Policy Lead, Generative AI and Misinformation, Search

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in a policy, legal, Trust & Safety, or technology environment.
  
• Experience in product/program management and using data to address problems
  
• Experience with strategy and stakeholder engagement.
  
• Experience with technology policy, particularly issues like harmful content, privacy, and AI.
  

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree or PhD in Public Policy.
• Strong communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills with attention to detail in a dynamic environment.
  

About the job

The Google Policy team's mission is to promote a positive experience for users, advertisers, partners and Googlers. You help work toward this goal by developing and implementing fair and consistent policies and by protecting the online safety of our users. We balance freedom of expression, access to information, brand impact and user experience to transform Google's principles into fair and consistent guidelines for our users' content and behavior on our products. The policy team is responsible for developing and launching new policies, serving as the policy expert on cross-functional teams on policy implementation and consultation. You collaborate with a wide-range of stakeholders, from engineers to sales managers to attorneys, working with them to reach consensus on policy issues. You develop content policies, support training and escalations for the policies after product launch and build expertise in areas like Internet hate speech and online cyberbullying. You have strong leadership, communication, project management and interpersonal skills.

As a Policy Specialist you are responsible for developing and launching new policies, serving as the policy expert on cross-functional teams with Product and Engineering and working with sales teams on policy consultations. You have strong leadership, communication, project management and organizational skills.

Google's Trust and Safety team is committed to protecting users and partners from abuse across all Google products. Our experts leverage technical skills, problem-solving abilities, user insights, and proactive communication to address issues to product safety and integrity. Our team collaborates cross-functionally to address abuse and fraud quickly. We are dedicated to maintaining user trust and safety, partnering with other teams to combat malware, spam, and account hijacking.

At Google we work hard to earn our users’ trust every day. Trust & Safety is Google’s team of abuse fighting and user trust experts working daily to make the internet a safer place. We partner with teams across Google to deliver bold solutions in abuse areas such as malware, spam and account hijacking. A diverse team of Analysts, Policy Specialists, Engineers, and Program Managers, we work to reduce risk and fight abuse across all of Google’s products, protecting our users, advertisers, and publishers across the globe in over 40 languages.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $125,000-$185,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. The range displayed on each job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process.

Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google.

Responsibilities

• Anticipate policy issues across emerging Generative AI risks (e.g., manipulated media, deep fakes), civics and misinformation, and data privacy as it relates to our product and technology platforms. Develop policies and enforcement recommendations on how to address them.
• Lead, develop, and implement content policies for Google products, with a view towards user safety, product quality, and privacy.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams globally to ensure policy analysis and recommendations consider all teams perspectives. Resolve high-profile policy issues, coming from the public, users, and internal stakeholders.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to influence product decisions and improve user experience regarding policy issues. Research and set industry standards to increase awareness and understanding of product policies internally and externally.
• Review or be exposed to sensitive or graphic content as part of the core role.