Senior Policy Specialist, Workspace and User-Generated Content Policy

Senior Policy Specialist, Workspace and User-Generated Content Policy

Senior Policy Specialist, Workspace and User-Generated Content Policy

Preferred working location options:

• Austin, TX, USA
• Atlanta, GA, USA
• Seattle, WA, USA
• Washington D.C., DC, USA

• • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
• • 5 years of experience in a policy, legal, trust and safety, or technology environment.

• • JD, MBA, or Master’s degree.
• • Experience with user‑generated products and content moderation processes.
• • Experience with Google’s user‑facing AI products (e.g., Gemini) and building policies for generative AI content.
• • Experience with policy and knowledge of the technology sector and key policy issues affecting the internet (e.g., harmful content, privacy, AI).
• • Experience with successfully driving evidence/data‑based policies.
• • Excellent problem‑solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever‑changing environment.

Trust and Safety team members are tasked with identifying and addressing the biggest problems of safety and integrity of our products. They use technical know‑how, excellent problem‑solving skills, user insights, and proactive communication to protect users and our partners from abuse across Google products like Search, Maps, Gmail, and Google Ads. On this team, you are a big‑picture thinker and team player with a passion for doing what’s right.

You work globally and cross‑functionally with Google engineers and product managers to identify and fight abuse and fraud cases at Google speed—with urgency—and take pride in promoting user trust and ensuring the highest levels of safety.

As a part of the Global Policy and Standards team, you will be a subject‑matter expert who promotes user trust and upholds Google’s policies. You will focus on analyzing, developing and implementing policies to help ensure Google has the best policies to protect users across its Workspace and UGC products such as Gmail, Drive, Classroom, Chat and Meet, used by billions of users each day.

You will act as an advisor to product, engineering and enforcement teams about how and why our policies matter, and help resolve high‑profile policy issues from the public, regulators, users, customers and internal stakeholders.

The U.S. base salary range for this full‑time position is $129,000–$189,000 plus bonus, equity and benefits.

• Drive policy strategy creation and execution across Google Workspace and User‑Generated Content (UGC) products to continuously identify needs and improve processes.
• Resolve high‑profile policy issues coming from the public, regulators, users, customers and internal stakeholders.
• Identify abuse trends, gaps, and opportunities across Google Workspace and UGC products and partner with cross‑functional teams to develop, evaluate and improve enforcement processes and guidelines.
• Advise cross‑functional teams on policy considerations for Workspace and UGC AI product launches and design best‑fit policy solutions, and collaborate to influence product decisions and prioritization to improve user experience.
• Advance education around the first principles that define our approach to trust risk areas.

Seniority level:
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type:

Full‑time

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