Head of Global Policy
Scale AI
San Francisco, CA; Washington, DCOtherExecutiveFull-time
Role at a glance
Lead Scale AI's global policy strategy and government relations as an executive heading the Policy team in San Francisco or Washington, DC.
- →- Own global policy strategy across AI governance, federal procurement, and inte
- →- Lead and grow a team of policy professionals
- →- Serve as senior voice at trade associations, standards bodies, and coalitions
- →- Brief executive leadership on regulatory and legislative developments
- →- Build relationships with senior government officials in the US and internation
Who should apply
Candidates with 8+ years in policy or government roles who have driven regulatory outcomes at trade associations and led responses to rulemakings. They should possess technical experience in AI or technology policy, proven team leadership, and the ability to manage multiple workstreams while translating business goals into policy wins.
Skills & technologies
policy strategygovernment relationsteam leadershipregulatory responseconsensus buildingexecutive communicationstakeholder engagementworkstream management
Full job description
As published by Scale AI on their official careers page.
At Scale, we believe that AI will dramatically improve the world, and our mission is to accelerate the development of AI. As Scale continues to grow its Government Relations function, we are looking for a Head of Global Policy to support our engagements with Congress, Government Agencies, Industry Trade Associations, and more.
The successful candidate will have a history of successfully driving successful Policy and Regulatory outcomes, and the ability to connect business objectives to policy wins.
You will:
- Own Scale's global policy strategy across all issue areas, including AI governance, federal procurement, international AI safety frameworks and more.
- Lead and grow a team of policy professionals, setting priorities and managing execution across a complex portfolio
- Translate business objectives into policy outcomes
- Serve as Scale's senior voice at trade associations, standards bodies, and industry coalitions; drive consensus on Scale's priority positions
- Brief and advise Scale's executive leadership on regulatory and legislative developments affecting the business
- Lead Scale's response to Rulemakings, Requests for Comments, and regulatory proceedings across jurisdictions
- Build and maintain relationships with senior government officials, agency leads, and legislative staff in the US and internationally
Ideally you'd have:
- 8+ years experience in Policy or working in the Government
- Experience successfully securing consensus for priorities at trade associations, standards bodies
- Experience leading company response to Rulemakings, Request for Comments, etc.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Previous technical experience such as publishing research/peer reviewed paper, covering technology policy as an issue area within the Government, working at a technical Government Agency within the Executive Branch, or experience in the technology sector
- A history of managing multiple works streams simultaneously
Nice to haves:
- History working within a startup environment or tech company
- Active U.S. Top Secret or Secret clearance
Compensation packages at Scale for eligible roles include base salary, equity, and benefits. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position and may be inclusive of several career levels at Scale; it will be determined during the interview process based on work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, qualifications, interview performance, and relevant education or training. Scale employees in eligible roles are also granted equity based compensation, subject to Board of Director approval. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process, and confirm whether the hired role will be eligible for equity grant. You'll also receive benefits including, but not limited to: comprehensive health, dental and vision coverage, retirement benefits, a learning and development stipend, and generous PTO. Additionally, this role may be eligible for additional benefits such as a commuter stipend.
Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of San Francisco, New York, Seattle is:
$197,600—$272,000 USD
Please reference the job posting's subtitle for where this position will be located. For pay transparency purposes, the base salary range for this full-time position in the locations of Washington DC, Texas, Colorado, Hawaii is:
$177,600—$245,000 USD
PLEASE NOTE: Our policy requires a 90-day waiting period before reconsidering candidates for the same role. This allows us to ensure a fair and thorough evaluation of all applicants.
About Us:
At Scale, our mission is to develop reliable AI systems for the world's most important decisions. Our products provide the high-quality data and full-stack technologies that power the world's leading models, and help enterprises and governments build, deploy, and oversee AI applications that deliver real impact. We work closely with industry leaders like Meta, Ernst & Young, Mayo Clinic, Time Inc., the Government of Qatar, and U.S. government agencies including the Army and Air Force. We are expanding our team to accelerate the development of AI applications.
We believe that everyone should be able to bring their whole selves to work, which is why we are proud to be an inclusive and equal opportunity workplace. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability status, gender identity or Veteran status.
We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to applicants with physical and mental disabilities. If you need assistance and/or a reasonable accommodation in the application or recruiting process due to a disability, please contact us at [email protected]. Please see the United States Department of Labor's Know Your Rights poster for additional information.
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