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Policy Analysis Jobs with a Great Work-Life Balance

Browse 20+ policy analysis jobs at companies offering compressed weeks and generous PTO—for a better work-life balance. 8 new this week. Hiring companies include Anthropic, University of Manchester, and Discord.

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compressed weeks 9
generous PTO 5
flexible hours 2
best places to work 2
generous parental leave 3

Updated August 23, 2026

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Sr Counsel - Policy & Regulatory

1mo

HopSkipDrive · Remote · USA

60 · GoodSummer Fridays$178k – $200k

Director, Standards Strategy and Engagement

13d

Experian · Remote · USA

57 · GoodBest Place to Work$153k – $276k

Policy and Support Agreements Officer

Parsons Corporation · Hybrid · Springfield, USA

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight$104k – $181k

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Policy Officer

Parsons Corporation · Hybrid · Springfield, USA

70 · Great9 Day Fortnight$104k – $181k

Media Lead

Nuffield Foundation · Hybrid · London, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Senior Regional Director, Mid-Atlantic Region

24d

National Parks Conservation Association · Hybrid · Washington, DC, USA

90 · Excellent4 Day Work Week$139k – $151k

Texas Coastal Program Manager

26d

National Parks Conservation Association · Hybrid · Beaumont, TX, USA

90 · Excellent4 Day Work Week$62k – $72k

Water Resources Manager

San Diego County Water Authority · Hybrid · Kearny Mesa, CA, USA

65 · Good9 Day Fortnight$205k – $280k

Safeguards Policy Analyst, Cyber Harms

NEW

Anthropic · Hybrid · San Francisco, CA, USA

55 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave$190k – $285k

Government Affairs Analyst I/II (DOQ)

Inland Empire Utilities Agency · Onsite · Chino, CA, USA

58 · GoodCompressed Work Week$120k – $162k

Manager, Vaccine Health Development

Merck · Onsite · Xi'an, China

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Public Affairs-Vx PA Associate Manager

Sanofi · Hybrid · Beijing, China

59 · GoodGenerous PTO

Research Fellow (AI Adoption and Productivity)

16d

University of Manchester · Hybrid · Manchester, UK

70 · GreatCompressed Work Week

Library Technician IV

1mo

Syracuse University · Onsite · Syracuse, NY, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Library Technician IV

1mo

Syracuse University · Hybrid · Syracuse, USA

61 · GoodCompressed Work Week

Chief of Staff to the CEO

1mo

TetraScience · Onsite · Boston, MA or Cambridge, MA

59 · GoodUnlimited PTO$185k – $250k

Associate Director, Regulatory Research Associates

20d

S&P Global · Hybrid · Washington, USA

56 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave$103k – $163k

Data Scientist, Policy

2mo

Anthropic · Hybrid · San Francisco, CA, USA

55 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave$285k – $380k

Regional Research Economist

2mo

Anthropic · Hybrid · Singapore, Singapore

55 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave

Regional Research Economist, Economic Research

2mo

Anthropic · Hybrid · London, UK

55 · GoodGenerous Parental Leave£195k – £245k

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Employers hiring for Policy Analysis on this page include Anthropic, University of Manchester, and Discord. Policy Analysis roles appear most frequently in engineering, data, and platform teams at companies that have adopted a reduced-hours schedule. Each listing indicates the seniority level and whether Policy Analysis is a primary requirement or one of several preferred skills — expand any role above to see the full stack and responsibilities.

Policy Analysis roles span the full seniority range — we list 22 open roles requiring Policy Analysis across entry-level, mid-level, senior, lead, and staff/principal positions. Senior and above tend to dominate because employers offering reduced-hours schedules often lean toward experienced individual contributors who can deliver consistently in fewer hours. Filter by level in the sidebar to narrow the list above.

Lead with measurable outcomes over time spent — Policy Analysis hiring managers at reduced-hours companies care about delivered value, not hours worked. Highlight projects where you shipped at a steady cadence, collaborated asynchronously, or reduced engineering toil through automation or tooling. Include concrete metrics (latency improvements, adoption numbers, cost reductions) rather than vague duty descriptions. Expand listings above to see the exact framing each employer uses in their job descriptions.

For the full-pay schedules here — 4-day weeks and 9-day fortnights — yes: you keep a full-time salary for a shorter week. Part-time and pro-rata roles instead scale pay to hours, and each listing makes the arrangement clear. Policy Analysis roles in tech and data typically command premium rates at both reduced-hours and traditional employers; specific ranges depend on seniority, location, and sub-specialty (e.g. backend vs frontend, infra vs ML). Individual listings above show exact bands where the employer publishes them.

Depends on the role, but Policy Analysis candidates who also demonstrate async communication, clean documentation, and cross-functional collaboration are typically strong fits for reduced-hours employers — those companies rely on written-first communication and high-context handoffs to operate on a compressed schedule. Technical-adjacent skills vary by stack. Browse the top skills shown in the sidebar to see which tags co-occur most often with Policy Analysis on current listings.