External Safety Testing Manager, Responsible Development and Innovation, DeepMind
New York, NY, USA · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 15, 2026
- Experience
- 8 years; experience may be in a start-up, tech company, or consulting organization.
About the job
Leads external post-deployment safety testing partnerships and evaluations for DeepMind’s frontier AI models, coordinating findings and mitigations across internal teams.
What you'll do
- Lead the strategy and execution of frontier safety post-deployment testing, scaling the program to address new risks and requirements.
- Coordinate external testing partners and internal teams through end-to-end evaluations, including contracting with Legal and Partnerships.
- Assess the severity of findings with internal subject matter experts and communicate results to leadership and relevant teams to inform risk assessments and mitigations.
What they ask for
- 8 years of experience working in a start-up, tech company, or consulting organization.
- Experience working with AI or in an AI lab/startup environment.
Nice to have
- Experience designing and implementing testing and evaluations of cutting-edge AI systems.
- Communication, cross-functional collaboration, project management, or generative AI safety expertise.
Pay
$156000 - $227000 (USD) base salary
AI focus
External safety testing and evaluation of frontier AI models, including post-deployment testing for emerging risks and capabilities.
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