Generalist reviewing and assessing domain - specific documents for Mercor. Providing structured feedback to help leading AI labs train and enhance frontier AI systems.
About the role
- Global Government Engagement Lead advancing responsible AI policy at Partnership on AI, a nonprofit shaping equitable AI governance. Building government relationships, policy submissions, and international convenings.
Responsibilities
- Drive PAI’s global government engagement portfolio
- Develop tailored engagement strategies for priority jurisdictions and institutions
- Map key stakeholders and assess government priorities, focus areas, and gaps
- Identify new government partners and deepen existing relationships
- Support PAI representation in bodies such as the Council of Europe
- Recommend thematic priorities for jurisdictions in consultation with Programs & Research
- Develop MoU proposals with government entities for PAI Legal review
- Represent PAI in international and jurisdiction-specific policy discussions
- Organize multi-stakeholder convenings with policymakers and PAI Partners
- Lead submissions to government calls for evidence
- Translate research and data into public policy positions and briefing documents
- Design and deliver listening sessions and convenings for policymakers
- Support engagement strategies for major government events, summits, and multilateral fora
- Design convenings and lead resulting summary documents and position papers
- Prepare event engagement strategies, talking points, bilateral meeting lists, scheduling, stakeholder coordination, and preparation packages
- Track metrics and report on PAI policy convenings and government engagement
- Draft briefing books for PAI’s CEO and senior leadership
- Provide verbal briefings and accompany senior leaders on US and international government engagements
- Monitor, interpret, and analyze worldwide policy developments, legislative texts, and international AI policies and frameworks
- Maintain policy tracking mechanisms and keep the organization informed through regular updates
- Brief teams ahead of policy events and connect policy work across PAI departments, partners, and stakeholders
Requirements
- Masters degree or higher in related discipline or equivalent (7+ years) work experience required
- Significant experience in government relations, public policy, or international affairs, ideally with some exposure to technology or AI policy
- Track record of building relationships with senior government and multilateral stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions
- Strong writing skills, with experience producing briefing materials, evidence submissions, or position papers for senior audiences
- Ability to manage multiple concurrent workstreams against tight external deadlines
- Willingness and ability to travel internationally for government meetings and events
- Experience working in or with multi-stakeholder, non-profit, or mission-driven organizations is a plus
- Stakeholder management skills to build strong relationships, manage conflicting opinions and priorities, and deliver through others
- Strong team player and project manager able to work across the organization, build stakeholder engagement/tracking processes, and coordinate between teams
- Analytical and strategic thinker able to identify trends and synthesize critical facts or statistics in briefs, memos, position papers, and presentations
- Strong understanding of political sensitivities to identify key issues and risks before they arise
- Must be eligible to work in the United States or Canada, as applicable to location of residence
- PAI is unable to sponsor visas at this time
- Complete application including cover letter and resume/CV
Benefits
- Twenty vacation days, three personal reflection days, and sick and family leave above industry standards
- High-quality PPO and HMO health insurance plans, many 100% covered by PAI
- Dental and vision insurance, 100% covered by PAI
- Up to a 7% 401(k) match, vested immediately
- Automatic cell phone reimbursement ($75/month)
- Up to $1,000 annually in professional development funds
- $150 per month for co-working space access
- Regular team lunches and focused work days
- Opportunities to attend AI-related conferences and to collaborate with partners across industry, academia, and civil society
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