Threat Modeler, Preparedness
Core
Own OpenAI's holistic approach to identifying, modeling, and forecasting frontier risks from frontier AI systems to ensure robust evaluation frameworks and safeguards.
Role type
Senior IC threat modeler (AI safety & alignment)
Builds
Comprehensive threat models, risk forecasts, and actionable mitigation designs for frontier AI misuse and alignment risks.
Domain
AI safety, alignment, and frontier risk management
Deliverable
production ML models | research | client delivery
Required skills
threat modeling, risk analysis, adversarial thinking, AI alignment literature knowledge, AI evaluation methodology, systems thinking, technical foresight
Preferred skills
experience in security or national security, ability to translate threat models into mitigation designs, cross-domain collaboration
Technologies
adversarial simulation, capability evaluation frameworks
Responsibilities
Develop and maintain comprehensive threat models across misuse areas (bio, cyber, attack planning); Forecast risks by combining technical foresight and emerging trends; Pair with technical partners on capability evaluations; Act as thought partner explaining rationale for high-investment mitigation efforts; Connect technical, governance, and policy perspectives on risk prioritization.
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC