# Strategic Projects Lead, Safety at Handshake

- Company: Handshake
- What the company does: Backed by Kleiner Perkins and Lightspeed.
- Company website: http://www.joinhandshake.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: Seattle, WA
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $160K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-07-22
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/handshake/9f946d08-5483-4ed7-9c29-27406ad4492f
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/handshake-strategic-projects-lead-safety-2/

## About the role

As a Strategic Projects Lead (SPL), Safety , 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

- 2+ years of experience in trust and safety, policy enforcement, regulatory compliance, regulatory compliance, risk management, management consulting, government or related field
- Strong analytical and first-principles problem-solving skills applied to scaling operations, proficiency in SQL (or similar) to draw insights from large data sets
- Exceptional communication and stakeholder management skills, including with senior customers
- High ownership mindset with pride in end-to-end accountability
- Curiosity and ability to quickly learn technical AI concepts and industry trends

Tags: HAI Delivery Ops