About the job
You’ll lead our engagement with the White House, regulatory agencies, the intelligence community, and other national governments. You'll leverage your policy network to identify emerging opportunities and challenges, utilize your understanding of policy needs to drive research work at RAND CAST, translate technical AI security conclusions into actionable policy recommendations, and ensure RAND's expertise informs key policy decisions.
Responsibilities
Organize and lead policy roundtables and briefings
Represent RAND in congressional testimonies and agency meetings
Maintain a regular presence at key policy forums and events
Be involved in policy working groups and industry consortia, working closely with our technical teams to develop and communicate policy-relevant insights
Qualifications
Minimum
6+ years of policy experience, with a focus on cybersecurity or emerging technology
Strong relationships and credibility in the cybersecurity or technology policy fields
Familiarity with U.S. cybersecurity agencies, authorities, and policy development processes
Experience with advising non-technical stakeholders on technical topics
Strong ability to communicate effectively in English, both verbally and in writing
Ability to work effectively in a collaborative, multidisciplinary environment
Fluency with MS Office suite
Preferred
Experience working with or for congressional committees, regulatory agencies, or executive branch offices
Technical experience in security engineering, software engineering, firmware engineering, hardware engineering, or related fields
Understanding of advanced persistent threat (APT) tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) and experience with defending against them
Familiarity with the AI/ML hardware and software stack
Experience working on AI research, ML model training, or model deployment
Experience with securing AI systems