# Principal, Programs and Policy (Tech and AI) at Omidyar Network

- Company: Omidyar Network
- What the company does: Omidyar Network is a philanthropy whose mission is to bend the arc of the digital revolution toward shared power, prosperity, and possibility.
- Company website: https://www.omidyar.com
- Type: VC firms (AI role)
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: On-site
- Pay: $171K to $214K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-05-26
- Apply by: 2026-10-08
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/omidyarnetwork/jobs/7958194
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/omidyar-network-principal-programs-and-policy-tech-and-ai/

## About the role

In this role, you will help shape how frontier technology develops and who has the capital and convening power to influence that trajectory. Our portfolio includes some of the most consequential AI companies of the decade, and our partners include the people writing the policies, papers, and standards that will govern these technologies for the next two decades.

## What they're looking for

- 7+ years of relevant experience. Strong candidates may come from:
- Early-stage venture capital, especially with a track record of sourcing or working on technical deals and a desire to broaden the aperture beyond pure financial return
- Technology journalism, especially reporters who have moved past writing about the industry to wanting to shape it
- Strategy, business development, or growth roles at a technology startup, particularly where you have had to operate cross-functionally and externally
- A bias toward originating. This role is for someone who finds opportunities, builds relationships, and starts things — not someone who waits for deal flow to arrive
- Strong written and verbal communication. A meaningful share of your impact will come through writing — memos, briefings, op-eds, decks — and through how you show up in rooms

Tags: Programs and Policy