Responsibilities

• Provide editorial oversight and strategic communications guidance for PAI frameworks, recommendations, guidance documents, reports, and technical outputs.
• Ensure PAI publications are accessible, audience-centered, and positioned for practical adoption by standards organizations, auditors, policymakers, and implementation stakeholders.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Programs & Research, Policy, and Partnership teams to develop dissemination and engagement strategies for major outputs.
• Develop executive briefs, speeches, keynote materials, talking points, strategic messaging documents, press materials, and external communications assets.
• Support storytelling approaches that connect PAI’s technical work to broader societal, governance, and implementation challenges.
• Lead development and execution of PAI’s international communications strategy to strengthen global visibility, influence, and adoption of PAI outputs, with a focus on building PAI’s media and communications presence outside of North America, including the EU and UK as key markets and future markets (including Asia Pacific and Africa)
• Develop messaging frameworks and strategic narratives that position PAI as a leading international voice on responsible AI governance, implementation, and best practices.
• Translate technical, policy, and research outputs into compelling communications tailored for policymakers, regulators, standards organizations, auditors, industry leaders, and global stakeholders.
• Partner with executive leadership to shape organizational positioning, executive communications, and thought leadership strategies.
• Identify emerging global policy, regulatory, and governance conversations where PAI can contribute expertise and leadership.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in editorial leadership, strategic communications, journalism, public affairs, or policy communications, including 5+ years leading teams.
• Exceptional editorial judgment with experience translating complex research, governance, or technical topics into compelling narratives for diverse audiences.
• Proven success developing communications and dissemination strategies that increase the visibility, influence, and adoption of research, frameworks, recommendations, and thought leadership.
• Experience engaging global stakeholder audiences, including policymakers, regulators, standards organizations, industry leaders, researchers, civil society organizations, and media.
• Strong background in earned media, executive communications, thought leadership, and relationship-building with journalists, editors, conference organizers, and other influencers.
• Familiarity with international policy, governance, standards development, or regulatory environments; experience in AI, technology policy, digital governance, or emerging technologies preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives, manage competing priorities, and use audience insights and performance metrics to strengthen communications impact.
• Based in Brussels or London (or eligible to work there)

Preferred

• Experience in AI, technology policy, digital governance, or emerging technologies preferred.

Benefits

• Twenty vacation days, three personal reflection days, and sick and family leave above industry standards
• High-quality PPO and HMO health insurance plans, many 100% covered by PAI
• Dental and vision insurance, 100% covered by PAI
• Up to a 7% 401(k) match, vested immediately
• Automatic cell phone reimbursement ($75/month)
• Up to $1,000 annually in professional development funds
• $150 per month for co-working space access
• Regular team lunches and focused work days
• Opportunities to attend AI-related conferences and to collaborate with our partners across industry, academia, and civil society
• Benefits for candidates based outside the US vary by country. Please refer to our careers page for an updated list of benefits.