Senior Analyst, Safety Operations (Child Safety)
xAI· Safety
Hybrid (Austin, TX; Bastrop, TX)Posted 6mo ago
About the role
Senior role at SpaceXSI focused on training and refining Grok to enforce terms of service and support functions, with emphasis on protecting minors and mitigating risks related to child safety in AI-enabled products.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and take action on content and behavior that goes against terms of service, escalating as needed.
- Have deep expertise in online child safety, including identification, investigation, and mitigation of a broad range of child safety threats and risks.
- Investigate complex cases involving child safety, with ability to escalate to internal legal teams or external reporting (e.g., NCMEC) when applicable.
- Monitor and take appropriate action on content and user behavior that violates SpaceXSI's terms of service with a primary focus on protecting minors.
- Respond effectively to time-sensitive escalations in high-impact, often ambiguous situations.
- Process appeals, audit automations, and properly label use cases in the system.
- Provide labels, annotations, and inputs on projects involving safety protocols, risk scenarios, and policy compliance.
- Support the delivery of high-quality curated data that reinforces SpaceXSI's rules and ethical alignment.
- Collaborate with team members to provide feedback on tasks that improve AI defenses to detect illegal and unethical behavior, and align Grok with rules enforcement.
Qualifications
- Expertise in improving Large Language Models (LLMs), specifically related to CS Safety Enforcement (CSE), to maximize efficiencies in enforcement and support and ability to propose solutions to increase security and safety of the platform.
- Proven expertise in identifying, mitigating, and preventing CSAM and CSE, including grooming behaviors and risks in AI-generated content, with knowledge of legal obligations (NCMEC reporting) and industry standards for protecting minors.
- Proven experience in online safety and reducing harm to protect users while preserving Free Speech.
- Ability to interpret and apply SpaceXSI safety policies effectively.
- Proficiency in analyzing complex scenarios with strong ethical reasoning and risk assessment skills.
- Ability to utilize resources, guidelines, and frameworks for accurate safety-focused actions and escalations.
- Strong communication, interpersonal, analytical, and ethical decision-making skills.
- Commitment to continuous improvement of processes to prioritize safety and risk mitigation.
- Expertise in data analysis to identify emerging abuse vectors, uncover opportunities for operational efficiencies, and design automations that strengthen enforcement and platform safety.
- 3+ years of professional experience in online child safety, criminal investigations, Trust & Safety operations, or closely related field.
Skills
Required:Online child safety expertiseCSAM/CSE detection and preventionLLM improvement for enforcement
Last updated Oct 14, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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