Overview of FPF Center for Artificial Intelligence:
FPF works to advance responsible data practices. Staffed with experts in law, technology, and public policy, FPF operates on the belief that technological innovation and new uses of data can help solve big societal problems and improve lives. We work to reach consensus on ethical norms, policies, and business practices to address new privacy challenges.
FPF operates in five countries with policy expertise across six continents, and brings the privacy and data protection community together through annual events, including the D.C. Privacy Forum, the Brussels Privacy Symposium, our annual meeting for Advisory Board members and Privacy Executives Summit.
FPF also provides a corporate membership for privacy and AI teams to stay up-to-date with in-depth tracking and analysis, network with peers, attend events and trainings, learn from senior leaders across sectors and locations, and access resources via the FPF Member Portal.
In 2024, FPF launched the FPF Center for Artificial Intelligence, an initiative that expands FPF’s role as a global forum for privacy executives navigating rapid change in AI development, deployment, and governance. Specifically, the team focuses more deeply on a range of AI-specific technical, operational, and policy issues – such as AI agents, identifiability within the AI lifecycle, and global multi-jurisdictional AI risk management and governance.
About This Role
Based in Washington, DC and reporting to the Senior Director for the Center for Artificial Intelligence, this role will serve as the organizational lead on corporate AI risk management and governance, and oversee a broad AI law and policy portfolio. This involves coordinating with FPF members to conduct benchmarking, facilitate small group discussions, analyze emerging governance resources and tools, and research and write substantive legal and policy resources for members on emerging AI governance issues.
Areas of focus may include, for example, researching, writing, and speaking about emerging AI-related law and policy; working collaboratively with senior corporate executives to benchmark and establish best practices (or similar guidance/resources) in emerging practical AI governance issue areas; and investigating novel future-looking technical policy issues.
This is a new position designed to address emerging membership needs related to AI governance. It is designed for an emerging public policy leader in AI governance, data protection, and privacy, who also has a desire to help define, build, and grow FPF’s AI Governance portfolio, in line with FPF strategic objections and membership needs. This may include establishing success metrics, determining resource needs, and helping create the operational framework for this new role. As the data governance world continues to rapidly evolve, a successful person in this role should also be flexible and able to rapidly adapt to significant shifts in priorities, policies, and practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Tracking, analyzing, and informing FPF members on global AI governance efforts – such as management of agentic AI systems and protocols; standards-setting efforts (e.g., ISO, NIST), LLM benchmarking efforts, developments in AI auditing and certification bodies; developments in conducting PIAs, DPIAs, and similar risk assessments (including using AI tools).
- Researching and writing about emerging global data protection, AI, and related regulations, with a focus on the novel areas of intersection between AI and data protection law.
- Exploring cutting edge technical questions involving generative AI models – for example, agentic standards setting (MCP, A2A), model transparency efforts, deletion and consumer choice mechanisms;
- Informing public policy through regular blog posts, white papers, and public speaking at Privacy and AI Governance-focused conferences
- Leading and expanding efforts to enable our corporate members to network and benchmark with each other, including working collaboratively with the Membership Team to lead convenings of FPF’s Privacy Executives Network.
Required Skills and Experience:
- J.D. or similar advanced degree (e.g. MPP)
- 3-7 years of relevant work experience. An ideal candidate will have some experience working in-house in an AI governance or privacy risk management capacity, or have similar relevant experience working directly with corporate stakeholders (e.g. law firm or consulting experience)
- Demonstrated AI Governance knowledge (for example, through the AIGP certification)
- Demonstrated expertise in core privacy and data protection law and policy (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), and a strong understanding of how these frameworks intersect with issues related to the development and deployment of AI systems
- Excellent writing skills
- Excellent communication skills
- Demonstrated ability to research, understand, distill, and explain highly complex technical and legal issues to a range of audiences
- Ability to work in a highly collaborative and fast-paced team environment;
Preferred Skills and Experience:
- Cybersecurity knowledge or experience is strongly preferred
- An ideal candidate has a solid understanding of the data flows underpinning modern mobile and web ecosystems (e.g. HTML, mobile/web, cookies, APIs, web scraping, etc.). Any technical savvy, or demonstrated experience working with technologists or engineers, is a plus.
Location and Work Expectations:
- The position is located in FPF’s office in downtown Washington DC, which has a 3+ days/week in-person office requirement. FPF Education and Innovation Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization.
- The role is only open to candidates who already have the right to work within the United States.
NOTE: If you are interested in this role, but are not sure whether you meet all of the qualifications described above, please apply anyway.
Salary Range: $115,000 – $140,000, Commensurate with experience.
To apply, please submit a cover letter, resume, and 1-2 writing samples in PDF format in an application through the FPF Career Center. If you have applied for other roles at FPF, you must apply again to be considered for this role.
FPF knows that having a diverse workforce is essential to our work. We do not discriminate against any candidate based on their race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, or age. If we can make the application process easier through accommodation in the recruitment process, please reach out to [email protected].