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Portfolio Lead, Sustainability

DeepMind
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11 months ago
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Snapshot

The Google DeepMind Impact Accelerator (GDI) has a unique role in Google DeepMind (GDM), to drive real world impact with solutions and resources built on GDM's technologies and expertise that extend the benefits to humanity.


About us

Artificial Intelligence could be one of humanity's most useful inventions. At Google DeepMind, we're a team of scientists, engineers, machine learning experts and more, working together to advance the state of the art in artificial intelligence. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, and collaborate with others on critical challenges, ensuring safety and ethics are the highest priority.


The role

Working in partnership with GDI's leadership, you will develop and be responsible for a portfolio within our AI for Sustainability effort, including directing, organising and driving activities that advance the positive impact to sustainability in this domain area. This is an evolving and dynamic area of Google DeepMind with a collaborative, diverse group that partners closely with a wide variety of teams across Google DeepMind, Alphabet and a range of external partners.


Key responsibilities

  • Identify opportunities to use Google DeepMind technology to solve real-world problems in this domain, and determine the best approach and execution plans for prioritised ideas, alongside research, engineering and GDI teams.
  • Bring together and motivate individuals (including Scientists and Engineers) from across Google DeepMind to work on projects related to AI applications to sustainability.
  • Drive a portfolio of projects related to these applications, taking ownership of defining objectives, outlining strategies, and achieving results.
  • Scope, prototype and launch solutions incorporating research improvements, ideas from stakeholders and the deep understanding of user needs and preferences you have developed, to ensure equal access and wide adoption of the solutions.
  • Build and manage external ecosystem relationships in the specific domain.
  • Deliver continuous success of programs against their objectives, evaluating them structurally and driving interventions when needed.
  • Oversee budgets and resourcing, working closely with the team and program manager to optimise and manage it.

The role will suit candidates who enjoy applying state-of-the-art AI to important real-world problems that maximise positive impact for the wider community.


About you

In order to set you up for success as the Sustainability Portfolio Lead at Google DeepMind, we look for the following skills and experience:

  • Demonstrable experience and knowledge of driving sizeable programs relating to real world AI applications, from inception to delivery in a fast paced and dynamic environment successfully collaborating across multiple high performing stakeholders.
  • Prior professional experience and/or an academic background in an area of sustainability, such as climate, biodiversity or material sciences.
  • Confidence and effectiveness in engaging researchers and engineers. While not an ML specialist yourself, you are able to understand the considerations related to AI research and technologies.
  • Program and Product Management experience; crafting strategic product roadmaps from conception to launch, driving decisions based on insights driving equitable usage.
  • High quality and ethical standard that is showcased on your approach on making decisions and communicating results.
  • Management experience and a proven ability to collaborate with a variety of talented colleagues, teams and partners.
  • Outstanding communication skills and ability to work with both tech and non-tech teams and senior leadership.
  • A passion for Google DeepMind's mission and knowledgeable and excited about AI and its potential for scientific and real-world impact.

Deadline to apply: 5pm GMT, Sunday 5th January.

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