Enforcement Operations Specialist (Cyber & AI Safety)

Location: Remote or Onsite (Open to candidates in any time zone)
Duration: 6-Month W2 Contract (Potential for Extension)
Pay Rate: $110–$120/hour W2 (Depending on Experience)
Contract Length: 6 Months with potential extension based on business needs and performance.
Openings: 3

About the Opportunity

Russell Tobin is supporting a leading AI technology organization seeking experienced Enforcement Operations Specialists to join a growing Cyber & Safety Operations team. This role sits at the intersection of cybersecurity, trust & safety, policy enforcement, and AI risk management.

The ideal candidate will have a cybersecurity background, the ability to review and understand code, and experience identifying potentially harmful or abusive behavior across digital platforms. Candidates with Cyber Defense, Threat Analysis, Trust & Safety, Content Moderation, or Risk Operations experience are highly encouraged to apply.

Important: This role may require exposure to sensitive content, including material that may be sexual, violent, offensive, or psychologically disturbing in nature.

Responsibilities

• Review customer signals, user interactions, and code to identify potential policy violations and account abuse.

• Apply and enforce established safety, security, and enforcement policies with accuracy and consistency.

• Label and classify data to support machine learning models and automated detection systems.

• Investigate suspicious activity and identify emerging abuse patterns, security risks, and policy trends.

• Collaborate with Policy Managers, Threat Investigators, Analysts, and cross-functional stakeholders to improve enforcement processes.

• Conduct enforcement audits and escalate high-risk findings when appropriate.

• Evaluate new products and features for potential misuse, abuse, or safety concerns.

• Handle customer communications, enforcement appeals, and policy-related inquiries.

• Produce regular operational reports highlighting trends, risks, and enforcement outcomes.

• Support surge review efforts and operational workflows during periods of increased volume.

Required Qualifications

• Experience in cybersecurity, cyber defense, trust & safety, content moderation, risk operations, fraud investigations, or related operational environments.

• Ability to review, understand, and analyze code for potential misuse or policy concerns.

• Strong analytical and investigative skills with exceptional attention to detail.

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to quickly learn and apply complex policies and guidelines.

• Comfortable working independently while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Strong judgment and decision-making capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• Cyber Defense, Threat Intelligence, SOC, Incident Response, or Security Operations experience.

• Trust & Safety, Content Moderation, Platform Integrity, or Abuse Prevention experience.

• Familiarity with policy enforcement on digital platforms.

• Understanding of AI safety, responsible AI, and emerging technology risks.

• Experience analyzing user behavior and identifying platform abuse patterns.

• Experience creating reports, documenting findings, and communicating recommendations to stakeholders.

What Makes This Role Unique

This position offers the opportunity to work at the forefront of AI safety, cybersecurity operations, and platform integrity. You will help shape how advanced technology systems detect, prevent, and respond to harmful activity while contributing directly to the safety and security of large-scale AI products.

Interview Process: 2–3 Rounds

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Russell Tobin offers eligible employee’s comprehensive healthcare coverage (medical, dental, and vision plans), supplemental coverage (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and hospital indemnity), 401(k)-retirement savings, life & disability insurance, an employee assistance program, legal support, auto, home insurance, pet insurance and employee discounts with preferred vendors.

Equal Employment Opportunity
Russell Tobin is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of the race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, reproductive health decision making, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, veteran or military status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.

Fair Chance Employment
Russell Tobin is a Fair Chance employer. We consider all qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with applicable state and local Fair Chance laws and ordinances, including, the California Fair Chance Act and all applicable local Fair Chance ordinances.

Accommodations
We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations to applicants and employees with disabilities. If you require a reasonable accommodation to participate in the application or interview process, or to perform the essential functions of this role, please contact us. 

Only applicable for San Francisco Candidates: Under the San Francisco Lactation in the Workplace Ordinance, we will provide written notice of lactation accommodation rights, and this notice will automatically be given upon hiring, any inquiry of parental leave or lactation accommodation