Are you passionate about making AI systems safe, secure, and trustworthy? Microsoft’s Responsible AI (RAI) team in CoreAI seeks an entrepreneurial, hands-on Responsible AI Assessment Lead to partner across functions and shape responsible AI systems and generative AI products. Assessment Leads evaluate generative AI release risks and collaborate with product, policy, research, and engineering teams to design and implement requirements and best practices.

The ideal candidate is a proven sociotechnical translator who understands regulatory and customer needs alongside engineering realities to bridge perspectives. This role requires a deep understanding of generative AI use cases, responsible AI principles, and product and program management to uphold commitments while enabling innovation. A solid technical foundation is essential to grasp measurement and mitigation techniques.

A successful candidate will rigorously understand problems and collectively solve them, and apply pattern-matching, a product mindset, and user-centric perspectives to improve Microsoft’s responsible AI ecosystem and shape next-generation AI products.

Microsoft’s RAI team on CoreAI helps ensure the responsible development and deployment of cutting-edge AI-first products across Microsoft. If you join the RAI team, you will join an organization committed to partnering with stakeholders across policy, research, and engineering to help every product team in Microsoft ship these evolving technologies responsibly.

Microsoft’s mission is to empower every person and every organization on the planet to achieve more. As employees we come together with a growth mindset, innovate to empower others, and collaborate to realize our shared goals. Each day we build on our values of respect, integrity, and accountability to create a culture of inclusion where everyone can thrive at work and beyond.

• Assess product releases for responsible AI risks and mitigation effectiveness while building working relationships and trust.
• Serve as a domain expert in generative AI technology, customer use cases, and responsible AI practices.
• Identify patterns and gaps across use cases, assessments, and requirements, helping others define new solutions and collaborating with engineering and policy partners to clarify requirements and close gaps.
• Help drive continuous improvements in process efficiency and effectiveness at scale, including scaling your knowledge of generative AI technology and use cases, and translating policies into responsible AI practices.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
  • OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Other Requirements:

Ability to meet Microsoft, customer and/or government security screening requirements are required for this role. These requirements include but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings:

• Microsoft Cloud Background Check: This position will be required to pass the Microsoft Cloud background check upon hire/transfer and every two years thereafter.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in Responsible AI and/or AI safety
• Experience with machine learning / AI
• Bachelor's Degree AND 6+ years of experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development OR equivalent experience
• 4+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects
• Experience with Generative AI
• 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code (e.g., sample documentation, product demos)
• Experience using AI tools

Technical Program Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $100,600 - $199,000 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $131,400 - $215,400 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:
https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances. If you need assistance with religious accommodations and/or a reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application process, read more about requesting accommodations.