Policy Development Lead

Google•Mountain View, CA

2d•$136,000 - $196,000

About The Position

The Trust and Safety team helps YouTube grow responsibly by supporting users and partners around the world, providing high levels of service, and protecting the YouTube experience, internet safety, and free speech. The team works on online content concerns, global legal frameworks, and worldwide policy. As a Trust and Safety Policy Lead, you will develop global policies for YouTube content and drive cross-functional projects affecting the global ecosystem. The role requires context switching and rallying colleagues around shared goals. It may involve reviewing graphic, controversial, or offensive video content in line with YouTube’s Community Guidelines. You will develop durable global policies to detect and counter scaled adversarial abuse, coordinated spam networks, and emerging AI-driven threats. In partnership with Engineering, Product, and Operations, you will translate bad-actor behaviors into anti-abuse policy frameworks that protect creators and viewers at platform scale, and lead end-to-end policy development to address scaled adversarial abuse, spam networks, and inorganic behaviors across YouTube.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
5 years of experience in a policy, legal, Trust and Safety, or technology environment.
Experience with the development, implementation, and maintenance of policy.

Nice To Haves

Experience implementing strategic or large-scale projects in a demanding, fast-paced environment.
Experience developing policy, enforcement frameworks, or operational strategies for spam, scaled abuse, or adversarial integrity threats.
Ability to thrive in a rapidly changing environment.
Strong problem-solving ability and attention to detail.
Exceptional written, presentation, and oral communication skills.

Responsibilities

Develop, maintain, and update global policies in various areas of online content.
Influence cross-functional stakeholders and company executives regarding proposed content policy efforts.
Build and strengthen partnerships across public policy, PR, legal, product, engineering, and sales.
Understand and clearly communicate challenges and needs presented by the latest global trends.
Develop durable global policies to detect and counter scaled adversarial abuse, coordinated spam networks, and emerging AI-driven threats.
Partner with Engineering, Product, and Operations to translate bad-actor behaviors into anti-abuse policy frameworks.
Lead end-to-end policy development to combat scaled adversarial abuse, spam networks, and inorganic behaviors across YouTube.