AI Emerging Risks Analyst
Core
Strategic intelligence analyst identifying and mitigating emerging AI risks, abuse patterns, and geopolitical threats to ensure safe deployment of frontier AI systems.
Role type
Senior IC strategic intelligence analyst (AI safety)
Builds
Actionable risk intelligence, harm taxonomies, risk registers, and strategic foresight frameworks for OpenAI's products and partners.
Domain
AI safety, strategic intelligence, geopolitical risk, online abuse
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery
Required skills
strategic foresight methodologies, horizon scanning, scenario planning, risk taxonomy design, OSINT analysis, quantitative and qualitative data synthesis, cross-functional collaboration, executive briefing
Preferred skills
experience with state actor misuse analysis, tabletop exercise facilitation, competitive benchmarking, product readiness reviews
Technologies
OSINT tools, data visualization platforms, monitoring dashboards
Responsibilities
Map and prioritize emerging risks at the frontier of AI; design and maintain harm taxonomies; detect and deep dive into emerging abuse patterns; translate findings into actionable risk intelligence; produce strategic intelligence estimates and scenario analyses; benchmark OpenAI's risk profile against external incidents; shape safety readiness for new products.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with strategic perspective