Career Advisor, AI law and policy

Employment. Part-time or Full-time (25h / week or more).

 

About Successif

 

At Successif, we strive to help mitigate AI Global Catastrophic Risk by supporting individuals and organizations to work on it. We do this by supporting both those who aim to change careers and those already in the field. We provide personalized coaching, specialized training, and consulting services.

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Our personalized advising program connects professionals considering a career transition with dedicated career advisors who bring expertise in both mid-career transitions and AI developments. Advisors offer strategic guidance and practical support for job searches and help build a supportive community of peers making similar transitions.

 

As a mission-driven organization, Successif is committed to building a diverse field of professionals working on AI risk reduction. The team provides specialized support for women and other underrepresented groups, ensuring all voices contribute to this critical work. We are a team of about ten people working remotely from four continents.

 

Our culture is built on a foundation of empathy and joy, to create a psychologically safe and passionate environment for our team and the people we serve. Our goal is to have a positive and sustainable impact. We achieve this through empowerment, providing the tools and support for individuals to become agents of their own growth. Guiding our work is a commitment to openness - welcoming new ideas and feedback - and fairness, ensuring we value diverse perspectives and treat everyone with dignity and respect.

 

About the Role

 

As a Successif advisor, you will accompany inspiring and impact-oriented mid-career and senior professionals throughout their transition journey towards an impactful role, mostly in AI law and policy. 

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While your title is "Advisor," your role is multifaceted: you will be a coach, a strategist, and a catalyst. You'll act as a strategic partner, helping professionals evaluate their paths (the "strategist"), and as a supportive coach, helping them navigate the internal obstacles of a career change, such as imposter syndrome or fear of the unknown  (the "coach"). You'll also be a catalyst, helping to create networks and opportunities that accelerate their impact.

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This includes regularly meeting with the professionals you’re working with, but also performing numerous other interventions, as best suited to the particular person’s profile. This may include, among other things, helping the person identify their unique selling points as well as transferable skills, providing guidance and brainstorming on potential sustainable career paths for maximal impact, helping them expand their network, reviewing their resumes and cover letters, and helping them draft research proposals, engage in small projects/volunteering opportunities, and obtain funding for their projects. 

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In this role, you will report to our COO, Patrick Gruban.

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Responsibilities

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As a career advisor at Successif, your primary focus is to empower mid-career and senior professionals seeking to transition towards high-impact AI work, particularly in law and policy roles. You will adopt a human-centered approach, helping mentees navigate the uncertainties and difficulties accompanying career transitions. 

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Your responsibilities will include:

• Conducting personalized strategic coaching and advising sessions and regular follow-ups, as well as implementing impactful interventions to assist advisees throughout their career transition path. 

• Contributing directly to field-building and resource development. This includes designing and facilitating impactful workshops, creating guides and content for our advisees, and bringing creative ideas for new projects that support our community.

• Representing Successif at various conferences and events, helping to build and nurture strong partnerships with relevant organizations. 

• Taking part in weekly team meetings and brainstorming sessions to discuss the progress of the advising process and future directions.

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Qualifications

 

We anticipate that this position will be particularly suitable for candidates with a background in policy or law who are dedicated to empowering others to tackle AI risks. Our ideal candidate will possess most of the following qualifications and skills:

• Strong communication skills with high emotional awareness and the ability to navigate conversations constructively. This requires you to be good at active listening and to ask open-ended questions while overseeing the advising process. Many people working with Successif experience unique obstacles during their career transitions (such as imposter syndrome, guilt, and fear of the unknown), and our advisors proactively seek to help them address them.

• Ability to empathize and a genuine willingness to understand and connect with people from diverse backgrounds.

• A strong understanding of global catastrophic risks. 

• Love of learning and the ability to translate a career plan into actionable recommendations.

• Previous experience in policy or law (AI policy or law is preferred but professionals with more general backgrounds are encouraged to apply)

• Strong rational skills and the ability to assist advisees in investigating and making choices, helping them discern the most impactful path among various options.

• Being flexible and creative, with a willingness to contribute to the creation and execution of new projects.

• Capacity to work alone with minimal supervision.

• Capacity to thrive while working remotely.

 

Note that you don't need to be a technical expert to effectively advise, coach, and strategize with professionals.

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The following qualifications are not required, but will represent an advantage for the candidate:

• Strong network in policy

• Strong network in AI governance

• Experience in coaching, advising, or consulting

• Experience with public speaking

• Having undergone a career transition within AI Risk Mitigation yourself
   

Preferred Start Date

 

We are willing to be flexible for the right candidate, but would prefer a start date in February 2026.

 

Job Location

 

This position is remote and can be based in most countries. Most advisees will be in the US or Europe, so we would require working hours that enable enough time slots for advisees from Pacific Time to Central European Time. We prefer a minimum of 2-hour overlap with Central European Time working hours. The candidate needs to be able to travel at least three times a year for up to 6 consecutive days for work retreats or conferences. 

 

Compensation and Benefits

 

We adjust salaries based on the candidate’s location. While this role can be part-time (25h/week) or full-time, the following examples are for a full-time (35h/week) equivalent annual salary:

• $112,000 USD in a high-cost location (e.g., London or the Bay Area)

• $98,000 USD in Paris

• $90,000 USD in Berlin or Vienna

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Salaries for part-time roles will be pro-rated from the full-time equivalent for that location.

In rare cases where salary considerations would prevent a candidate from accepting an offer, there may also be some flexibility in compensation.

 

In addition to the salary, benefits associated with the role include health, dental, and vision insurance, an annual wellbeing budget (covering gym access and some mental health support), a personal development budget, home office set-up support, coverage for coworking space costs, flexible work hours, minimum 8 weeks of parental leave at 100% pay*, and 36 days of paid vacation (including public holidays) or what is compliant with the employment law of your country if it is more than that.

 

*Exact eligibility depends on national-level employment law, but we will do our best to honor this regardless of circumstances.

 

Deadline and Eligibility

 

​Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis, but must be received by Dec 15th. 

 

We want the best people, and we don’t want biases holding us back. We strongly encourage people of every color, orientation, age, gender, origin, and ability to apply. Because we value a diverse workplace, we prioritize an inclusive climate free from discrimination and harassment during the application process and after you join the team.

 

Application timeline​