Model Policy Manager, National Security

Showcify, Inc.; United States; Híbrido; USD 150.000 - 230.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Relocation assistance

Hybrid work model

Descripción de la vacante

OpenAI is hiring a Model Policy Manager to shape model behavior for U.S. government use, with a focus on national security applications.

You’ll define nuanced policies and translate them into training and evaluation criteria to guide models in high-stakes scenarios while preserving usefulness and capabilities. This role is based in San Francisco with relocation support and a hybrid schedule: three days in the office per week with optional remote work on Thursdays and Fridays.

Formación

• Experience in AI safety, policy, or risk assessment.
• Ability to translate safety questions into practical policies.
• Strong judgment for high-stakes scenarios.
• Capability to work with research, engineering, and domain experts.

Responsabilidades

• Develop model policies that guide safe and useful behavior.
• Build evaluations, identify policy gaps and model failures, and use findings to improve policies and training.
• Work with research, engineering, and domain experts to support safe, reliable deployment.

Conocimientos

AI safety policy

Policy risk assessment

Safety-focused judgment

Technical fluency with model data

Cross-functional collaboration

Descripción del empleo

About the Team

Safety Systems manages the complete lifecycle of safety efforts for OpenAI’s frontier models, ensuring our models are deployed responsibly and have a positive impact on society. Our work spans diverse research and engineering initiatives—from system-level safeguards and model training to evaluation and red‑team­ing all aimed at mitigating misuse, misalignment, and maintaining our high bar for safety. We lead OpenAI's commitment to developing and deploying safe Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), fostering a culture of trust, responsibility, and transparency. Our goal is to continuously learn from deployments, distribute AI’s benefits widely, and ensure that powerful tools remain aligned with human values and safety considerations.

About the Role

We’re hiring a Model Policy Manager to shape model behavior for U.S. government use, with a focus on national security applications. You’ll define nuanced policies and translate them into training and evaluation criteria, helping models navigate high‑stakes scenarios while preserving their usefulness and capabilities.

This role is based in our San Francisco office. We offer relocation support to new employees, and we use a hybrid model: three days in the office per week with optional work from home on Thursdays and Fridays.

In this role, you will:

• Develop model policies that guide safe and useful behavior.
• Build evaluations, identify policy gaps and model failures, and use findings to improve policies and training.
• Work with research, engineering, and domain experts to support safe, reliable deployment.

You might thrive in this role if you:

• Bring relevant experience in AI safety, policy, or risk assessment.
• Have strong judgment and can turn complex safety questions into clear, practical policies.
• Have the technical fluency to work hands‑on with model data and evaluations.
• Are motivated by OpenAI’s mission and the responsible use of AI in safety‑critical settings.
• Have an active TS/SCI clearance or equivalent.

Security Requirements

• Active TS/SCI clearance or equivalent is preferred but not required

About OpenAI

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general‑purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We push the boundaries of the capabilities of AI systems and seek to safely deploy them to the world through our products. AI is an extremely powerful tool that must be created with safety and human needs at its core, and to achieve our mission, we must encompass and value the many different perspectives, voices, and experiences that form the full spectrum of humanity.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and we do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or other applicable legally protected characteristic.

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