Product Policy Manager, Product Risk
Leads product risk assessments and safety policy for new AI features, partnering with product, engineering, legal, and Safeguards teams to identify misuse and unintended harms and drive mitigations. Requires technical fluency, responsible AI expertise, strong risk evaluation capabilities, and program management skills.
About the job
Responsibilities
- Develop and maintain risk assessment frameworks for new product features and functionality.
- Conduct comprehensive product safety reviews covering technical and non-technical harms.
- Collaborate with product, engineering, legal, public policy, and Safeguards stakeholders.
- Analyze potential misuse, unintended consequences, and harmful outputs of new model and product capabilities.
- Translate risk analysis and subject-matter-expert assessments into safety mitigations.
- Design and run bespoke product evaluations and contribute to the product safety evaluation strategy.
- Craft policy recommendations balancing innovation with responsible AI deployment.
- Monitor industry trends and emerging AI risks.
- Report on product policy risks and mitigations to senior leadership.
Requirements
- Strong technical background and ability to explain technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Understanding of safety policies across a wide range of product surfaces.
- Ability to prioritize safety mitigation resources in a high-volume launch process.
- Experience conducting risk evaluations of novel products in fast-moving organizations.
- Experience collaborating with product and engineering teams to integrate safety into product development.
- Thorough understanding of AI ethics, responsible AI principles, and AI safety and governance debates.
- Ability to anticipate technology misuse and develop mitigation solutions.
- Strong program management skills, including driving policy development from ideation through implementation.
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience.
Compensation and Benefits
- Annual salary: $245,000–$285,000 USD.
- Competitive compensation and benefits.
- Optional equity donation matching.
- Generous vacation and parental leave.
- Flexible working hours.
- Collaborative office environment.
Skills
Ai Safety, Responsible Ai, Ai Governance, Risk Assessment, Product Safety, Safety Policies, Policy Development, Program Management, Product Evaluations, Safety Mitigations, Ai Ethics, Launch Management
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