Director of Development

LawZero is a non-profit organization committed to advancing research and creating technical solutions that enable safe-by-design AI systems. The Director of Development will help scale and operationalize its international philanthropic strategy by managing relationships with major institutional foundations and high-net-worth individuals globally.

Responsibilities:

• Identify, research, and track prospective philanthropic partners, foundations, institutional funders, and high-net-worth individuals aligned with LawZero’s mission and strategic priorities
• Maintain a structured and highly organized donor pipeline, ensuring visibility into relationship status, next steps, timelines, and strategic priorities
• Proactively surface opportunities, gaps, and follow-up needs to senior leadership
• Prepare briefing documents, presentations, tailored outreach materials, and strategic engagement assets for donor meetings and executive conversations
• Coordinate follow-ups and ongoing communication with prospective and existing philanthropic partners
• Support leadership in managing complex, high-touch stakeholder relationships with professionalism, discretion, and strong attention to detail
• Help design and execute a thoughtful donor stewardship and cultivation strategy tailored to a small portfolio of high-value international partners
• Develop engagement plans to maintain strong long-term relationships and encourage continued philanthropic support
• Ensure donors receive timely, personalized, and high-quality communication throughout the relationship lifecycle
• Coordinate with Finance, Operations, and Scientific teams to gather relevant information and prepare compelling donor reports and updates
• Translate complex organizational initiatives into clear and accessible communication materials for external stakeholders
• Ensure reporting requirements and partnership deliverables are consistently met
• Maintain the CRM as the central source of truth for donor activity, relationship history, engagement tracking, and forecasting
• Establish rigorous processes to ensure information accuracy, transparency, and operational continuity across fundraising activities
• Help bring structure and scalability to a rapidly evolving development function