Legal Operations Analyst at xAI

<div class="content-intro"><h3><strong><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">ABOUT xAI</span></strong></h3> <p><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">xAI’s mission is to create AI systems that can accurately understand the universe and aid humanity in its pursuit of knowledge. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">Our team is small, highly motivated, and focused on engineering excellence. This organization is for individuals who appreciate challenging themselves and thrive on curiosity. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">We operate with a flat organizational structure. All employees are expected to be hands-on and to contribute directly to the company’s mission. Leadership is given to those who show initiative and consistently deliver excellence. Work ethic and strong prioritization skills are important. </span><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">All employees are expected to have strong communication skills. They should be able to concisely and accurately share knowledge with their teammates.</span></p></div><h3 data-pm-slice="1 1 []"><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">ABOUT THE ROLE:</span></h3> <p>We are seeking a skilled&nbsp;<strong>Legal Operations Analyst</strong>&nbsp;to enhance xAI’s systems and operations by providing deep expertise in assessing and handling legal requests from government entities all over the world. In this role, you will process high-volume content-removal requests under local laws (hate speech, defamation, national security, data-privacy statutes) as well as productions of user information in response to legal process (subpoenas, court orders, warrants, MLAT requests, etc.).</p> <p>You will leverage your expertise in legal operations, regulatory compliance, and content moderation to support both day-to-day execution and the optimization of AI-driven automation. You will collaborate with technical teams to design, train, and refine AI agents, curate high-quality training data from real cases, and build tools that scale operations while maintaining accuracy and speed. This role requires adaptability, strong analytical&nbsp;</p> <h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">RESPONSIBILITIES:</span></h3> <ul> <li>You will join on an on-call rotation, working closely with other members of Safety to provide timely responses to emergency requests and proactive referrals from all over the world.&nbsp;</li> <li>You will handle global legal information and content removal requests, including document intake and processing.&nbsp;</li> <li>Execute and quality-control complex content-removal and user-data-production cases across multiple jurisdictions while applying and interpreting platform policies shaped by evolving legal requirements.</li> <li>Serve as the go-to escalation point for ambiguous or high-risk legal requests, exercising sound judgment and ensuring compliance.</li> <li>Continuously improve AI agents that automate triage, initial decisioning, redaction, compliance checks, and response workflows.</li> <li>Create and maintain high-quality training datasets, evaluation rubrics, and feedback loops using real Legal Operations cases to enhance AI performance.</li> <li>Identify automation opportunities and collaborate with technical teams to build end-to-end workflows using automation tools.</li> <li>Measure and report on automation coverage, accuracy, risk reduction, and efficiency gains while training and upskilling the broader Legal Operations team.</li> <li>Analyze complex legal and compliance problems in partnership with legal stakeholders to ensure platform rules and regulatory requirements are followed.</li> <li>Interpret, analyze, and execute tasks based on evolving instructions and regulatory changes, maintaining precision and adaptability in partnership with cross-functional stakeholders.&nbsp;</li> <li>You may represent X in witness testimony or other external engagements</li> </ul> <h3><span style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif;">BASIC QUALIFICATIONS:</span></h3> <ul> <li>2+ years of hands-on professional experience in legal operations, trust &amp; safety, content moderation, compliance, or e-discovery at a major technology or social media company.</li> <li>Demonstrated expertise in global content-removal processes and/or user-data production in response to legal requests (subpoenas, MLATs, court orders, and local law enforcement demands).</li> <li>Proficiency in reading and writing professional English with excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical, and organizational skills.</li> <li>Strong technical aptitude, including experience with prompt engineering, AI workflows, or automation tools in a regulated environment.</li> <li>Excellent reading comprehension and the ability to exercise autonomous judgment with limited or ambiguous data.</li> <li>Passion for technological advancements and using AI to amplify human expertise in legal and compliance processes.</li> </ul> <h3><strong>PREFERRED SKILLS AND QUALIFICATIONS:</strong></h3> <ul> <li>Relevant certification, license, or advanced training, specifically in areas such as: copyright, privacy laws, child safety, hate speech, incitement, harassment, or misinformation laws by region.</li> <li>Comfort with recording audio or video sessions for data collection.</li> <li>Familiarity with AI workflows in a technical setting.</li> </ul><div class="content-conclusion"><p><em>xAI is an equal opportunity employer. For details on data processing, view our&nbsp;</em><em><a href="https://x.ai/legal/recruitment-privacy-notice" target="_blank">Recruitment Privacy Notice</a>.</em></p></div>