External Policy & Partnerships Manager (AI)

TL;DR

External Policy & Partnerships Manager (AI): Owning hirify.global's external safety policy communication and strengthening approaches with external partners with an accent on maintaining policy documents, supporting enterprise customer relationships, and driving transparency efforts. Focus on translating nuanced safety decisions into clear language for stakeholders, navigating customer policy questions, and building expert relationships.

Location: Hybrid position based in San Francisco, CA or Washington, DC with required travel. Expectation to work from one of hirify.global's offices at least 25% of the time. Visa sponsorship is offered.

Salary: $245,000–$285,000 USD per year

Company

hirify.global is a public benefit corporation focused on creating reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems that are safe and beneficial for society.

What you will do

• Own and coordinate updates to external policy documents, including Usage Policy and Terms of Service elements.
• Serve as the first point of contact for policy interpretation and application questions.
• Drive Safeguards contributions to external reporting efforts like model cards and transparency reports.
• Partner with Sales/Go-to-Market and Legal teams to support enterprise customer relationships on Safeguards policies.
• Build and maintain expert relationships across civil society, academia, and government.
• Manage vendor relationships for safety tools and interventions, including contract negotiation.

Requirements

• 6+ years in policy, compliance, or trust & safety roles, ideally at a technology company.
• Track record of drafting or maintaining external-facing policy documents.
• Experience supporting commercial or legal teams on policy-related customer questions.
• Track record of building relationships with civil society organizations, academic institutions, or government bodies.
• Strong writing skills to translate technical or nuanced concepts into clear, accessible language.
• Background working cross-functionally across legal, policy, product, engineering, and communications teams.
• Familiarity with AI safety, user trust, or platform policy issues.
• Comfort with ambiguity and ability to make judgment calls on novel policy questions.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Work as a single cohesive team on large-scale AI research efforts with a focus on impact.
• Collaborative group with frequent research discussions.
• Competitive compensation, equity, and benefits.
• Optional equity donation matching, generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours and a lovely office space for collaboration.