Product Policy Lead, Platform Integrity
About The Position
Pinterest is seeking an enthusiastic and thoughtful team player to join its Policy team as a Product Policy Lead focused on spam. Spam actors frequently change tactics to avoid detection, and this role will help keep Pinterest safe and inspiring by staying ahead of abuse. The position develops policies defining spam on Pinterest, creates detailed enforcement guidance for Operations teams, and works closely with cross-functional partners, including Product and Engineering, to address spam and abuse at scale. The work may involve reviewing graphic and disturbing content, discussing difficult subjects, and responding to escalations. The role leads spam policy development, supports implementation and scaled enforcement, advises policy colleagues and cross-functional partners, and monitors industry trends and developments in detection methods and tools. It may be based anywhere in the country, with in-office collaboration required one to two times per quarter. The position 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 or platform integrity policy work.
- Proven experience developing and enforcing spam, platform integrity, or cybersecurity policies for a global online platform.
- Deep understanding of coordinated inauthentic behavior and scaled abuse patterns, including account networks, repeat offenders, evasion tactics, compromised accounts, and content manipulation.
- Security mindset and experience in adversarial threat modeling to evaluate new products, features, APIs, and monetization surfaces for vulnerabilities and define mitigation requirements.
- Experience investigating emerging abuse campaigns under time pressure, synthesizing ambiguous signals, making sound policy decisions, and documenting lessons as durable product or policy changes.
- Hands-on knowledge of spam-fighting tools, SQL, automation, APIs, and bot ecosystems, with the ability to distinguish legitimate or user-authorized automation from deceptive and malicious bot activity.
- Ability to build and maintain threat-informed taxonomies of spam and abuse and translate them into clear, actionable operational guidance for Operations, Product, Engineering, and Legal teams.
- Strong critical thinking, written, and verbal communication skills to weigh tradeoffs, manage ambiguity, align cross-functional partners, and navigate sensitive policy discussions.
Responsibilities
- Lead spam policy development for Pinterest.
- Partner with Operations, Product, and Engineering teams to implement spam policies and enforce them at scale.
- Advise Policy teammates and cross-functional partner teams on spam and abuse.
- Stay abreast of industry trends and developments in detection methods and tools, and apply that knowledge to help Pinterest stay ahead of bad actors.
Benefits
- The position is eligible for equity.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
