Investigate high-severity child safety violations and disrupt malicious actors in partnership with Policy, Legal, Integrity, Global Affairs, Security, and Engineering teams, including through cross-platform and cross-internet research
Support investigations across other high-risk harm areas where child safety concerns intersect
Conduct open-source and cross-platform research to contextualize actors and abuse networks
Develop detection signals, behavioral heuristics, and tracking strategies to proactively identify high-risk users using tools such as SQL, Databricks, and Python
Communicate investigation findings clearly and effectively to internal stakeholders through written briefs, data-backed recommendations, and escalation summaries
Develop a deep, working understanding of OpenAI’s products, internal data systems, and enforcement mechanisms
Collaborate with engineering and data partners to improve investigative tooling, data quality, and analyst workflows
Support time-sensitive escalations and high-priority investigations requiring rapid analysis and sound judgment
Represent investigative findings and work externally with the press, governments, NGOs, and law enforcement agencies
Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to support timely response to high-priority safety incidents and sensitive investigations

Have deep expertise in online child safety and child exploitation threats
Have familiarity or proficiency with technical investigations, especially using SQL, Python, Notebooks and scripts in a government, law enforcement and/or tech-company setting
Speak one or more languages in addition to English
Have at least 5+ years of experience tracking threat actors in abuse domains
Have worked on time-sensitive escalations involving high-risk harm
Have presented analytic findings to senior stakeholders or external partners
Have experience scaling and automating processes, especially with language models

Medical, dental, and vision insurance for you and your family, with employer contributions to Health Savings Accounts
Pre-tax accounts for Health FSA, Dependent Care FSA, and commuter expenses (parking and transit)
401(k) retirement plan with employer match
Paid parental leave (up to 24 weeks for birth parents and 20 weeks for non-birthing parents), plus paid medical and caregiver leave (up to 8 weeks)
Paid time off: flexible PTO for exempt employees and up to 15 days annually for non-exempt employees
13+ paid company holidays, and multiple paid coordinated company office closures throughout the year for focus and recharge, plus paid sick or safe time (1 hour per 30 hours worked, or more, as required by applicable state or local law)
Mental health and wellness support
Employer-paid basic life and disability coverage
Annual learning and development stipend to fuel your professional growth
Daily meals in our offices, and meal delivery credits as eligible
Relocation support for eligible employees
Additional taxable fringe benefits, such as charitable donation matching and wellness stipends, may also be provided.

Abuse Investigator – Child Safety

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