# Product Policy Research and Advisory Partnerships

**Company:** [OpenAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/openai)
**Location:** New York, NY
**Role:** Partnerships
**Salary:** $302k – $335k/yr
**Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Product Policy, Technology Governance, Trust And Safety, Responsible Ai, Social Science Research, Stakeholder Engagement, Research Partnerships, Advisory Councils, Human-Computer Interaction, Sociology, Psychology, Economics, Political Science, Contract Management
**Posted:** 2026-08-14

> Builds external advisory councils and research partnerships to bring independent expertise into AI product and policy decisions. The role translates academic and stakeholder insights into actionable guidance while coordinating cross-functional engagements and advising senior leaders.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Develop, launch, and manage external advisory councils and governance mechanisms that provide structured input on product and product policy.
- Build and maintain relationships with external experts, researchers, civil society organizations, and other stakeholders.
- Identify opportunities for external consultation and develop engagement strategies tailored to products, policy questions, and emerging risks.
- Design and manage research partnerships with academic institutions and independent researchers, focusing on social science research and the real-world impacts of AI.
- Monitor emerging academic research and translate relevant findings into practical recommendations for product, policy, research, and leadership teams.
- Collaborate across product, policy, safety, legal, research, communications, and other teams.
- Develop processes for collecting, synthesizing, and sharing external guidance and tracking its influence on internal decisions.
- Manage operational aspects of engagements and partnerships, including scopes of work, contracts, budgets, confidentiality, research governance, and conflicts of interest.
- Prepare briefing materials and recommendations for senior leaders.
- Represent the company in research, academic, and stakeholder forums.

## Requirements and Qualifications
- Experience building and managing external partnerships, advisory bodies, stakeholder engagement programs, or research collaborations in technology, academia, government, civil society, or a related field.
- Strong understanding of the social, ethical, and policy questions associated with AI and emerging technologies.
- Familiarity with social science research and collaboration across sociology, psychology, economics, political science, and human-computer interaction.
- Ability to translate complex external perspectives and research findings into actionable guidance for technical, product, and policy teams.
- Experience building trust with external stakeholders while maintaining clear engagement scope and limitations.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-moving environment and collaborate across teams with different priorities.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparation of briefings and recommendations for senior decision-makers.
- Motivation to ensure external expertise informs the responsible development and deployment of AI.
- Experience in product policy, trust and safety, responsible AI, or technology governance.

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