Six Figure Work

Program Manager, Harmful Activity

xAI

Company websitex.ai (xAI, opens in new tab)

Base salary $110K  to $145K

Employer-published annual base salary, USD. Advertised base range in Austin, TX +3 more

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  • LocationAustin, TX +3 more
  • WorkplaceWorkplace not stated
  • Status at last checkSource accepting applications when checked
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All places named
  • Austin, TX
  • Bastrop, TX
  • New York, NY
  • Palo Alto, CA

About this job

SpaceX was founded under the belief that a future where humanity is out exploring the stars is fundamentally more exciting than one where we are not. Today, SpaceX is actively developing the technologies to make this possible, with the ultimate goal of making life multiplanetary and expanding consciousness to the stars.

SpaceXSI is building Super Intelligence to help humanity understand the universe. Our teams are building the full Super Intelligence stack: from our Colossus supercomputers, to Grok models, to our suite of applications, including Grok Bot, Grok Build, Grok Imagine, Grok Voice, and X. We're creating a powerful flywheel where more compute trains better models, better models power more useful products, and what we learn from people using those products shapes what we build next.

PROGRAM MANAGER, HARMFUL ACTIVITY

We serve our community of users and customers by working tirelessly to preserve free expression and choice, create limitless interactivity, and maintain a safe digital marketplace. The Safety Integrity Program Manager, Harmful Activity will drive priorities, measures, and system health for harmful activity, owning program standards and execution across upstream systems and downstream operations.

You are an experienced program manager with a strong background in content integrity, abuse, or risk programs at scale. You are skilled at setting requirements for detection and automation, translating policy and legal constraints into practical workflows and controls, and driving cross-functional partners to improve coverage, precision, and enforcement quality. You thrive in fast-paced environments and excel at turning operational signals into lasting improvements.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Drive priorities, measures, and system health for harmful activity, and continuously improve execution
  • Set requirements and success criteria for detection and automation, and drive Product, Engineering, and Operations to improve coverage, precision, and enforcement quality at scale
  • Translate legal, policy, and technical constraints into practical requirements, workflows, controls, and escalation paths for Product, Engineering, and Operations
  • Identify gaps in the current framework and drive enhancements to policies, procedures, controls, and workflows
  • Own escalations, quality assurance, and complex case patterns for residual volume, and use those signals to harden standards and automation over time
  • Align and drive Product, Engineering, Policy, Legal, and Operations partners to resolve dependencies, make decisions, and move critical work forward with clear accountable ownership
  • Build and maintain the documentation, guidance, and operating standards that embed consistent execution across the program
  • Monitor relevant regulatory developments, assess impact on the program, and ensure requirements stay accurate and executable
  • Track and report operational performance, risks, and improvement opportunities with clear recommendations for leadership

BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 5+ years in content integrity, safety operations, abuse operations, or program roles supporting enforcement or risk programs at scale
  • Experience working with automated or model-driven enforcement systems, including detection, classifiers, or policy automation

PREFERRED SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:

  • Experience owning or supporting program priorities, measures, and operational health for content or risk domains
  • Experience translating policy or legal requirements into practical workflows, controls, and escalation paths
  • Working knowledge of harmful activity domains and how policy, legal, and technical constraints shape response
  • Proven ability to drive cross-functional work with Product, Engineering, Policy, Legal, and Operations partners
  • Strong analytical skills with experience using operational data to identify gaps, prioritize interventions, and track outcomes
  • Clear written and verbal communication; able to brief leadership and document standards, decisions, and recommendations
  • Direct experience with harmful activity, integrity, or abuse programs at scale
  • Experience setting requirements for detection, classifiers, or automation and partnering with Product or Engineering teams on outcomes
  • Experience owning escalations, quality assurance, or residual case handling for enforcement programs
  • Experience converting operational signals into product, process, or policy changes
  • Exposure to integrity risks involving synthetic content, model misuse, or scaled manipulation
  • Experience improving operating standards, documentation, and controls in a live program environment
  • Background in high-scale consumer platforms, marketplaces, or technology products

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS:

$110,000 - $145,000 USD

Base salary is just one part of our total rewards package at SpaceXSI, which also includes equity, comprehensive medical, vision, and dental coverage, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, short & long-term disability insurance, life insurance, and various other discounts and perks.

ITAR REQUIREMENTS:

  • To conform to U.S. Government export regulations, applicant must be a (i) U.S. citizen or national, (ii) U.S. lawful, permanent resident (aka green card holder), (iii) Refugee under 8 U.S.C. § 1157, or (iv) Asylee under 8 U.S.C. § 1158, or be eligible to obtain the required authorizations from the U.S. Department of State. Learn more about the ITAR here. 

SpaceXSI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our Recruitment Privacy Notice.

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Pay in context

This role's base floor ($110,000) is above 13% of the 125 Program & Project Management roles in Texas listed on this site; 4 others list the same floor. Their median floor is $122,000; the middle half runs from $115,600 to $148,700.

Only jobs on this site count, and each one publishes a base salary of $100,000 or more, so this compares six-figure jobs with each other, not with the whole market. Computed Nov 5, 2026.

This range next to 6 other live xAI roles with the nearest advertised base floor
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This range next to 6 other live xAI roles with the nearest advertised base floor
RolePublished base
Program Manager, Harmful Activity (this listing)$110K - $145K
Program Manager, Prohibited & Regulated Content$110K - $145K
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Vulnerabilty Analyst$100K - $258K
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Employer-stated posting date
2026-08-17
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Location as the employer wrote it: Austin, TX; Bastrop, TX; New York, NY; Palo Alto, CA

$110,000 - $145,000 USD

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