New 
Senior Strategist of Public Policy, Office of Responsible AI
 Microsoft | |
 United States, Washington, Redmond | |
 Oct 24, 2025 | |
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OverviewMicrosoft has an immediate opening for a Senior Strategist of Public Policy, Office of Responsible AI to contribute to our public policy team in the Office of Responsible AI.Microsoft is committed to ensuring that we develop and deploy our AI technologies in ways that uphold our AI principles and warrant people's trust. The Office of Responsible AI plays a leading role in this effort as part of Microsoft's Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs (CELA) team. With a cross-company mandate, we establish internal policy to enact our responsible AI commitments, support the rollout of our responsible AI program, enable our community of Responsible AI Champs, manage the company's AI governance commitments, and guide high-impact engineering and customer projects. We also contribute to the conversation about new laws, norms, and standards needed to advance responsible AI for the benefit of society
ResponsibilitiesLead public policy development and strategy. Reporting to the manager of our Office of Responsible AI public policy team, the Senior Strategist of Public Policy will contribute to a high-performing team, including by leading public policy workstreams focused on designing and building the next generation of public policy positions and working with colleagues internally and externally to advance and implement them. By combining your in-depth understanding of AI technologies and their sociotechnical implications with your knowledge of public policy levers, you will help Microsoft develop evidence-based positions that support the establishment of effective policy interventions, including frameworks that ensure effective policy expectations and guardrails are in place to secure the beneficial use of AI technologies.Collaborations with Research, Engineering, and Internal Policy colleagues. Our responsible AI ecosystem at Microsoft combines policy and governance expertise with a commitment to research-led approaches that are engineered into the AI systems that we build. As such, our public policy work requires close coordination with our colleagues in Microsoft Research who provide scientific foresight on emerging issues and subject matter expertise on each of our AI principles. The Senior Strategist of Public Policy will also work closely with our engineering teams to assess the impact of different policy positions and regulatory proposals and provide insight into emerging regulatory trends to inform their planning cycles. Finally, you will collaborate closely with colleagues in the Office of Responsible AI's Internal Policy and Practice; Sensitive Uses and Emerging Technologies; and Governance, Enablement, Legal and Learning teams to bring insights from our internal policy development to the dialogue on effective public policy measures and ensure that our internal governance is informed by emerging regulatory trends and developments.Collaborations with external stakeholders. The development and adoption of effective public policy measures require deep collaboration with stakeholders external to Microsoft, including representatives of civil society, academia, government, and industry. The Senior Strategist of Public Policy builds and maintains ongoing relationships with external stakeholders and proactively identifies opportunities to collaborate on effective regulatory strategies.Trend analysis and coordination with global Government Affairs teams. Working in close partnership with our Government Affairs teams around the world, the Senior Strategist of Public Policy will help ensure that public policy trends across geographies are identified in a timely way to help inform the Office of Responsible AI's planning and prioritization processes. Leveraging the infrastructure maintained by our central coordination teams, you will help develop materials and training to equip and partner with and empower our Government Affairs colleagues in local policy advocacy on responsible AI.The Senior Strategist of Public Policy will be called upon to represent Microsoft externally on a range of issues at the intersection of responsible AI and regulation. The successful candidate will spend time speaking in public fora and be expected to contribute to whitepapers and other publications.Elevating our Team. The Senior Strategist of Public Policy is an exemplary leader who embodies our culture and values. You have a track record of high ethical standards, unquestioned integrity, and a steadfast commitment to advancing the company's diversity and inclusion commitments. | |