Standards Lead (AI)

Location: San Francisco, United States; on-site. Visa sponsorship and a relocation stipend are available to bring the candidate to San Francisco if needed.

Company

hirify.global is developing hirify.global-1, a trust standard for AI agents, to support safe and secure adoption in critical workflows.

What you will do

• Own the hirify.global-1 standard update process through deep research, continuous incident monitoring, consortium collaboration, and quarterly update drafting.
• Publish hirify.global's analysis of major AI incidents within 24 hours and ensure internal stakeholders understand their implications.
• Develop technical content for the blog and other channels based on research and incident analysis.
• Track new laws, frameworks, red-team findings, and published exploits, translating them into concrete, testable control language.
• Build partnerships with organizations such as CSA, the OWASP community, and CRI to strengthen the hirify.global-1 ecosystem and drive adoption.

Requirements

• 3–8 years of experience, ideally in AI research or global risk and compliance; exceptional generalists from consulting or startups are also considered.
• Excellent writing skills, including the ability to explain complex incidents and research findings clearly and credibly under time pressure.
• Working fluency in at least one security or compliance framework, such as SOC 2, ISO, or NIST, audit methodology, or AI safety and research.
• Curiosity about standards and AI failure modes, with the ability to develop an independent perspective in ambiguous situations.
• Judgment and communication skills suitable for working with CISOs, General Counsels, technical researchers, consortium members, and external partners.
• Strong operational skills for managing processes involving 250+ consortium members and multiple partners.

Nice to have

• Experience in a high-pace consulting or startup environment followed by work in AI safety or governance.
• Experience writing or applying standards.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive annual salary and significant equity component.
• Health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and dependents.
• Visa sponsorship and relocation support for San Francisco.
• Daily meals.
• High standards, rapid experimentation, direct communication, and autonomy in an ambiguous environment.