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Sr. Analyst, Safety Operations (Child Safety)
Palo Alto, CA · Senior · Full-time · Posted Apr 2, 2026
- Experience
- 3+ years in a stated safety-related field.
- Visa sponsorship
- Applicant must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. lawful permanent resident, refugee, or asylee, or be eligible to obtain required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State.
About the job
Investigates and enforces child-safety policies, while contributing labels, feedback, and curated data to improve Grok’s detection and handling of harmful content.
What you'll do
- Monitor, investigate, and take action on policy-violating content and behavior, escalating cases and making external reports when appropriate.
- Process appeals, audit automations, and label or annotate safety cases and policy-compliance projects.
- Provide feedback and curated data to improve AI safety defenses and enforcement processes.
What they ask for
- 3+ years of professional experience in online child safety, criminal investigations, Trust & Safety operations, or another safety field.
- Experience improving Large Language Models (LLMs), specifically related to Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE).
Nice to have
- Expertise in identifying and mitigating CSAM/CSE, grooming, and AI-generated-content risks, with knowledge of legal obligations and industry standards.
- Experience in social-media Trust and Safety, safety automation, child-safety organizations or tools, classifiers, or LLM red-teaming.
Pay
$43.75 - $62.50 USD per hour (base salary)
Tools
Grok, Large Language Models (LLMs), NCMEC
AI focus
Contribute labels, annotations, curated data, and feedback to improve Grok and other AI defenses against illegal and unethical behavior; the posting also notes experience improving LLMs for CSE and red-teaming as preferred.
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