Program Manager, Prohibited & Regulated Content

xAI's mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. The organization is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence.

About the Role:

The Safety Integrity Program Manager, Regulated & Prohibited Content will drive priorities, measures, and system health for regulated and prohibited content. The ideal candidate is an experienced program manager with a strong background in content integrity, enforcement, or risk programs at scale.

Responsibilities:

• Drive priorities, measures, and system health for regulated and prohibited content, and continuously improve execution.
• Set requirements and success criteria for detection and automation, and drive Product, Engineering, and Operations to improve coverage, precision, and enforcement quality at scale.
• Translate legal, policy, and technical constraints into practical requirements, workflows, controls, and escalation paths for Product, Engineering, and Operations.
• Identify gaps in the current framework and drive enhancements to policies, procedures, controls, and workflows.
• Own escalations, quality assurance, and complex case patterns for residual volume, and use those signals to harden standards and automation over time.
• Align and drive Product, Engineering, Policy, Legal, and Operations partners to resolve dependencies, make decisions, and move critical work forward with clear accountable ownership.
• Build and maintain the documentation, guidance, and operating standards that embed consistent execution across the program.
• Monitor relevant regulatory developments, assess impact on the program, and ensure requirements stay accurate and executable.
• Track and report operational performance, risks, and improvement opportunities with clear recommendations for leadership.

Basic Qualifications:

• 5+ years in content integrity, safety operations, compliance operations, or related program roles supporting enforcement or risk programs at scale.
• Experience owning or supporting program priorities, measures, and operational health for content or risk domains.
• Working knowledge of regulated or prohibited content areas and how policy, legal, and technical constraints shape enforcement.
• Experience translating policy or legal requirements into practical workflows, controls, and escalation paths.
• Experience working with automated or model-driven enforcement systems, including detection, classifiers, or policy automation.
• Proven ability to drive cross-functional work with Product, Engineering, Policy, Legal, and Operations partners.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using operational data to identify gaps, prioritize interventions, and track outcomes.
• Clear written and verbal communication; able to brief leadership and document standards, decisions, and recommendations.

Preferred Skills and Experience:

• Direct experience with regulated or prohibited content programs.
• Experience setting requirements for detection, classifiers, or automation and partnering with Product or Engineering teams on outcomes.
• Experience owning escalations, quality assurance, or residual case handling for enforcement programs.
• Familiarity with regulatory developments affecting online platforms and content enforcement.
• Exposure to integrity risks involving synthetic content, model misuse, or scaled manipulation.
• Experience improving operating standards, documentation, and controls in a live program environment.
• Background in high-scale consumer platforms, marketplaces, or technology products.

Compensation and Benefits:

The salary range is $110,000 - $145,000 USD. The total rewards package at xAI also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.