The BHR Group Digital Rights Careers Newsletter - Issue 24

Dear Colleagues:

I started in-house at a tech company nearly 25 years ago, and I recall that so many of us inside industry believed the Internet was a nearly indisputable force for good. Nearly. As Rebecca MacKinnon (now VP for Global Advocacy at the Wikimedia Foundation) wrote in her 2012 book Consent of the Networked, “[A]lthough the Internet empowers dissent and activism, it is not an instant freedom tonic that, when applied in sufficient quantities, automatically results in freedom.”

Sometimes I think we’ve surely learned over the past two and a half decades that the Internet’s impact on the world is far more complicated and nuanced, it’s hardly a freedom tonic. Yes, it’s essential to document human rights abuses and to enable expression, for example; but, it’s also dangerously central in amplifying hate speech and disinformation, including around elections. And although more and more tech leaders acknowledge the real risks, the companies they lead don’t often enough sufficiently resource and empower the teams – human rights, trust & safety, privacy, content moderation, elections integrity, policy, law enforcement response, responsible AI – that study, anticipate, and guard against the dangers.

Internships, fellowships, and jobs in these fields inside companies are still out there though, as are roles in this field in civil society, academia, government, think tanks, law firms, multi-stakeholder initiatives, international organizations, and the media. Take a look at the listings below to see what roles are available to protect and advance human rights in the tech sector. We need these roles, and empowered leaders in them, now more than ever.

Michael Samway
The Business and Human Rights Group
Website: www.thebhrgroup.com 

Positions in Policy, Law, and Digital Rights

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Civil Society/Non-Profits

Consultant(s) to support gender integration in policy and regulation for community-centred connectivity models | Association for Progressive Communications

Policy Counsel, Security and Surveillance Project | Center for Democracy & Technology (Washington D.C.)

State Engagement Lead | Center for Democracy & Technology (Washington D.C.)

Academic-year Externships | Center for Democracy & Technology

Program Manager - Human Rights Initiative | Center for Strategic & International Studies (Washington D.C.)

AI Governance Analyst | Centre pour la Sécurité de l’IA (CeSIA) (Paris, Remote)

Project Officer Grants and Contracts for Middle East and North Africa | Digital Defenders Partnership (Remote)

Legal Internships | Electronic Frontier Foundation

First Amendment Coalition Legal Fellow | First Amendment Coalition (Remote)

Global Communications Manager | Future of Privacy Forum (Multiple Locations)

Program Director | Global Investigative Journalism Network (Remote)

Graduate Student Internship Program | Intelligence and National Security Alliance

Policy and Technology Research Writer | Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN)

Internships | National Endowment for Democracy

Head of Platform Lead | One Project (Remote)

2025 Fellowship Program | Tech Policy Press

Vice President of AI Policy | TechEquity (Remote)

Senior Advisor - Data & AI | Tony Blair Institute for Global Change (Multiple Locations)

Press/Media

2025 National Hearst Journalism Fellowship Program | Houston Chronicle (Multiple Locations)

Senior Director, Global Internet & Technology Initiatives | Internews (Washington D.C.)

Open-Source Reporter, Visual Investigations | New York Times (New York)

Defense Reporter, Space and Emerging Tech | POLITICO (Virginia)

Reporter, Morning Tech | POLITICO (Virginia)

Reporter, Technology | The Hill (Washington D.C.)

Reporter, Tech Deals | The Information (New York, California)

Academia

Doctoral awards on electoral misinformation and technology-facilitated gender-based violence | Birmingham City University (United Kingdom)

Policy Counsel, Knight First Amendment Institute | Columbia University (New York)

Assistant Dean, Privacy and Technology Law Program | George Washington University Law School (Washington D.C.)

Program Manager, Emerging Technology, Scientific Advancement, and Global Policy | Harvard Kenedy School (Massachusetts)

Applied Social Media Lab Fellowship Program, Berkman Klein Center for Internet and Society | Harvard University (Massachusetts)

Student Research Assistants, Rebooting Social Media/Applied Social Media Lab, Berkman Klein Center for Internet & Society | Harvard University (Massachusetts)

Associate Director, Emerging Technologies Initiative | Johns Hopkins University (Maryland)

Assistant Professor of Journalism | Northwestern University (Illinois)

AI Policy Fellow, Princeton Laboratory for Artificial Intelligence | Princeton University (New Jersey)

Dean, College of Information, Data and Society | San José State University (California)

Doctoral Candidate (MSCA) in legal and ethical aspects of LLM-based tools | Technical University of Munich (Germany)

Internship, Center for Human-Compatible Artificle Intelligence | UC Berkeley (California)

Assistant Professor (Philosophy - AI Ethics) | University of Illinois Chicago (Illinois)

Tenured Associate Professor or Professor in Cybersecurity | University of Maryland, Baltimore County (Maryland)

Associate Professor or Professor, Journalism (Tenure) with Expertise in Latino Communities Issues | University of Southern California (California)

Law and Artificial Intelligence: Assist/Assoc or Full Professor of Law | University of Wisconsin Law School (Wisconsin)

International Organizations

Adviser on Human Rights and New Technologies, Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights | OSCE (Poland)

Human Rights Officer (2 Positions) | UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (Switzerland)

Head of Frontier Technologies | World Economic Forum (California)

Lead, Public Sector Innovation and Technology | World Economic Forum (New York)

Think Tanks/Research Institutions

Hellman and Simons Fellowship in Science and Technology Policy | American Academy of Arts & Sciences (Massachusetts)

Research Assistants/Associates, Defense Program | Center for a New American Security

Privacy and Digital Policy Analyst | Centre for Information Policy Leadership (Washington D.C.)

Edward R. Murrow Press Fellowship | Council on Foreign Relations (New York)

Fellowships & Internships | EPIC (Washington D.C.)

Researcher / Senior Researcher - Policy and Standards | Institute for AI Policy and Strategy (Remote)

Geospatial Intelligence and National Security Technologies Internship Spring 2025 | Institute for the Study of War (Remote, Hybrid, In-Person)

National Security and Intelligence Analysis Internship Spring 2025 | Institute for the Study of War (Remote, Hybrid, In-Person)

Technology and Security Policy Fellows | RAND (Multiple Locations)

AI and Information Security Analyst (TERM position) | RAND (Washington D.C.)

Legislative Analyst III – Technology Policy | RAND (Washington D.C.)

Government

General Counsel | Australian eSafety Commissioner (Australia)

Science for Development Fellowship | U.S. Agency for International Development

Foreign Affairs Specialist (Cyber Policy), Office of the Asst. Secretary of Defense for Cyber, Deputy Asst. Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy | U.S. Department of Defense (Virginia)

Diplomatic Technology Officer | U.S. Department of State (Multiple Locations)

Analyst in Science and Technology Policy | U.S. Library of Congress (Washington D.C.)

Industry

Gen AI Security Researcher | ActiveFence (Israel)

Malware Researcher | ActiveFence (Israel)

Webint Analyst | ActiveFence (Israel Remote)

Webint Analyst | ActiveFence (Philippines Remote)

UK Misinformation Analyst | ActiveFence (UK Remote)

Public Policy Manager | Adobe (California, Washington D.C.)

Senior Legal Counsel | Adobe (Multiple Locations)

Senior Legal Counsel - Digital Video & Audio | Adobe (Multiple Locations)

Director, Cybersecurity Public Policy | Adobe (Washington D.C.)

Alibaba International Digital Commerce Group-International GR and IPR-Operations Associate, International Government Affairs | Alibaba International (Washington D.C., California)

Corporate Counsel ISP Compliance APAC, Project Kuiper (Satellites) | Amazon (Australia)

Principal, EU Economic and Competition Policy, Public Policy | Amazon (Belgium)

Corporate Counsel, Alexa Legal | Amazon (California, Washington)

Corporate Affairs Manager, Public Policy Germany | Amazon (Germany)

EMEA Lead Privacy Counsel, AWS Legal | Amazon (Germany)

Legal Counsel | Amazon (Germany)

Public Policy Specialist, AWS | Amazon (Hong Kong)

Corporate Counsel, IN-Legal, Marketplace | Amazon (India)

Legal Intern | Amazon (Italy)

Associate Corporate Counsel, Regulatory, (Japan Legal) | Amazon (Japan)

Principal, Public Policy | Amazon (Japan)

Senior Manager, Mexico Public Policy | Amazon (Mexico)

Senior Manager, Mexico, AWS Public Policy | Amazon (Mexico)

Associate Corporate Counsel, Artificial Intelligence | Amazon (Multiple Locations)

Corporate Counsel, Privacy, AWS Legal | Amazon (Multiple Locations)

Sr. Program Manager, Prime Video Trust & Safety | Amazon (Multiple Locations)

Corporate Counsel, LATAM | Amazon (New Jersey)

Public Policy Manager - South East Asia, International Public Policy | Amazon (Singapore)

Sr. Privacy and AI Specialist, Ops Trust | Amazon (Tennessee, Virginia)

Head of Public Policy, Thailand, AWS Global Public Policy | Amazon (Thailand)

Corporate Counsel, AWS Legal | Amazon (United Kingdom)

EMEA Privacy Counsel, AWS Legal | Amazon (United Kingdom)

Senior Privacy Counsel, AWS Legal | Amazon (United Kingdom)

