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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