Google DeepMind · 20 hours ago
Frontier Policy Lead
Mountain View, California, US
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$221K/yr - $311K/yrDeepMind is a leader in artificial intelligence, seeking a Frontier Policy Lead to drive their policy efforts in the United States. This role involves crafting and executing a public affairs strategy to shape AI policy debates, engaging with government stakeholders, and ensuring the safe adoption of frontier AI technologies.
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Responsibilities
Lead the design and execution of our US frontier AI policy strategy, ensuring alignment with organizational priorities
Navigate and shape discussions across the complex DC and State landscape on how AI is governed and policies for supporting adoption of frontier AI, ensuring its benefits are realized safely and responsibly
Build and maintain high-trust relationships with key government stakeholders, as well as the technical policy community. This includes key figures in AI safety labs, academic centers, and specialized think tanks
Bring GDM resources and partner with government to ensure frontier AI delivers across strategically significant national challenges across science, education and national security
Deliver multi-channel policy campaigns and build coalitions on important issues such as AI for Science
Serve as the key interlocutor between government needs and our internal teams. You will partner with our technical, research, and business development units to translate government requirements into actionable projects and potential commercial opportunities in partnership with Google teams
Qualification
Required
Experience working within or closely with US government, preferably in technology policy, national security, science or related roles
Deep understanding of the frontier AI landscape, including the technical nuances of, and current debates around, language models, agents, and the socio-technical challenges of frontier AI
A track record of leading high-impact policy design and advocacy, ideally within the technology sector
Strong grasp of technology policy, ideally with a good understanding of frontier AI, with a demonstrable ability to quickly master complex technical and governance issues related to AI
Proven ability to influence a variety of internal and external audiences, communicate clearly and effectively and build strong, trust-based relationships with senior stakeholders
A genuine passion for the potential of advanced AI and a commitment to contributing to Google DeepMind's mission of ensuring AI is developed for the benefit of humanity
Ability to leverage AI in own work and promote across the wider organisation
Preferred
Experience working on AI policy issues
Established networks within key government and policy circles in the US
Experience in a fast-paced, matrixed organization, working across multiple teams and functions
Benefits
Bonus
Equity
Benefits
Company
Google DeepMind
Google DeepMind aims to research and build safe artificial intelligence system to solve intelligence and advance science and humanity. It is a sub-organization of Google.
Founded in 2010
501-1000 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageTotal Funding
unknown2014-01-26Acquired
2011-02-01Series A
Leadership Team
Demis Hassabis
Co-Founder & CEO
Aaron Saunders
VP of Hardware Engineering, Robotics
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