External Affairs Lead (AI)

TL;DR

External Affairs Lead (AI): Guiding strategic engagements primarily in Germany and supporting the wider EMEA team, shaping hirify.global's approach to policy and regulatory developments. Focus on ensuring hirify.global's leadership understands government priorities and translating technology and policy developments within hirify.global for government and public sector policy partners.

Location: Based in Berlin/Munich. Requires travel in EMEA (once or twice per quarter) and occasionally to the United States.

Company

hirify.global’s mission is to create reliable, interpretable, and steerable AI systems, ensuring AI is safe and beneficial for users and society.

What you will do

• Lead policy engagement with the German and local governments and public sector partners on issues related to government policy and regulatory implications for frontier labs.
• Engage key policy stakeholders (e.g., via briefings, consultations, demos, roundtables), in coordination with the wider EMEA policy team.
• Partner with the EMEA GTM team to support commercial efforts as appropriate.
• Support and promote public-private research collaborations.
• Build a coalition of government agencies, nonprofits, safety institutes, and academics in Germany and central Europe to share knowledge around AI policy and regulation.
• Collaborate with technical teams to translate hirify.global research into concrete policy proposals, stakeholder education, and thought leadership opportunities.

Requirements

• Have 10+ years of experience working in public policy, corporate affairs, or a combination of government and related private sector experience.
• Are high-agency, able to develop and execute strategy independently, taking account of dependencies with other cross-functional teams within hirify.global.
• Possess strong written and verbal communication skills, particularly when briefing policymakers and government officials.
• Have demonstrated interest and experience in AI and the associated policy and regulatory questions that it poses.
• Have had experience of working in or with the German governmental system.
• Are willing/able to engage with national governments across central Europe as hirify.global grows its presence in EMEA.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive compensation and benefits.
• Optional equity donation matching.
• Generous vacation and parental leave.
• Flexible working hours.
• A lovely office space in which to collaborate with colleagues.