Drimva

Character.AI

Technical Program Manager, Model Alignment and Deployment

$220K–$260K

Redwood City, CA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Jun 1, 2026

Experience
5+ years; no alternatives stated.
Education
BS in a quantitative, scientific, or technical field; MS or PhD a plus.

About the job

Leads cross-functional programs that align, evaluate, and safely deploy language models, coordinating research, safety, infrastructure, product, and user experience teams.

What you'll do

  • Plan and execute programs covering data collection, alignment workflows, safety testing, evaluation, and model serving.
  • Coordinate teams and maintain roadmaps, goals, timelines, risks, and success metrics from post-training through deployment.
  • Build evaluation and operational processes, monitor quality and readiness, and manage external vendors and partners.

What they ask for

  • 5+ years in technical program management, research operations, or product execution in an AI, ML, or research environment.
  • Deep familiarity with post-training, alignment, LLM evaluation, and model deployment or serving.
  • Proficiency in SQL and Python.
  • BS in a quantitative, scientific, or technical field.

Nice to have

  • Hands-on experience with data pipelines, annotation platforms, ML evaluation tooling, or human-in-the-loop workflows.
  • Experience managing annotation vendors or external data partners.

Pay

$220K – $260K (currency and compensation type not stated)

Tools

SQL, Python, Kubernetes, Docker

AI focus

Program management for language-model post-training, alignment, safety, evaluation, and production deployment, including RLHF, DPO, Constitutional AI, red-teaming, and model serving.

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First seen Oct 10, 2026 · Last verified Nov 4, 2026 (UTC)