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Strategic Projects Lead - AI Safety

AfterQuerySan FranciscoOperations
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Salary
$150K - $225K USD
Job type
Full-time
Posted
12 Aug 2026
Status
Open · checked 7d ago

About this role

The Strategic Projects Lead - AI Safety position at AfterQuery in San Francisco is a full-time operations role suited for professionals with a background in AI safety, red teaming, or adversarial machine learning. This opportunity places the right candidate at the center of applied research, collaborating directly with frontier AI labs to solve complex data challenges.

Role Overview

AfterQuery is hiring a Strategic Projects Lead to focus on AI safety in San Francisco. This role involves partnering directly with trust and safety, alignment, and safety teams at frontier AI labs to scope complex data challenges and turn them into actionable programs. The person in this position will design adversarial dataset specifications, build repeatable red teaming operations, and guide the development of safety benchmarks.

Key Responsibilities

Partner directly with safety, alignment, and trust and safety teams at frontier AI labs to scope data problems and drive revenue.
Recruit, lead, and manage specialized contributors such as red teamers, security researchers, and domain risk experts while maintaining high quality standards.
Design specifications for adversarial datasets, attack taxonomies, refusal-boundary sets, and safety benchmarks.
Establish repeatable red teaming methodologies, including human campaigns, automated attack generation, and harm taxonomy coverage tracking.
Own projects end-to-end from the initial conversation through final delivery in a fast-paced environment.
Support operational initiatives across analysis, building, coordination, and execution.

Requirements

Two or more years of experience in AI safety, red teaming, trust and safety, adversarial machine learning, or security research at a frontier AI lab, FAANG, or top security firm.
Hands-on adversarial experience involving jailbreaking, stress-testing frontier models, prompt injection research, offensive security, penetration testing, bug bounty, CTFs, or trust and safety enforcement.
Familiarity with how safety work is structured, including harm taxonomies, evaluation design, model policy, and safety frameworks.
High agency, ability to operate in ambiguity, and strong writing skills to clearly specify risk.
Genuine passion for artificial intelligence, interest in entrepreneurship, and a demonstrated track record of competitive success.
Strong leadership and communication abilities.
Proficiency in Python with the ability to write production-quality code.

Nice to Have

Published research in safety, alignment, or security.
A proven track record in model red teaming competitions, CTFs, or bug bounties.
Experience building automated evaluation or red teaming pipelines.
Depth in high-consequence risk domains such as cyber, bio, fraud, financial crime, child safety, or influence operations.
Experience utilizing AI tools to build products and automate workflows.

Skills and Tools

Python
AI Safety Frameworks
Red Teaming Methodologies
Adversarial Machine Learning

Salary and Benefits

Annual Salary: $150,000 to $225,000 in USD
Health insurance including medical, dental, and vision
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Daily UberEats stipend for meals
Monthly wellness stipend

About the Company

AfterQuery is an applied research lab based in San Francisco that curates data solutions for the development of foundation models. Backed by leading investors such as Altos Ventures, BoxGroup, and Y Combinator, alongside prominent angel investors, the organization partners with every frontier AI lab to deliver high-quality data that improves modern AI systems.

How to Apply

Interested candidates should visit the official AfterQuery careers page to submit an application for this role.

Skills and tech stack

Python

Questions candidates ask

What is the location of the Strategic Projects Lead - AI Safety role?

The position is based in San Francisco, California.

What is the salary range for this position?

The annual salary ranges from $150,000 to $225,000 USD.

How much experience is required to apply?

Applicants must have 2 or more years of experience in AI safety, red teaming, trust and safety, adversarial ML, or security research.

What programming language is required for the job?

Python proficiency and the ability to write production-quality code are required.

What benefits are provided to eligible employees?

Eligible employees receive health insurance (medical, vision, dental), a 401(k) with employer match, a daily UberEats meal stipend, and a monthly wellness stipend.

Ready to apply?

The application is on the official AfterQuery careers page.

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