# Strategic Projects Associate, Safety at Handshake

- Company: Handshake
- What the company does: Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed.
- Company website: http://www.joinhandshake.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Associate
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $120K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-16
- Apply by: 2026-10-31
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/handshake/ab520a1e-0afc-42c8-854d-781917a30427
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/handshake-strategic-projects-associate-safety/

## About the role

As a Safety Strategic Projects Associate (SPA), you will own the execution of large-scale human data programs that directly power frontier AI model training and evaluation. You will design, build, and execute operational workflows supporting model policy annotation and develop evaluations across a range of policy areas. You will use model policy annotation to help inform model training, evaluation, and enforcement decisions across leading AI systems.

## What they're looking for

- A strong academic record as a recent graduate (or someone graduating soon), ideally with internship or light work experience in trust and safety, policy enforcement, regulatory compliance, risk management, management consulting, government, or a related field
- Strong analytical and first-principles problem-solving skills, comfort or aptitude for drawing insights from large datasets (SQL proficiency a plus)
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to work effectively with senior stakeholders and customers
- High ownership and a reliable, detail-oriented approach to execution
- Curiosity and an ability to quickly learn technical AI concepts and industry trends

Tags: HAI Delivery Ops