Associate Corporate Counsel, AWS Product Safety and Compliance | Amazon (Virginia, Washington)

Manager, Law Enforcement, Kuiper, Global Service Compliance | Amazon (Virginia, Washington)

Corporate Counsel, Cross Border & Expansion | Amazon (Washington)

Corporate Counsel, Artificial Intelligence | Amazon (Washington, Virginia)

Senior Manager, Sustainability Policy, Americas Public Policy | Amazon (Washington, Virginia)

Senior Manager, AI Governance | Analog Devices (Ireland)

VP, Legal | Andela (Remote)

Commercial Counsel | Anthropic (California)

Threat Investigator, Trust & Safety | Anthropic (Multiple Locations)

Privacy Counsel - Wallet, Payments, and Commerce | Apple (California)

Product Manager | ASL19 (Remote)

Intelligence Analyst | BAE Systems (Washington D.C.)

Head of Legal | BitPay (Remote)

SEC - Corporate Counsel  | C3.ai (California)

SVP, Global Tech & Cyber Regulatory Management (Hybrid) | Citi (Florida)

Chief Compliance Officer and Head of Regulatory | CLEAR (Washington D.C.)

Multiple Positions | Cloudflare (Multiple Locations)

Director, Global Government Relations & Partnerships | Cloudflare (Washington D.C.)

Associate, Cyber Threat Intelligence Analyst | CLS (New York, New Jersey)

Data Fellowship | Dalberg Data Insights (Kenya, Uganda)

Senior Manager, US State Public Policy | Discord (California, U.S. Remote)

Senior Product Counsel, Dasher + Logistics | DoorDash (California, Washington)

Legislative Counsel & Policy Advisor, Autonomy & Robotics | DoorDash (Washington D.C.)

Senior Director, Global Product Counsel | eBay (California)

Responsible AI Strategy & Training Manager | Elsevier (United Kingdom, the Netherlands)

Lead Counsel, Trust & Safety | Epic Games (Multiple Locations)

Corporate Counsel | Foursquare (California)

Head of Government Affairs | Galvanick (Washington D.C.)

Senior Director, Government Affairs and Public Policy, Google Cloud | Google (Belgium)

Product Manager, Content Safety, Core Privacy, Safety, Security | Google (Brazil)

Engagement Abuse Analyst, Trust and Safety | Google (India)

Open Source Intelligence Collection Analyst | Google (India)

Policy Enforcement Manager, Harmful and Dangerous, YouTube | Google (India)

Regulatory Readiness Analyst, Trust and Safety | Google (Ireland)

Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Content Advisory Global Lead | Google (Ireland)

Associate Regulatory Counsel, Privacy | Google (Multiple Locations)

Policy Specialist, Legal Content Policy and Standards (Mandarin, English) | Google (Singapore)

Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, Content Advisory Global Lead | Google (United Kingdom)

Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs, EMEA Defense Lead | Google (United Kingdom)

Government Affairs and Public Policy Manager, Google Cloud | Google (Washington D.C.)

Senior Policy Counsel | Grammarly (U.S. Hybrid)

Senior Policy Counsel | Grammarly (U.S. Remote, Hybrid)

Global Emerging Regulations Leader | Honeywell (Multiple Locations)

AI Governance Lead- Vice President | JPMorganChase (Multiple Locations)

Tech Risk Engagement Lead- Policy and Partnerships | JPMorganChase (New York)

Vice President of Federal | Latent AI (Washington D.C., New Jersey)

Social Impact Intern - Summer 2025 | LinkedIn (California)

Legal Counsel, Product | McAfee (Remote)

Director & Associate General Counsel, Governance | Meta (California)

Privacy Policy Manager, Monetization | Meta (California, Washington D.C.)

Public Policy Manager, France (11 months contract) | Meta (France)

Associate General Counsel - Integrity, Risk, and Compliance | Meta (Ireland, United Kingdom)

Associate General Counsel, Product (Youth) | Meta (Ireland, United Kingdom)

Associate General Counsel, Competition and Regulatory | Meta (Multiple Locations)

Associate General Counsel, Product & Privacy | Meta (Multiple Locations)

Director & Associate General Counsel, AI | Meta (Multiple Locations)

International Corporate Legal Paralegal | Meta (Multiple Locations)

Lead Counsel, Global Privacy Compliance | Meta (Multiple Locations)

Lead Counsel, Privacy | Meta (Multiple Locations)

Public Policy Manager, Competition and AI Foundation Models | Meta (Multiple Locations)

Public Policy Manager, Connectivity and Infrastructure | Meta (Multiple Locations)

Stakeholder Engagement Manager, Product Policy | Meta (Multiple Locations)

Public Policy Associate Manager- South Asia | Meta (Singapore)

Public Policy Associate Manager, Human Rights | Meta (Singapore)

Program Manager, Actor Integrity Operations | Meta (Texas)

Policy Planning Manager | Meta (Washington D.C.)

