Applied Risk Standards Specialist
Core
Lead the development of applied AI risk standards for mental health, youth safety, age assurance, efficacy, reliability, and privacy-related risks, translating internal research and policies into measurable standards.
Role type
Senior IC standards specialist (AI risk & assurance)
Builds
Credible test methods, assessment criteria, and standards for responsible AI deployment
Domain
AI safety, risk management, and public policy
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
evaluation science, AI evaluations, red teaming, AI safety, trust and safety, standards drafting, negotiation, consensus building, technical writing, policy translation
Preferred skills
experience with ISO/IEC, INCITS, NIST consortium, frontier AI assurance, assessor competence frameworks
Technologies
ISO/IEC, INCITS, NIST consortium
Responsibilities
Lead development of applied AI risk standards; work with technical owners to define credible test methods and assessment criteria; bring emerging requirements into internal planning; coordinate with GRC partners on assessor competence and independence; represent OpenAI in standards bodies; maintain implementation handoffs between standards and technical teams
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
