Model Policy Manager, National Security
OpenAI · San Francisco
About this role
## About the Team Safety Systems manages the complete lifecycle of safety efforts for OpenAI’s frontier models—ensuring models are deployed responsibly and have a positive impact on society. Work spans system-level safeguards, model training, evaluation, and red-teaming to mitigate misuse and misalignment while maintaining a high bar for safety. The Model Policy team designs policies that define safe model behavior for real-world, high-stakes deployments. **Some publications:** - Safety at every step: https://openai.com/safety/ - OpenAI GPT-6 System Card: https://deploymentsafety.openai.com/gpt-6-astra - OpenAI Model Spec: https://openai.com/index/introducing-the-model-spec/ --- ## About the Role OpenAI is hiring a **Model Policy Manager** to shape model behavior for **U.S. government use**, with a focus on **national security applications**. You’ll define nuanced policies and translate them into **training and evaluation criteria**, helping models navigate high-stakes scenarios while preserving usefulness and capabilities. --- ## In This Role, You Will - Develop model policies that guide safe and useful behavior. - Build evaluations, identify policy gaps and model failures, and use findings to improve policies and training. - Partner with research, engineering, and domain experts to support safe, reliable deployment. --- ## You Might Thrive If You - Have relevant experience in AI safety, policy, or risk assessment. - Bring strong judgment and the ability to turn complex safety questions into clear, practical policies. - Have technical fluency to work hands-on with model data and evaluations. - Are motivated by OpenAI’s mission and responsible use of AI in safety-critical settings. - Have an active **TS/SCI clearance** (or equivalent). --- ## Security Requirements - **Active TS/SCI clearance or equivalent is preferred but not required.** --- ## Equal Opportunity OpenAI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on protected characteristics. For additional details, see: https://cdn.openai.com/policies/eeo-policy-statement.pdf
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