Head of Policy

The role

The Head of Policy will lead and formalize the policy function at Higgsfield AI. This person will advise leadership and cross-functional teams on regulatory, reputational, safety, and ecosystem considerations across products and the platform.

What you will do

• Develop and lead Higgsfield's approach to policy across products, platform, and business.
• Advise leadership on complex policy questions and establish decision-making frameworks.
• Partner with Product, Legal, and other teams on decisions with policy, regulatory, safety, or reputational implications.
• Translate policy considerations into actionable recommendations for product and platform decisions.
• Monitor regulatory, technology, and platform-policy developments and advise internal stakeholders.
• Identify emerging policy risks and opportunities and develop positions and responses.
• Partner with Legal, Product, Communications, and leadership to align on sensitive policy matters.
• Support Higgsfield's external policy positioning on issues attracting regulatory, public, or media attention.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of professional experience, including at least 4 years in a substantive policy role at a relevant technology or platform company.
• Significant experience advising on technology, platform, product, or content-related policy issues.
• Experience working within or closely alongside product teams and advising on decisions with regulatory, safety, reputational, or public-policy implications.
• Demonstrated ability to translate complex policy and regulatory developments into practical recommendations for business and product leaders.
• Strong analytical skills and the ability to synthesize multiple perspectives, identify tradeoffs, and develop clear recommendations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience communicating complex issues to senior stakeholders.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills and experience partnering with Legal, Product, Communications, and other business teams.
• Experience operating independently at a senior level and taking ownership of complex, ambiguous policy issues.

Nice to have

• Experience at a major social media, consumer technology, or online platform company.
• Experience with AI-related policy issues.
• Experience working in government, regulatory, or other public-sector environments.
• Legal training or experience working closely with legal teams.
• Experience navigating policy issues that receive significant media or public attention.

Benefits

• Competitive and thoughtfully structured compensation package.
• Stock option program.
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• Competitive 401(k) retirement plan with company matching.
• Additional benefits and perks.

About the company

Higgsfield AI is a generative AI company building AI-powered video creation and next-generation creative tools. The company has 30M+ users worldwide and powers 390 of Fortune 500 brands.