Programme Operations Associate, LASR Labs

Arcadia Impact is looking for a Programme Operations Associate for LASR Labs to build and improve the systems that allow us to deliver a high-quality programme as we scale. As LASR’s first dedicated operations hire, this is a varied role, spanning visas and immigration, scheduling and logistics, events, internal systems, data analysis, and communications support. You'll take on increasing ownership over time, with room to shape what operations at LASR look like as we grow.

Applications close on October 25th, 2026 (anywhere on earth), but are assessed on a rolling basis. We may close applications early if we find a strong candidate, so we encourage you to apply soon.

Your responsibilities will include: Programme support: absorbing operational work from programme staff, supporting application and screening processes, helping participants with issues as they arise, and providing extra capacity during recruitment rounds, cohort launches, and events. Assisting Arcadia’s operations team with tasks including visa applications, tracking finances, and other administrative tasks. Communications support: executing on publicity and outreach work, including paid marketing, website improvements, and content such as alumni testimonials. Scheduling and logistics: coordinating programme schedules and room bookings, interfacing with LISA, and helping run events across the programme calendar. Internal systems: managing shared inboxes and Slack channels, and building automations where they help. Data and analysis: running analyses on programme data, such as application funnels, participant outcomes, and operational metrics. AI adoption: leading AI adoption in our day-to-day operations by testing tools, building automations for recurring tasks, and coordinating with the Arcadia team. The exact split will be shaped based on your strengths and interests, and we expect a meaningful part of the work to be one-off projects that arise as we grow. Across all areas, we expect the work to involve a combination of directly implementing processes, creating systems, reacting to new situations, and identifying opportunities to automate.

What we hope you get out of it We think this is a strong opportunity for someone looking to build a career in operations in AI safety field-building. Growing ownership. As our first dedicated ops hire, you'll start by running core processes and, as you build context, we expect you to take on full ownership of functions (e.g. visas, scheduling, internal systems) and shape how they work. Breadth. You'll gain experience across logistics, immigration, events, data analysis, AI tooling, and communications, rather than specialising narrowly. Excellent exposure to the London AI safety ecosystem. LASR is based at the London Initiative for Safe AI (LISA), alongside organisations including Apollo Research, Arcadia's own alignment team, IAPS, Tarbell, SAIF, SaferAI, BlueDot's London team, and more...

Compensation and benefits We expect to offer a successful candidate between £45,000 and £50,000 per year, depending on previous experience and performance during the application process. We pay 3% employer pension contributions. We provide a £5k per year professional development budget to help you work at your best. Our annual leave allocation is 25 days of paid leave plus UK bank holidays. The role is based in London, at the Impact First and LISA offices, where catering, snacks and drinks are provided.