National Security & Technology Strategy Fellow

<p>At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. We are looking for a National Security & Technology Strategy Fellow to help us accelerate the strategies we pursue and to communicate them broadly. The successful candidate will have a deep grasp of geopolitics, national security strategy, and the technology industry, the ability to lead cross-functional work streams, and a record of authorship in both academic and mainstream publications. The role requires intellectual agility, initiative, and a facility for supporting executives. Responsibilities include strategy development, original research, and helping Scale tell its story by devising thought leadership campaigns and then drafting the white papers, articles, briefings, speeches, and op-eds that advance them.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>You will:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Spearhead original research on how AI will transform our society and how AI is reshaping the global security landscape.</li> <li>Help Scale articulate its point of view in an increasingly competitive ideas market by authoring white papers, articles, briefing memos, speeches, and op-eds.</li> <li>Embed in product teams and business units to understand Scale’s technology and where it is going.</li> <li>Partner with internal stakeholders as we develop our applied AI strategy and the thought leadership campaigns to advance Scale’s ideas and technology.  </li> <li>Lead cross-functional work streams with Scale’s policy, communications, and marketing teams. </li> <li>Help manage research and policy partnerships as well as Scale’s policy blog and speaker series.</li> <li>Devise plans for Scale business units and executives to engage in global debates on AI and security through participating in high level forms, speaking, engaging with the media, and meeting with customers and government officials.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Ideally you'd have:</strong></p> <ul> <li>A background in national security strategy.</li> <li>Exceptional skills as an original researcher with 2+ years experience in government, at a think tank, in the tech industry, or as a strategy consultant.</li> <li>A demonstrated track record of published articles, reports, and commentary in academic, policy, and high-quality media outlets.</li> <li>Experience leading small teams and managing multiple, complex work streams.</li> <li>History of driving cross-functional and internal strategic alignment.</li> <li>Proven track record of strategy development. </li> <li>Familiarity with AI technologies and their applications in and beyond national security.</li> <li>Experience drafting speeches, op-eds, briefings, whitepapers, and strategy documents.</li> <li>Ability to travel to Washington, D.C. and internationally in support of Scale executives and objectives.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Nice to haves:</strong></p> <ul> <li>A public profile as a thought leader in technology and national security.</li> <li>An active TS/SCI U.S. government security clearance.</li> <li>Master’s degree or Ph.D. in international relations, security studies, computer science, public policy, political science, law, or a related discipline.</li> <li>History supporting a high ranking government official, globally known thought leader, or Fortune 500 executive.</li> </ul><div class="content-pay-transparency"><div class="pay-input"><div class="description"><p><em>Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range disp ... (truncated, view full listing at source)