Trust and Safety Lead

The Role We are hiring a Trust & Safety Lead to build and own OpenRouter's Trust, Safety, and Compliance function. This is a 0 1 role. You will define policy, build systems, and handle operations, then scale the function over time. Core Challenges • Enforcing different model provider policies through a unified API • Preventing users from routing around restrictions • Designing sanctions and export controls with imperfect signals • Balancing developer experience with enterprise controls • Detecting coordinated abuse across accounts, usage, and payments Responsibilities Policy & Enforcement • Define policies across accounts, payments, and API usage • Ensure compliance with sanctions and regulatory requirements • Translate provider policies into platform-level enforcement • Design enforcement actions and appeals Systems & Risk • Build a risk-based system driven by aggregated signals • Develop unified risk scoring and tiered enforcement • Partner with engineering on sanctions controls, identity validation, and enforcement systems • Introduce ML-assisted detection for fraud and abuse Operations (0 1) • Handle investigations, enforcement decisions, and appeals • Build workflows while operating them • Use AI for triage and decision support • Turn operational learnings into scalable systems Provider & Enterprise • Partner with model providers on policy alignment and escalations • Define enterprise controls (allowlists, policies, auditability) • Coordinate across engineering, legal, and go-to-market Scale • Build and scale the function across policy, systems, and operations • Establish monitoring, escalation frameworks, and KPIs Qualifications • Experience building or scaling trust & safety, risk, or compliance systems • Strong understanding of sanctions, fraud, and enforcement systems • Experience working cross-functionally with engineering, legal, and operations • Ability to design and operate data-driven systems • Builder mindset with comfort in 0 1 and ambiguous environments Why OpenRouter • Work at the center of the AI infrastructure stack as enterprises define how they adopt LLMs. • High ownership and visibility with direct impact on how OpenRouter is perceived in the market. • Competitive compensation, including base salary and equity. • Fully remote team with a strong culture of autonomy and trust.