# Area Manager, Red Team

**Company:** [Scale AI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/scale-ai)
**Location:** Dallas, TX, Southlake, TX
**Role:** Business Operations
**Salary:** $98k – $122k/yr
**Experience:** 2+ years
**Skills:** ai red teaming, trust and safety, content safety, Workforce Planning, People Management, Performance Management, hr processes, adversarial testing, ai/ml safety, productivity analytics
**Posted:** 2026-08-12

> Leads AI safety workforce operations for multiple red-teaming campaigns, managing Campaign Leads, contributor allocation, performance processes, onboarding, and cross-functional coordination. Requires experience in AI safety or content operations, direct leadership experience, and strong workforce planning skills.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Manage **2–4 Campaign Leads** and oversee a total contributor population of approximately **30–45**.
- Own workforce allocation by assigning contributors based on skills, availability, and project needs.
- Conduct weekly one-on-one performance feedback sessions and draft performance documentation.
- Take HR actions, including fact-finding conversations, performance improvement plans, and escalations to HR.
- Coordinate EOR administration, including timecards, PTO, benefits questions, and liaison work with HireArt.
- Coordinate with HR, IT, and facilities on contributor onboarding, offboarding, and operational needs.
- Provide subject matter oversight across campaigns, including domain guidance, content policy consultation, and quality calibration.
- Identify and develop tools, processes, and product features that improve operational efficiency and contributor success.
- Conduct training sessions for new contributors and manage knowledge transfer and onboarding.

## Requirements
- **2+ years** of professional experience in AI red teaming, trust and safety, content safety operations, or a closely related field.
- **1+ year** of direct people management or team leadership experience.
- Strong organizational and workforce planning skills, with the ability to manage allocations across multiple concurrent projects.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to deliver clear performance feedback and represent team needs to leadership.
- Experience with HR processes, including performance management, corrective actions, and onboarding.
- Ability to work with sensitive or graphic material across text, image, video, audio, and agentic modalities.

## Preferred Qualifications
- Experience managing workforce operations in technology, BPO, content moderation, or government services.
- Familiarity with EOR or staffing agency coordination and co-employment considerations.
- Background in AI/ML safety evaluation, adversarial testing, or model policy development.
- Experience with productivity analytics, workforce planning tools, or operational dashboards.

## Compensation and Benefits
- Full-time, FTE-Field position.
- Base salary range for Texas: **$98,000–$122,000 USD**.
- Compensation may include base salary, equity, and benefits.
- Benefits may include comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage; retirement benefits; a learning and development stipend; generous PTO; and a commuter stipend.

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