We're hiring an Executive Director

About SASH

​

Over the last year Singapore’s potential for making outsized contributions to AI Safety has become evident: From establishing one of the world’s largest AI Safety Institutes and building consensus amongst international researchers to jumpstarting the commercial AI Assurance space and driving responsible AI adoption in government. 

​

The Singapore AI Safety Hub (SASH) is a nonprofit building a platform in Asia for AI safety governance, technical research, and ecosystem development. Backed by early momentum and growing institutional interest, we’re now looking for a founding Executive Director to lead the next phase of our growth. We envision SASH as a globally credible hub, convening researchers, advising governance efforts, and strengthening regional coordination on frontier AI risks. As Executive Director, you will shape this vision, scale the team, deepen partnerships, and anchor SASH as a key node in the global AI safety ecosystem.

​

The Role

​

Initially you will report directly to our Founder Miro Plueckebaum and have significant autonomy over operations and strategy. Depending on the candidate, Miro may move into an advisory role within a few months.

​

Key Responsibilities

​​

• Strategic Leadership: Develop organization vision, build stakeholder relationships, and drive fundraising efforts

• Residency program management: Design, launch and oversee our residency program, including recruiting top AI safety experts and helping them scope research projects, source collaborators and ensure impactful outputs 

• Upskilling program development: Work together with existing AI Safety upskilling nonprofits to bring their programmes to Singapore 

• Governance Engagement: Expand relationships with key AI governance stakeholders domestically and internationally, identifying areas of collaboration and establishing SASH as a trusted source of advice

• Team Management: Manage and grow a small team, establishing basic processes for task management, goal setting and feedback

• Additional responsibilities include: Overseeing co-working space, events, expenses and finances, legal and paperwork

​

Required Qualifications

​​

• 6-10+ years experience in research, technology, or policy organisations 

• At least 3 years of leadership and people management experience with a track record of building and scaling organisations

• Experience working in or with government or a fast moving startup environment

• Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and project management abilities

• Strong communication skills and ability to engage diverse audiences

• Track record of engaging senior stakeholders

• Highly motivated to advance AI safety

 

Preferred Qualifications

​​

• Past experience in AI Safety (e.g. governance or technical research)

• International experience

• Demonstrated experience raising >$500K+ in funding for mission-driven organizations

• Experience designing and launching research or educational programs that have served 100+ participants

• Experience engaging with diverse governance stakeholders

 

We want to emphasize that people who feel they don’t fulfill all of these characteristics but think they would be a good fit for the position nonetheless are strongly encouraged to apply. We believe that excellent candidates can come from a variety of backgrounds and are excited to give you opportunities to shine. 

​

What We Offer

​​

• Opportunity to scale an impactful organisation from 1-n

• Autonomy to develop and implement own ideas

• Competitive salary and comprehensive benefits

• Collaborative, mission-driven work environment in Singapore

​

Logistics

 

This is a full-time, onsite role in our office in Singapore. Candidates need to have the right to work in Singapore.

​

How to Apply

​

 

​

​​

If the button doesn't work, please click here. 

​​​

Application Process 

 

Application Deadline: 12 September 2025 - 11:59pm SGT

Ideal Start Date: 3 November 2025

The AI Safety space is evolving rapidly and there are many exciting opportunities emerging for us. We would therefore like you to join us as soon as possible. We are open to postponing the start date should that not be possible. 

​

The below is a rough indication of the application process. This may be subject to change. 

• Written application 

• 2 interviews with the team 

• Take-home work test 

• An interview with our external advisors 

• Co-Work with us for at least a day (for our top 1-2 candidates) 

• Offer

 

A bit more about SASH 

 

In our first six months we’ve grown rapidly:

• Established a co-working space with members from leading international AI Safety organisations such as FAR.AI, Concordia AI, Apart Research, TruthfulAI alongside local researchers and practitioners 

• Organized more than 15 events (talks, socials, workshops, hackathons) with up to 120 attendees including from frontier AI labs, government, corporations, startups and academia 

• Established working relationships with key governance stakeholders

 

We’ve just closed our second funding round and have big plans for the future: 

1. Scaling a series of technical and governance focused upskilling programs

2. Sponsoring and incubating leading AI safety research via a residency program aimed at bringing top international AI safety researchers to Singapore for collaborative projects

3. Expanding our engagement with governance stakeholders and companies

 

About the Team:

SASH was founded in early 2025 by Miro Plueckebaum and is fiscally sponsored by Impact Academy.

 

• Miro splits his time between working with the Oxford Martin AI Governance Initiative, The Centre for the Governance of AI and running SASH. He has 7 years of experience in corporate AI governance and product management across Europe and Asia.

​

• Valerie Pang is the Program Manager at SASH, where she handles memberships, marketing, events, and operations. She has 4 years of tech company experience and 2 years of non-profit experience across marketing, business operations, event management and community engagement. 

​

• Clement Neo is the Research Community Coordinator at SASH, where he leads efforts to engage researchers and develop technical programming around AI safety. He is a Research Engineer at the Singapore AI Safety Institute and advises technical AI safety projects through Apart Research.

​

Contact

 

Any questions? Please email us at careers@aisafety.sg

​