Model Safety Program Manager

Quick Facts

• Role: Senior individual contributor
• Focus: Operational programs for emerging model safety risks
• Collaboration: Safety, Research, Product, Engineering, and Operations
• Location / work model: San Francisco, CA; work model to confirm

Description

You will build and run operational programs for emerging model safety risks. You’ll define what the program must detect, when it should escalate, and how to measure whether it’s working, then lead pilots through evidence-based rollout decisions and ongoing ownership.

Responsibilities

• Turn ambiguous safety priorities into programs with clear owners, milestones, operating procedures, and measurable outcomes
• Lead pilots for proactive detection and response; set launch and escalation criteria
• Use evidence to decide what to expand or change
• Align cross-functional partners on ownership and dependencies to keep decisions moving
• Build reporting and feedback loops that convert operational findings into actionable input for Safety, Research, and Product
• Establish documentation, training, quality checks, and a sustainable plan for ongoing ownership

Requirements

• Experience leading complex cross-functional programs from an unclear starting point through launch and ongoing operation
• Sound judgment in high-stakes or sensitive work, including communicating uncertainty and escalating urgent issues
• Experience defining success measures and using data to make decisions with enough technical fluency to partner on detection, evaluation, or tooling
• Clear writing and a track record of securing decisions and follow-through across teams you don’t manage
• Ability to maintain discretion, good judgment, and resilience when exposed to sensitive or concerning content

Benefits

• Opportunity to shape evidence-based, operational safety programs for emerging model safety risks