OpenAI

Product Policy – National Security

OpenAI

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Washington, DC • District of Columbia • Washington • United States

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Salary

💰 $280,000 per year

About the role

  • Contribute to the ongoing development, refinement, and communication of OpenAI’s approach to governing national security use of OpenAI technology.
  • Support operational reviews of high-risk use cases, including preparing clear, well-structured decision briefs for internal stakeholders on complex or sensitive matters.
  • Partner closely with cross-functional teams to design and support risk assessments, evaluations, and other mechanisms used to assess fitness-for-purpose of AI capabilities in national security contexts.
  • Drive national-security deployments through required safety, risk, and governance processes.
  • Collaborate with investigations and detection teams to define and operationalize principles for identifying, prioritizing, and responding to unauthorized or adversarial national-security use of OpenAI technology.
  • Engage directly with government stakeholders on AI safety and governance, helping both OpenAI *and* government partners understand emerging risks and responsible deployment.

Requirements

  • Have 4+ years of experience working in national security, defense, intelligence, or adjacent high-risk policy environments, with demonstrated experience with advanced or emerging technologies (including AI-enabled systems).
  • Have experience developing and/or operationalizing risk assessments and policies in partnership with technical and legal teams.
  • Demonstrate the ability to drive alignment across diverse internal and external stakeholders, navigating substantive differences in perspective while balancing principled risk management with pragmatic decision-making.
  • Communicate and engage product managers, engineers, researchers, lawyers, and executives with clarity and credibility.
  • Demonstrate the ability to adapt quickly to new problem spaces and evolving priorities, learning unfamiliar domains as needed and contributing effectively across adjacent work streams as organizational needs shift.
Benefits
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
  • Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
  • 401(k) retirement plan with employer match
  • Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
  • Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
  • 13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
  • Mental health and wellness support
  • Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
  • Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
  • Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
  • Relocation support for eligible employees
  • Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
risk assessmentspolicy developmentAI-enabled systemsdecision briefsgovernance processesoperational reviewsemerging technologiesnational security deploymentsfitness-for-purpose assessmentsadversarial response
Soft skills
stakeholder engagementcommunicationalignment drivingadaptabilityproblem-solvingcollaborationcredibilitynavigating differencesdecision-makinglearning agility