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Director, Evaluations

LawZero · Berlin · Montreal

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At a glance

Highlights

  • Build and lead LawZero's independent Evaluations Team for Scientist AI.
  • Define world-class evaluation strategy for capabilities, safety and robustness.
  • Own public model cards, reports and red-teaming programs at scale.

What they offer

  • Minimum 20 days vacation per year
  • Minimum 4% employer retirement savings contribution
  • Generous flexible benefits to support well-being

Ideal candidate

A seasoned ML leader passionate about AI safety who thrives in ambiguity and builds rigorous, independent teams. You care about trustworthy measurement, clear communication, and advancing safe-by-design AI as a public good.

Requirements

  • Advanced degree (MSc or higher) in machine learning, computer science, or closely related field
  • 10+ years experience in machine learning with at least 5 years leading technical teams
  • Hands-on expertise designing and running large-scale LLM evaluations for capabilities, safety and robustness
  • Track record building evaluation datasets, benchmarks, or interactive environments from scratch
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills for technical and non-technical audiences
  • Comfortable operating in a research-driven, fast-moving environment with significant ambiguity

Lab profile

About LawZero

Nonprofit building safe-by-design AI systems including Scientist AI, led by Yoshua Bengio.

What they build

  • Scientist AI models
  • Safety guardrails for frontier LLMs

Known for

  • Safe-by-design AI research
  • Scientist AI approach
  • Rigorous capability and safety evaluations

Key facts

  • Founded in 2025
  • Headquartered in Montréal, Canada
  • Nonprofit funded by private foundations and public grants
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