Program Officer, AI Innovations (18-month LTE)
Core
Strengthen India's AI innovation ecosystem through strategic partnerships, evaluation infrastructure, and policy enablement while accelerating applied AI adoption in health, education, agriculture, and economic opportunity sectors.
Role type
Program Officer, AI Innovations (Technical Program Management & Ecosystem Strategy)
Builds
AI-enabled tools, digital public goods, and evaluation frameworks for vulnerable populations in India
Domain
Nonprofit development, AI policy, and digital transformation in India
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | client delivery
Required skills
AI solutions architecture, product management, machine learning/AI modeling, LLM deployment, data wrangling, ethical AI sourcing, policy development, public procurement guidelines, cross-functional collaboration, stakeholder engagement
Preferred skills
Open-source contributions, mentoring technical teams, rapid prototyping, sector-specific evaluation framework design
Technologies
Large Language Models, multi-agent frameworks, edge deployable hardware, data exchanges
Responsibilities
Engage ecosystem partners to frame problems and identify deployment pathways; establish collaborations with government and private sector for deep tech integration; develop and test scalable approaches for ethical data sourcing; partner with M&E teams to establish shared evaluation infrastructure; support development of policy structures and public procurement guidelines for AI; rapidly prototype AI solutions and build internal capacity for responsible AI practices
Seniority
Mid-Senior, hands-on IC with strategic oversight
