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Astral Codex Ten · collected 2026-08-31 · by Scott Alexander commentary
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Summary

A nonprofit called Longview Philanthropy is hiring two executive positions: Director of Operations and Chief Operating Officer (COO). The organization plans to scale from 35 to 70 employees in locations such as Berkeley, DC, NYC, or London, with potential visa sponsorship. Salary for these roles ranges from $165K to $264K+ for the Director of Operations and $220K to $330K+ for the COO. Applications are open until September 6 and can be submitted on the Longview Philanthropy website.
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Story summary

Longview Philanthropy, a nonprofit that advises major donors and makes grants in areas such as AI safety and nuclear weapons policy, is hiring for two positions: a Director of Operations/COO and an unknown position (not specified). They want to scale their organization from 35 to 70 employees. The COO will be responsible for leading this growth, and the ideal candidate should have experience scaling an organization of that size. The positions are available in several locations worldwide, including Berkeley, NYC, and London, with visa sponsorship offered in the US and UK. The salary range for both roles is $165K - $264K+ for Director of Operations and $220K - $330K+ for COO. Applications are due by Sunday, September 6.

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Scott Alexander
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Topics

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Subjects

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Narrative

They are a nonprofit that advises major donors and makes grants in AI safety and nuclear weapons policy and wants to scale from 35 to 70 employees; they want their COO to run the scaling, and are looking for applicants with experience scaling an organization of that size.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-08-31
2026-08-31 · Astral Codex Ten
Open Thread 449 · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

Post about anything you want, ask random questions, whatever. asserted
you → post → questions
ACX has an unofficial subreddit, Discord, and bulletin board, and in-person meetups around the world. asserted
ACX → have → world
Most content is free, some is subscriber only; you can subscribe here. asserted
you → subscribe → ?
Also: 1: Longview Philanthropy is hiring a director of operations and COO. asserted
Philanthropy → hire → operations
They are a nonprofit that advises major donors and makes grants in AI safety and nuclear weapons policy and wants to scale from 35 to 70 employees; they want their COO to run the scaling, and are looking for applicants with experience scaling an organization of that size. asserted
COO → advise → size
No AI safety or philanthropy background required. asserted
background → require → ?
Apply here, applications close Sunday September 6. 2: asserted
applications → apply → ?
When I wrote about my AI opinions, I invited readers to take a survey to see how their own opinions stacked up. asserted
opinions → write → survey
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