Senior Program Manager
Job Description
WE'RE HIRING
Senior Program Manager
PARLAI Fellowship — a global program for parliamentarians on AI governance
LOCATION
Remote
TYPE
Full-time
START
June 2026
TRAVEL
~25%
Lead the launch of a global fellowship for sitting parliamentarians shaping AI law — culminating December 13, 2026 at the Universal AI Awards in Miami, adjacent to the G20.
About the role. Knowledge Networks Inc. is launching the PARLAI Fellowship — 20 sitting parliamentarians from democracies across the G20. As Senior Program Manager, you own end-to-end execution: recruiting fellows, shipping our SENTINEL POLIS AI tool, signing partnerships, and producing a flawless Miami launch. Reports to the President.
WHAT YOU'LL OWN
%A0; Program execution. 20-fellow charter cohort recruited and certified. 6 virtual modules + Miami capstone delivered. Master sprint plan, weekly cadence, risk register.
%A0; Product liaison. Business owner for SENTINEL POLIS — Acceptance gating; closed beta with 5 pilot MPs.
%A0; Partnerships & funding. Drive MoUs & Partner with Manager of Partnerships on foundation and industry consortium.
%A0; Miami launch. Architect and execute December 12-13 in Miami: PARLAI Day capstone + Universal AI Awards Gala. 200+ attendees, Tier-1 global media, G20 sherpa coordination.
WHO YOU ARE
%A0; 5+ years in program leadership at a global fellowship, multilateral institution, think tank, or strategic-consulting firm
%A0; Track record owning a complex multi-stakeholder program with a hard external deadline (Aspen, GMF, Yale World Fellows, Eisenhower, IPU, OECD, or peer)
%A0; AI policy literacy — or proven ability to come up to speed fast on a new policy domain
%A0; Diplomatic sensibility — comfortable writing for parliamentarians in the morning and Slack-ing engineers in the afternoon
WHY NOW
AI policy is being written this year, in 30+ jurisdictions, by parliamentarians who need help. PARLAI is the first global fellowship built for them. The person in this seat will have a shaping hand in how democracies govern AI for the next decade.
APPLY
Send resume + a 400-word note (why this role, the most analogous program you've led, and what you'd do differently if starting over) to . Subject: Senior PM PARLAI — (Last Name). Rolling review; decision by May 31, 2026.
