Product Policy Lead, Ads
About The Position
Pinterest is seeking an enthusiastic, thoughtful team player to join its Ads Policy team as a Lead Product Policy Manager. The role leads policy development for new monetization products, features, and ad formats, as well as ad targeting and brand safety. It helps ensure Pinners and advertisers feel safe, Pinterest complies with relevant laws and regulations, and the company remains at the forefront of the industry in these areas. The role collaborates with policy colleagues, cross-functional partners, executives, and outside experts to develop global policies. It provides guidance and supports globally scalable policy enforcement in partnership with Trust & Safety, Product, Sales, and Engineering. The lead also mentors teammates and works with the Senior Manager to set team strategy and prioritize demands. The position can be based anywhere in the country and requires in-office collaboration 1–2 times per quarter. It is not eligible for relocation assistance.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field such as policy or law, or equivalent experience.
- At least 7 years of experience in trust and safety, ad policy, or monetization policy development.
- Experience working with or alongside AI/ML systems, particularly for content moderation, trust and safety, or policy enforcement.
- Experience using AI-assisted tools, such as policy drafting aids or data analysis tools, to improve the quality and speed of work.
- Experience working with revenue teams and understanding business metrics and KPIs.
- Excellent judgment and critical-thinking skills, including the ability to assess inputs, weigh tradeoffs, manage ambiguity, ask thought-provoking questions, and make difficult decisions.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, autonomy, and ability to communicate effectively with stakeholders from junior to executive levels.
- Experience handling sensitive escalations and independently analyzing data from multiple sources to draw conclusions and make recommendations.
- Detail-oriented leadership skills and the ability to lead multiple complex policy projects and help set strategy.
- Strong relationship-building and collaboration skills, including listening to multiple perspectives, contributing as a team player, and respectfully voicing differing perspectives.
- Demonstrated experience working with cross-functional teams such as Product, Operations, Legal, Sales, Public Policy, and Communications.
Nice To Haves
- Brand safety or ad targeting experience.
Responsibilities
- Develop global ad targeting, brand safety, and monetization policies with policy colleagues, cross-functional partners, executives, and outside experts.
- Continuously evaluate and iterate on policy approaches.
- Partner with Trust & Safety, Product, Sales, and Engineering to provide policy guidance and scale policy enforcement globally.
- Use AI-powered tools and machine-learning systems to scale policy enforcement, detect policy-violating content, and assess risks.
- Mentor teammates and partner with the Senior Manager to set team strategy, including prioritizing competing demands.
- Facilitate complex policy discussions, respectfully challenge colleagues and cross-functional partners, use contrarian techniques to strengthen policy analysis, and incorporate new and diverse viewpoints.
- Handle sensitive escalations by analyzing data from multiple sources and making appropriate recommendations.
- Lead and manage multiple complex policy projects and help set strategy.
- Build collaborative relationships within the team, across the company, and with outside audiences.
Benefits
- Equity
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
