Senior Program Officer, Portable Memory & Context (24-Month LTE)

The Foundation is a nonprofit fighting poverty, disease, and inequity around the world. The role of Senior Program Officer, Portable Memory & Context is a 24-month limited-term position that requires leading investments in building the emerging portable memory and context infrastructure required for next-generation AI systems in education and workforce pathways.

Requirements

• An advanced degree or equivalent demonstrated experience, preferably in a related field.
• Experience working across education and workforce systems, with an understanding of how data and AI can support transitions, mobility, and outcomes across the learner-to-earner lifecycle
• Deep experience and technical credibility in AI and data infrastructure, with a strong understanding of how systems are designed, integrated, and scaled across components and use cases.
• Experience with portable data and interoperable systems, and how they enable AI systems to leverage persistent, cross-context memory (e.g., identity frameworks, open standards, retrieval systems, agent architectures).
• Track record of operating in emerging, ambiguous technical spaces, translating early architectures into concrete investments, partnerships, or products.
• Experience convening and aligning multi-sector ecosystems (e.g., technology providers, public agencies, standards bodies), particularly where incentives are misaligned.
• Strong understanding of governance, privacy, and trust frameworks, and how they must be embedded into system design.
• Ability to assess where infrastructure should be standardized vs. differentiated, and where fragmentation poses systemic risk.
• Proven ability to translate complex technical concepts into actionable strategy and investment decisions across organizational boundaries
• Proven ability to lead complex portfolios and influence strategy across teams and external partners.
• Understanding of how diverse communities and partners engage with AI and data systems in education and workforce contexts, and ability to incorporate their needs into infrastructure design and investment decisions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage with no premiums
• Generous paid time off
• Paid family leave
• Foundation-paid retirement contribution
• Regional holidays
• Opportunities to engage in several employee communities