Policy & Government Relations Lead

Enclosure; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Ownership over research direction

Close collaboration with frontier AI

Job summary

Enclosure is seeking a Policy & Government Relations Lead to own engagement with the U.S. government on superintelligence, data center security, and national security. The role sits at the intersection of policy and frontier AI security, shaping safeguards and policy responses.

You will help government leaders understand emerging threats, develop policy recommendations, and build trusted relationships across government and industry.

Qualifications

• Experience with U.S. government policy and national security.
• Experience in AI, cybersecurity or technology policy.
• Ability to translate technical subjects into actionable policy recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Own engagement with the U.S. government on superintelligence and data center security.

Skills

Policy development

AI/tech policy

Briefing stakeholders

Interagency relationships

Policy translation

Job description

About Enclosure

Enclosure is the world’s first superintelligence security lab focused on preventing the sabotage, escape, and theft of ASI. We are building ASI-grade security for model weights, and nation-state-grade security for data centers.

We’re backed by leaders across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google DeepMind, SpaceXAI, CoreWeave, NVIDIA, other frontier AI labs, and the national security community (including former NSA and intelligence community leadership). We are frontier AI, cybersecurity, quantum security, and national security researchers.

About the Role

Enclosure is hiring a Policy & Government Relations Lead to own our engagement with the U.S. government on superintelligence, data center security, and national security.

In this role, you’ll work at the intersection of superintelligence and national security: helping government leaders understand emerging threats, contributing to development of the safeguards and policies needed to confront them, and building trusted relationships across government and industry.

Requirements

This role requires deep experience in multiple of the following areas:

• U.S. government, congressional, regulatory, or national security policy
• AI, cybersecurity, or technology policy
• Policy development and briefing senior stakeholders
• Working relationships across agencies relevant to technology and national security
• Translating technical subjects into actionable policy recommendations

What Sets You Apart

We're especially excited if you:

• Get excited by hard problems and the challenge of figuring them out
• Are highly adaptive and comfortable with how quickly the frontier shifts
• Have strong relationships across government including the White House, Commerce, Treasury, DoW, DHS, and the broader national security community
• Have exceptional judgment and discretion
• Communicate with clarity and directness
• Bring a humble, low-ego attitude and care deeply about helping the team win

Why Join

Enclosure is securing the path to superintelligence.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation package
• Ownership over research direction
• Close collaboration with frontier AI security and infrastructure teams