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Strategic Projects Associate, Safety

Handshake· HAI Delivery Ops
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Seattle, WA$120kFull-timePosted 4w ago

About the role

Safety-focused strategic role owning large-scale human data programs for frontier AI model training and evaluation, designing and executing operational workflows, and collaborating with AI labs and partners to power model policy annotation and safety program delivery.

Responsibilities

  • Support the design and iteration of annotation frameworks and labeling workflows that scale while maintaining precision, accuracy, and inter-rater agreement
  • Coordinate trusted annotators and contribute to a culture of consistency, care, and sound judgment when handling sensitive content and complex edge cases
  • Partner with policy leads to organize and surface insights on policy gaps, classification ambiguities, and nuanced scenarios identified through annotation work
  • Build and maintain detailed annotation playbooks, quality resources, and auditor guidance across diverse datasets and regulatory domains
  • Analyze annotation data to identify emerging trends, systemic labeling errors, and opportunities to strengthen internal safety policies
  • Work with frontier AI labs and internal stakeholders to support project scoping, issue resolution, and delivery of model policy programs

Qualifications

  • A strong academic record as a recent graduate (or someone graduating soon), ideally with internship or light work experience in trust and safety, policy enforcement, regulatory compliance, risk management, management consulting, government, or a related field
  • Strong analytical and first-principles problem-solving skills; comfort or aptitude for drawing insights from large datasets (SQL proficiency a plus)
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and customers
  • High ownership and a reliable, detail-oriented approach to execution
  • Curiosity and an ability to quickly learn technical AI concepts and industry trends

Skills

Required:Policy analysis
Nice to have:SQL

Benefits

  • Ownership: Equity in a fast-growing company
  • Financial Wellness: 401(k) match, competitive compensation, financial coaching
  • Family Support: Paid parental leave, fertility benefits, parental coaching
  • Wellbeing: Medical, dental, and vision, mental health support, $500 wellness stipend
  • Growth: $2,000 learning stipend, ongoing development
  • Remote & Office: Internet, commuting, and free lunch/gym in our SF office
  • Time Off: Flexible PTO, 15 holidays + 2 flex days
  • Connection: Team outings & referral bonuses
Last updated Sep 24, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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