Product Policy Manager, Product Risk

Job Overview

As the Product Policy Manager for Product Risk at Anthropic, you will play a crucial role in setting and executing the Safeguards team's approach to assessing product launches for safety risks. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to understand upcoming features, anticipate potential misuses, and craft policies that balance innovation with responsibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain risk assessment frameworks to identify and evaluate potential safety risks associated with new product features and functionality.
• Conduct comprehensive product safety reviews to inform product launch and safety mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with stakeholders, including product and engineering teams, to leverage policy, enforcement, and engineering expertise.
• Analyze the potential for misuse, unintended consequences, and harmful outputs of new model and product capabilities.
• Design and run bespoke evaluations for products that require tailored assessment.
• Craft policy recommendations that strike a balance between enabling innovation and ensuring responsible AI deployment.
• Stay current on industry trends and emerging risks in AI development.
• Contribute to regular reports on product policy risks and mitigations for senior leadership.

Requirements

• Strong technical background with the ability to explain complex concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Understanding of safety policies and considerations associated with various product surfaces.
• Experience conducting risk evaluations of novel products in fast-moving organizations.
• Demonstrated expertise collaborating with product and engineering teams to integrate safety considerations into product development.
• Thorough understanding of AI ethics, responsible AI principles, and current debates surrounding AI safety and governance.
• Ability to think creatively about potential misuses of technology and develop innovative solutions to mitigate risks.
• Strong program management skills with the ability to drive policy development processes from ideation to implementation.

Logistics

• Annual salary: $245,000 - $285,000 USD.
• Minimum education: Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience.
• Location-based hybrid policy: Expect to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time.