In A Nutshell
Opportunity to influence federal policymaking and effective implementation of AI and emerging technology policy within the legislative and executive branches of government.
Responsibilities
- Influence the AI policy discourse at the federal level, serving as a subject matter expert on AI policy at the nexus of innovation, national security, high-skilled immigration, government capacity, and competitiveness.
- Provide technical assistance to the legislative and executive branches as they curate AI and AI-adjacent policy and regulation.
- Partner across the organization with domain experts to understand how their work and fields of study will be changed with AI tools, and develop integrated solutions about how these changes should be governed.
- Network, inform, and convene ecosystem actors across academia, government, and industry to engage in once in a generation policymaking.
- Serve as a team lead for the AI Policy team, including managing at least two teammates and mentoring fellows on an ongoing basis.
- Contribute to raising at least $1-2M in funding annually for the AI policy portfolio.
Skillset
- 10+ years of experience in emerging technology with at least 3+ years in artificial intelligence policy.
- 5+ years in people and team management.
- Experience working in the federal government or on the Hill.
- Capacity to plan and execute on an action-oriented policy agenda.
- Ability to manage to clear priorities and make tradeoffs when necessary for both your team and your own time.
- Collaborative team player who can communicate complex subject matter to non-technical audiences and stakeholders.
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
- Strong relationship management skills.
- Demonstrated ability and passion for convening non-partisan, civic discourse.
- Experience in raising philanthropic funding to support policy and advocacy work.
- Master’s degree in a related field, PhD preferred.