Public Policy Manager, U.S. Policy | Meta (Washington D.C.)

Privacy & Data Policy Manager | Meta (Washington D.C., New York)

Regulatory Counsel, Responsible AI | Microsoft (Belgium)

Director, Government Affairs | Microsoft (Indonesia)

Director - Government Affairs | Microsoft (Japan)

Director, Public Affairs | Microsoft (Washington D.C.)

Head of Government Affairs, East Asia | Nokia (Japan)

Lead Counsel, Saudi Arabia | Nokia (Multiple Locations)

Senior Legal Counsel NI APAC (12 months fixed term) | Nokia (Multiple Locations)

Legal Counsel | Nokia (Viet Nam)

US Privacy Counsel | Palantir Technologies (California)

Deputy Chief of Party, USAID/Advancing Digital Democracy | Palladium (Washington D.C.)

Project Director, USAID/Advancing Digital Democracy | Palladium (Washington D.C.)

Director, Inclusive Cyber Ecosystem | Palo Alto Networks (California)

Director, Privacy Counsel | Palo Alto Networks (California)

Sr. Global Privacy and Data Protection Counsel | Pendo (North Carolina, New York)

Investigative Journalist: Digital Advertising Tech | Pixalate (Multiple Locations)

Director of Federal Government Affairs | RELX (Washington D.C.)

Senior Product Manager, Safety | Roblox (California)

Director, Government Affairs and Fintech Policy | Rocket Companies (Washington D.C.)

Director, Head of Compliance | Scale (California)

Strategic Projects Lead, Generative AI | Scale AI (California, New York)

Commercial Counsel | Snap (California)

Global Head of Product Legal | Snap (California)

Head of Public Policy Nordics | Snap (Denmark, Sweden)

Counsel, Safety & Law Enforcement | Snap (Multiple Locations)

Senior Privacy Counsel | Snap (United Kingdom)

Head of Platform Policy | Snap (Washington D.C.)

Director, Policy and Government Affairs | SoFi (New York)

Director, Privacy & Data | Sony Interactive Entertainment (California)

Global Satellite Policy Advisor (Africa) | SpaceX (Washington D.C.)

Public Affairs Manager | Tencent (Washington D.C.)

Associate Principal Counsel, Privacy | The Walt Disney Company (California)

Senior Public Policy and Government Relations Manager - Minor Safety - Global Public Policy - Europe | TikTok (Belgium)

Global Policy Lead, Violent Behaviors & Dangerous Actors - Trust and Safety | TikTok (California)

Head of Data Center Policy - Global Public Policy - Europe | TikTok (Ireland)

Senior Public Policy and Government Relations Manager - Global Public Policy | TikTok (Israel)

Public Policy Manager | TikTok (Japan)

Legal Counsel | TikTok (Malaysia)

Senior Legal Counsel | TikTok (Mexico)

Global Issue Policy Lead, High Risk and Regulated ActivitiesGlobal Issue Policy Lead, High Risk and Regulated Activities | TikTok (Singapore)

Policy Lead, Global Safety & Support, Trust & Safety | TikTok (Singapore)

Policy Manager - Pakistan, Trust and Safety | TikTok (Singapore)

Public Policy Leader | TikTok (Singapore)

Government Relations and Public Policy Manager - Global Public Policy - Southern Africa | TikTok (South Africa)

Legal Counsel - Spain & Portugal | TikTok (Spain)

Public Policy Manager, E-Commerce | TikTok (Thailand)

Public Policy Manager - Global Public Policy- Nepal | TikTok (United Arab Emirates)

VP – Government Relations | Verisign (Virginia)

Chief of Party (COP) for Advancing Digital Democracy | Vistant (Maryland)

Public Policy & Human Rights Intern | Yahoo! (U.S. Remote)

Industry Associations

State Policy Director | Computer & Communications Industry Association (Washington D.C.)

Policy Fellow (Trade and Global Policy) | Information Technology Industry Council

Firms/Consultancies

Associate Director or Manager, Asvisory Services | Article One (New York, Washington D.C.)

Cyberspace Policy Analyst | Booz Allen Hamilton (Maryland)

Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Advisor | Booz Allen Hamilton (Virginia)

Technology Strategy, Emerging Tech | Deloitte (Virginia)

DGA ASG Internship Program- Spring 2025 | DGA Albright Stronebridge Group (Washington D.C.)

Corporate Practice Technology Attorney | O'Melveny & Myers LLP (New York)

Program Officer | RWD Consulting (Washington D.C.)

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