Minecraft Regulatory Compliance and Acceleration Program Manager

Overview

At Mojang Studios, the creators of Minecraft, we are on a mission to build a better world through the power of play.

Why play? Well, play is at the heart of everything we do. It’s the blocky backbone of our games, the core of our development philosophy, and even the origin of our name. From the relentless experimentation of our endlessly inspiring community to the classrooms where Minecraft has become an essential teaching tool, play is the bedrock of our existence.

We enable millions to create and play together, connect people across the globe, and foster a community that is among the most active and passionate in the world. Our community is global and incredibly diverse. When we are developing anything within our franchise, we keep this in mind. We want everyone to not only feel included in Minecraft, but also to see themselves in what we make. Our goal is for the Mojang Studios team to be as diverse as our community.

We are seeking a Regulatory Compliance and Acceleration Program Manager to lead regulatory compliance and acceleration programs for digital safety and responsible AI. Reporting to the Director of Franchise Compliance, this role will translate regulatory requirements into durable product and operational processes, coordinate responses to regulatory inquiries with CELA, and own required documentation such as Digital Safety Risk Assessments.

The role will also lead transparency-reporting efforts and create and run an agentic, AI-native program that improves the speed, quality, and scalability of compliance work. The ideal candidate combines compliance or legal-domain expertise with strong technical, product, or development fluency.

In the end, it’s the people of Mojang Studios that make this place truly special. When you join, you’ll find yourself in the company of incredibly bright, warm, and creative individuals – all united and working toward a single goal. Come help us reach it!

Responsibilities

• Lead programs that fulfill digital safety and responsible AI regulatory requirements.
• Own required regulatory documentation, including reviews, submissions, and recurring updates.
• Partner with CELA (Corporate, External, and Legal Affairs) and cross-functional teams to investigate and respond to regulatory inquiries.
• Lead transparency-reporting planning, data coordination, quality review, and delivery.
• Provide compliance guidance for product releases and readiness decisions.
• Design and implement an agentic, AI-native program that automates repeatable compliance workflows while maintaining appropriate human oversight.
• Establish governance, controls, metrics, and reporting for regulatory obligations and risks.
• Coordinate across legal, safety, policy, engineering, product, data, and operations teams throughout Microsoft

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree AND 2+ years experience in engineering, product/technical program management, data analysis, or product development
• OR equivalent experience.
• 1+ year(s) of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.

Preferred Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience managing cross-functional and/or cross-team projects.
• 1+ year(s) of experience reading and/or writing code
• Experience delivering compliance or legal programs for a technology platform, game company, or digital service, particularly in digital safety or AI.
• Experience interpreting regulatory requirements and converting them into product, engineering, and operational deliverables.
• Experience preparing risk assessments, regulatory documentation, transparency reports, or responses to government inquiries.
• Experience partnering with legal counsel and multidisciplinary product teams.
• Experience applying AI, automation, or agentic capabilities to governed business processes.
• Excellent program leadership, written communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

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Technical Program Management IC3 - The typical base pay range for this role across the U.S. is USD $102,100 - $202,200 per year. There is a different range applicable to specific work locations, within the San Francisco Bay area and New York City metropolitan area, and the base pay range for this role in those locations is USD $133,800 - $219,200 per year.

Certain roles may be eligible for benefits and other compensation. Find additional benefits and pay information here:

https://careers.microsoft.com/us/en/us-corporate-pay

This position will be open for a minimum of 5 days, with applications accepted on an ongoing basis until the position is filled.

Microsoft is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, citizenship, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, immigration status, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran or military status, race, ethnicity, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable local laws, regulations and ordinances.

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