Senior Standards and Governance Manager, DeepMind

This role is to be based in London, with the possibility of Washington, D.C.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: London, UK; Washington D.C., DC, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in public policy, communications, or government affairs, with 3 years of experience focused on technical AI governance, frontier AI safety, or emerging technology policy.
• 2 years of experience translating technical concepts into policy briefings for external policymakers, or translating policy constraints for technical research teams.

Preferred qualifications

• Experience designing, negotiating, or managing third‑party testing protocols, incident disclosure frameworks, or auditing regimes.
• Experience with international standards bodies (e.g., ISO/IEC, INCITS, NIST) or industry coalitions (e.g., Frontier Model Forum), with a track record of drafting, negotiating, or influencing technical and governance standards.
• An established, high‑trust network of global AI safety contacts, including senior government officials, think tanks and technical policy experts in key markets (US, UK, EU).

About the job

Artificial intelligence will be one of humanity’s most transformative inventions. At Google DeepMind, we are a pioneering AI lab with exceptional interdisciplinary teams focused on advancing AI development to solve complex global challenges and accelerate high‑quality product innovation for billions of users. We use our technologies for widespread public benefit and scientific discovery, ensuring safety and ethics are always our highest priority. We are pushing the boundaries across multiple domains. Our global teams offer diverse learning opportunities and varied career pathways for those driven to achieve exceptional results through collective effort.

Compensation

US: $228,000 - $248,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target

Responsibilities

• Engage with international standards bodies (e.g., ISO, INCITS) and industry coalitions like Frontier Model Forum (FMF) to establish technical benchmarks and best practices for advanced AI.
• Establish and oversee steady‑state protocols for unclassified and classified government model evaluations and discuss frameworks for cross‑border incident disclosure.
• Act as the critical bridge between external regulatory developments and internal engineering, translating emerging standards into launch and compliance practices.
• Shape external oversight policies for advanced systems, defining auditor criteria, access protocols and positions on regulatory regimes.
• Work with colleagues across policy and public affairs to orchestrate high‑profile round tables and bilateral engagements that unite external policymakers, civil society, and technical experts with DeepMind’s internal scientists to forge consensus on responsible AI adoption.

Equal Opportunity

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements.

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