Hiring: Partner, AI Resilience Company: EQL Tech (frontier talent) — partnered with Convergent Research Location: New York, NY Job Posted Time: 2026-09-02 17:59:14 Employment Type: Full-time Target Skills & Keywords: AI Resilience, AI Safety, Defensive Biosecurity, Cyber-Physical Systems, Formal Verification, Epistemic Infrastructure, Independent Evaluation & Monitoring, Compute Governance, Economic Modeling, Deep-Tech Incubation, Venture Building, Fundraising, Board Leadership, Founder Coaching Experience: - Senior-level experience comparable to a senior partner at a venture incubator - Proven track record of forming strong technical theses and pressure-testing ideas - Experience sourcing and diligencing new projects and organizations - Experience raising money, building boards, and launching organizations - Experience building founding teams and recruiting early hires - Experience coaching founders on technical and organizational roadmaps, fundraising, and standing up startup operations from zero - Experience serving on boards (as Director) and keeping teams on track against milestones - Experience building high-trust relationships with philanthropic and public funders Required Skills: - Ability to roadmap the AI resilience landscape and identify bottlenecks and keystone capabilities - Ability to design funding calls in partnership with funders - Strong technical and organizational judgment across AI resilience domains - Expertise or deep familiarity with areas such as defensive biosecurity (pathogen-agnostic detection, next-generation PPE, rapid countermeasures), provably secure cyber-physical systems, formal verification, epistemic infrastructure, independent evaluation and monitoring, compute governance, and economic modeling of the transition - External representation and relationship-building with funders - Ability to help founders make hard calls on funding, strategic direction, hiring, firing, and operations Qualifications: - Outstanding, senior-level operator or investor profile - Demonstrated ability to create and fully own a growing portfolio of scientific projects or organizations - Extreme latitude and self-direction in defining portfolio scope - Alignment with Convergent Research's mission of building missing institutions and technical infrastructure for AI resilience - No specific degree requirement stated Compensation: - Base pay range: $200,000.00/yr - $350,000.00/yr - Actual pay will be based on skills and experience Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don’t miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!