Policy Design Manager, Conventional Weapons
Core
Define boundaries between acceptable and harmful requests for conventional weapons, building threat models and enforcement systems for AI models.
Role type
Senior IC policy design manager (conventional weapons safety)
Builds
Policy frameworks, threat models, detection systems, and model guardrails for weapons-related content
Domain
AI safety + conventional weapons systems
Deliverable
production ML models | product features
Required skills
weapons systems expertise, policy judgment, technical analysis of open sources, legal framework knowledge, cross-functional communication, ambiguity navigation
Preferred skills
machine learning fundamentals, systems engineering/robotics/autonomy, arms export controls (ITAR/EAR), classifier evaluation, trust & safety experience
Technologies
LLMs, classifiers, detection systems
Responsibilities
Own and maintain conventional weapons policy; build and update threat models; partner with engineering on guardrails and enforcement; handle escalations; communicate policy reasoning; engage external and government partners
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC