials — that enables the owned content function to produce work that earns media attention
• Ensure major prize milestones are supported by a unified content and communications approach
• Build the communications function from the ground up — establishing systems, standards, and agency relationships that scale with the organization
• Manage external agency partnerships with clear accountability for performance and outcomes
• Oversee the communications budget with discipline and transparency

VP, Communications

Artificial Intelligence

• Provide leadership and managerial direction to the Prize team.
• Execute the Prize vision, strategies, milestones, testing, and stated objectives.
• Proactively manage and ensure timely response to changing needs, requirements, issues, and direction while keeping all constituents informed.
• Oversee budget and authorization of expenditures within budgetary limits; develop and implement cost control measures and operational processes.
• Lead development of technical measurement, validation, and verification criteria to assess energy efficiency, computational performance, scalability, and real-world impact.
• Refine overall judging criteria and manage the Prize judging process, assisting judging panel members and technical advisors as needed, and maintaining impartial standards.
• Execute all technical aspects of the competition, ensuring the integrity of the "at-the-wall" power measurement protocol and unbiased measurements of competitor systems.
• Lead development of public/private leaderboards capable of transparently demonstrating competitor progress.
• Oversee the verification funnel, ensuring teams transition smoothly from "at-home" remote evaluations on public/private leaderboards to mandatory, in-person on-site audits conducted by external partners in a controlled setting.
• Partner with XPRIZE internal stakeholders to secure, retain, and effectively manage personnel, materials, and resources needed to execute the competition successfully.
• Identify and engage industry experts, researchers, consultants, and advisors to support the Prize on a temporary and/or contract basis.
• Monitor and report on Prize progress to XPRIZE leadership, advisory boards, sponsors, partners, and external stakeholders, ensuring all requirements are met.
• Organize, host, and participate in conferences, workshops, and events globally to promote the competition, recruit teams, and support judging and award activities.
• Ensure the competition is conducted in line with XPRIZE Foundation rules, policies, and operational processes, as well as specific Prize guidelines.
• Serve as a public-facing ambassador for the Prize through speaking engagements, media interviews, conferences, thought leadership, blogs, webinars, and industry outreach.
• Collaborate cross-functionally across departments and facilitate effective communication and alignment among internal and external stakeholders.
• Develop high-quality project plans that support reliable execution and operational excellence.

Technical Prize Director – Energy Efficient AI

Account Manager

• Play a crucial role in managing and expanding XPRIZE’s ecosystem of partnerships and impact initiatives
• Oversee strategic planning, implementation, and assessment of partnerships across up to five prizes
• Lead the creation and refinement of tailored impact frameworks for each prize program
• Develop comprehensive data analysis strategies and survey tools to assess the effectiveness of XPRIZE programs
• Conduct rigorous quantitative and qualitative research to evaluate prize initiatives’ impact
• Proactively identify, pursue, and secure new strategic partnerships
• Maintain and manage partnership activity within Salesforce
• Assist in the development and optimization of operational systems, workflows, and reporting structures
• Work with the Advancement team to articulate XPRIZE’s impact, alumni activities, and ecosystem engagements to donors and sponsors

Prize Designer – First Principles Thinker

Prize Designer

VP, Communications

Technical Prize Director – Energy Efficient AI

Manager, Partnerships – Impact