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This job posting doubles as an overview of Catalyze Impact's incubation model for AI safety organizations, useful for understanding field-building infrastructure efforts within the EA/AI safety ecosystem.

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Catalyze Impact is a nonprofit incubator addressing organizational bottlenecks in the AI safety ecosystem by connecting founders with co-founders, mentors, and funding. Their pilot program incubated 11 organizations from 200+ applicants, with participants reporting an average 11-month acceleration in progress. They are hiring two key roles to scale their operations.

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•Pilot program successfully incubated 11 AI safety organizations selected from over 200 applicants, demonstrating strong demand for structured support.
•Participants reported an average acceleration of 11 months in organizational progress, suggesting meaningful impact from incubation support.
•Hiring for Incubation Program Lead and Talent Lead roles ($75k-$150k), both based preferably in the Bay Area.
•Focuses on a critical ecosystem bottleneck: matching talented AI safety founders with co-founders, mentors, and funding networks.
•Early-stage organization offering staff significant influence over its strategic direction and program design.

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# [Catalyze is Hiring: AI Safety Incubation Program Lead & TalentLead](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/q3rpkJGiMwdRvuZza/catalyze-is-hiring-ai-safety-incubation-program-lead-and)

by [Catalyze Impact](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/catalyze-impact?from=post_header), [Alexandra Bos](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/alexandra-bos?from=post_header), [Mick](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/users/mick?from=post_header)

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[AI safety](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/ai-safety)[Opportunities to take action](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/opportunities-to-take-action)[Announcements and updates](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/announcements-and-updates)[Application announcements](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/application-announcements)[Building the field of AI safety](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/building-the-field-of-ai-safety)[Hiring](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/hiring)[Job listing (open)](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/job-listing-open)[Organization updates](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/topics/organization-updates) [Frontpage](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/about#Finding_content)

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[Catalyze is Hiring: AI Safety Incubation Program Lead & Talent Lead](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/q3rpkJGiMwdRvuZza/catalyze-is-hiring-ai-safety-incubation-program-lead-and#)

[About Catalyze Impact](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/q3rpkJGiMwdRvuZza/catalyze-is-hiring-ai-safety-incubation-program-lead-and#About_Catalyze_Impact)

[Open Roles](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/q3rpkJGiMwdRvuZza/catalyze-is-hiring-ai-safety-incubation-program-lead-and#Open_Roles)

[1\. Incubation Program Lead](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/q3rpkJGiMwdRvuZza/catalyze-is-hiring-ai-safety-incubation-program-lead-and#1__Incubation_Program_Lead)

[About you:](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/q3rpkJGiMwdRvuZza/catalyze-is-hiring-ai-safety-incubation-program-lead-and#About_you_)

[Full role description & application link](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/q3rpkJGiMwdRvuZza/catalyze-is-hiring-ai-safety-incubation-program-lead-and#Full_role_description___application_link)

[2\. Talent Lead](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/q3rpkJGiMwdRvuZza/catalyze-is-hiring-ai-safety-incubation-program-lead-and#2__Talent_Lead)

[About you:](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/q3rpkJGiMwdRvuZza/catalyze-is-hiring-ai-safety-incubation-program-lead-and#About_you_1)

[Full role description & application link](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/q3rpkJGiMwdRvuZza/catalyze-is-hiring-ai-safety-incubation-program-lead-and#Full_role_description___application_link1)

[What We Offer](https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/q3rpkJGiMwdRvuZza/catalyze-is-hiring-ai-safety-incubation-program-lead-and#What_We_Offer)

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