About the job
Join Our Team
We invite experienced communications professionals to apply for the Senior Manager position in our Society, Safety & Responsibility Communications team. This is a fixed-term contract to cover parental leave from May 2026 to June 2027.
About DeepMind
At DeepMind, a subsidiary of Alphabet Inc., we foster a unique culture that fuels groundbreaking research. Our interdisciplinary team merges deep learning, reinforcement learning, and systems neuroscience to create advanced general-purpose learning algorithms. We have achieved several notable milestones in our quest to develop artificial general intelligence and are poised for even greater advancements.
Your Role
As a Senior Manager, you will play a pivotal role at the crossroads of technology, media, and public policy. Your mission will be to translate our groundbreaking advancements, national partnerships, policy stances, and corporate initiatives into clear, persuasive narratives that enhance trust in DeepMind among key stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Narrative & Advocacy
- Design and implement proactive communication strategies that bolster DeepMind’s public reputation and policy objectives.
- Convert complex technical jargon into understandable language for policymakers, civic society, academics, and industry experts.
- Lead communication campaigns to prepare governments and key influencers globally for advancements in AI and AGI, and showcase our technology's positive societal impacts in fields like science, education, safety, and security.
Media Relations & Stakeholder Engagement
- Cultivate and nurture relationships with leading policy and technology journalists primarily based in the UK and US.
- Collaborate with Google Communications teams worldwide, sharing strategies and consulting with both central and local communications teams to develop media engagement initiatives that align with Google and DeepMind’s goals.
- Serve as a trusted advisor to senior executives and policy experts, preparing them for high-stakes interviews, speaking engagements, and government testimonies.
- Oversee crisis communications for sensitive policy matters, swiftly addressing misinformation and articulating company principles.
Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Work closely with the Public Policy team, ensuring alignment between communications and policy initiatives.

