Model Policy Manager, National Security

Safety Systems manages the complete lifecycle of safety efforts for OpenAI’s frontier models, ensuring responsible deployment and positive societal impact. The Model Policy team designs policies that define safe model behavior in real-world environments.

We’re 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 their usefulness and capabilities.

• 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.
• Work with research, engineering, and domain experts to support safe, reliable deployment.

• Relevant experience in AI safety, policy, or risk assessment.
• Strong judgment and ability to turn complex safety questions into clear, practical policies.
• Technical fluency to work hands-on with model data and evaluations.
• Motivated by OpenAI’s mission and the responsible use of AI in safety-critical settings.

Candidates must be eligible and willing to obtain and maintain a U.S. government security clearance. An active clearance is not required at the time of hire, and OpenAI will sponsor the clearance process.

Salary range: $207K – $335K. Offers equity.

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity. We are an equal opportunity employer.