Specialist, Data and AI

Please Note: This role requires the ability to work on site 3 days per week per company policy.

The annual salary range for this role is $80,000-85,000 in San Francisco.

The World Economic Forum, committed to improving the state of the world, is the international organization for public-private cooperation. The Forum engages the foremost political, business and other leaders of society to shape global, regional and industry agendas.

The Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (C4IR) helps stakeholders harness the potential of technological advancements for the equitable and human-centered transformation of industries, economies, and societies. We provide a strategic and future-oriented platform designed to understand exponential technologies and guide their responsible adoption and global application. Our thematic priorities include understanding innovation, catalyzing industry transformation, improving governance, and building a positive future. 

Why we are recruiting

Data and AI continues to drive the digital economy, having a growing impact on governments, enterprises, institutions, and individuals. By understanding the vast economic and societal potential of AI, along with the risks that accompany emerging technologies, the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution seeks to serve as a trusted platform for technology and governance. The Centre promotes collaboration across businesses, governments, and civil society to address system challenges. As part of our strategic effort, we are recruiting a Specialist on Data and AI at our San Francisco office. 

The Specialist will support content development and dissemination, along with coordination and community building efforts as part of  one of the Forum’s flagship initiatives, the AI Governance Alliance. The Alliance seeks to champion responsible design and release of transparent and inclusive AI systems globally, delve into the strategic implications of applied AI across various industries and sectors, and to co-design essential blueprints, and anticipatory governance mechanisms that contribute to a globally harmonized understanding of responsible AI. The AI Governance Alliance works with a broad range of leading stakeholders in the AI governance space.

Reporting lines and interactions

The Specialist will collaborate closely with all technology practice leads across the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution, to help drive aspects of initiative delivery, community building, and engaging constituents in the development of new globally oriented technology, policy and governance frameworks. These new frameworks will be piloted to test theories about impact, iterate based on lessons learned, and then scale the adoption of frameworks. This role will place you on the front line of engaging with global leaders driving the trajectory of Data and AI ecosystems. 

The Specialist will also collaborate with other World Economic Forum Centres working on media, financial systems, and health, among others, and will work with countries around the globe.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Exercise discretion and independent judgment to coordinate and maintain initiative plans and timelines that support the platform, and coordinate tasks, due dates, and milestones in concert with the team’s objectives. 
• Assist in community building efforts through effective communication and engagement with current and prospective partners.
• Excel as a collaborator for team-led initiatives.
• Drive effective initiative coordination, through a highly collaborative approach and effective initiative and process management, communication, and reporting.
• Help ensure coordination and consistency across efforts at the Forum.
• Analyze complex policy issues to contribute to team deliverables and presentations based on those issues, track initiative progress, and collaborate with team to plan next steps. 
• Develop team-related processes as required and act as a point-person to share knowledge across the team and Forum. 
• Collaborate with the Events team to manage event logistics for Thematic, Regional and Annual Forum meetings (both virtual and in-person), external workshops and stakeholder meetings organized by the team. 
• Use digital and traditional media to disseminate content and generate interest in the team’s activities and create content for Forum’s digital platforms to distribute within the Forum community, which include internal and external stakeholders. 
• Lead segments of initiative delivery. 
• Track trends in the development of Data and AI and ongoing efforts related to technology and governance that can be utilized and expanded through the initiatives
• Engage and coordinate public and private partners from industry, government, academia, international organizations and civil society in the delivery of initiatives within the Centre for the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Qualifications and Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in relevant field required. Master’s degree in International Policy and Development, Technology Policy, Public Administration, or related fields preferred.
• Two years experience in work related to data and AI ecosystems and/or policy. Technical experience is a plus.
• Strategic and creative skills in project management, community management, research, writing and presentation. 
• Knowledge of and interest in technology and the Data and AI ecosystems, including key governing bodies, decision makers, and leading private sector companies operating in the space.
• Experience working on matters involving administrative and coordination support. 
• Entrepreneurial mindset.
• Demonstrated ability to work across different cultures and with high level officials and executives.
• Proven experience of thriving in multicultural, highly collaborative work environments.
• Results driven, proactive, self-starter, and team player.
• Excellent organizational skills: able to juggle multiple tasks and assignments simultaneously and derive energy from high-pressure work settings
• Proficient with recent digital platforms.
• Excellent command of spoken and written English. Proficiency in other languages is a plus.

Why work at the Forum:

The Forum believes that progress happens by bringing together people from all walks of life who have the drive and the influence to improve the state of the world by building awareness and cooperation, shaping mindsets and agendas, and driving collective action. Join us and become a driver for positive change!