Lead Product Policy Manager

Pinterest • San Francisco, CA

10d • Remote

About The Position

Millions of people around the world come to our platform to find creative ideas, dream about new possibilities and plan for memories that will last a lifetime. At Pinterest, we’re on a mission to bring everyone the inspiration to create a life they love, and that starts with the people behind the product.
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We’re looking for an experienced and thoughtful Lead Product Policy Manager to join our Content Product policy team. Our policy team keeps Pinterest a safe, positive and welcoming environment for our 450+ million global users by developing industry-leading content policies. You’ll develop policies on generative AI, advise on new product risk, autonomously lead complex projects, and set the strategy for the AI policy function. You’ll ensure our product policies are enforceable at scale and build a strong relationship with product teams. You’ll seek out feedback from internal stakeholders and external experts and collaborate with our Product, Engineering, Legal, Public Policy, and Communications teams. This role will sometimes involve reviewing graphic and disturbing content and discussing difficult subjects.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as public policy, research or equivalent experience.
• Substantial experience with AI policy, generative AI systems, trust and safety operations, or policy development for AI-driven products, including drafting guidance for a global audience and managing escalations.
• Strong understanding of global online safety trends, generative AI and LLMs ; can identify and mitigate policy risk areas
• Experience developing and scaling AI policy and enforcement at a global level.
• An autonomous leader with strong writing skills and great verbal communication
• A skilled relationship builder who maintains collaborative partnerships within your team, across the company, and with outside audiences. Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams including Operations, Product, Legal, Public Policy and Comms
• Excellent project management skills and ability to work on multiple projects
• Excellent judgment and critical thinking skills: you can assess numerous inputs, weigh tradeoffs, manage ambiguity, and make difficult decisions
• A thoughtful leader with a demonstrated experience leading complex projects and mentoring others

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with your Policy teammates, cross-functional partners, executives and outside experts to craft industry-leading generative AI policies to protect Pinners and keep Pinterest safe and inspiring.
• Partner with Trust & Safety, Product, and Engineering teams to embed AI safety best practices in product launches and scale AI policy enforcement globally.
• Anticipate opportunities and advise on risks of new generative AI policies to help keep Pinterest ahead of the next challenge
• Drive regulatory and compliance efforts for content policy matters
• Partner with the leadership team to set strategy for product policies, including how to prioritize among competing demands for our time and expertise, and mentor others
• Continuously evaluate and iterate on our policy approaches
• Evaluate high-profile escalations
• Facilitate and productively engage in complex policy discussions, including respectfully challenging team members and xfn partners, using contrarian techniques to strengthen policy analysis, and incorporating new and diverse viewpoints

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level