Associate Principal, Kids and Learning Trust and Safety

Associate Principal, Kids and Learning Trust and Safety

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By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Seattle, WA, USA;
Austin, TX, USA

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in data analytics, Trust and Safety, policy, cybersecurity, or related fields.
• 1 year of experience with AI safety and security, adversarial testing, or red teaming.
• Experience with common LLM security vulnerabilities such as prompt injection, jail breaking, data exfiltration, and designing mitigation strategies.

• Master's or PhD in relevant field.
• Experience in SQL, building dashboards, data collection and transformation, visualization/dashboards, or scripting/programming languages such as Python.
• Experience with machine learning.
• Comfortable working with data analytics, interpreting ML model performance metrics, and understanding technical architecture to identify safety gaps.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in a fluid environment.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to influence cross-functionally at various levels.

Trust & Safety team members are tasked with identifying and taking on the biggest problems that challenge the safety and integrity of our products across Google Search, Maps, Gmail, and Google Ads. On this team, you are a big-picture thinker and strategic team-player with a passion for doing what’s right, working globally and cross-functionally to identify and fight abuse and fraud at Google speed.

• Own the safety strategy for new GenAI features on Search, including defining youth-specific risks for new capabilities, analyzing and prioritizing emerging risks, managing testing, and prioritizing mitigation.
• Lead cross-functional teams (Product, Engineering, Responsible AI Testing, Research, Policy) to implement safety initiatives. Act as a key advisor to executive stakeholders (T&S, Legal, and Product teams) on safety issues.
• Use technical judgment to develop testing requirements, analyze results, design mitigations, and drive post-launch monitoring.
• Act as a trusted partner in a fluid environment, coordinating and providing a consolidated view of risks and mitigations across all launch pillars to cross-functional partners and leadership.
• Perform on-call responsibilities on a rotating schedule, including weekend coverage. Work with sensitive content or situations that may be graphic, controversial, or upsetting.

US base salary range for this full-time position is $132,000–$194,000 + bonus + equity + benefits. 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.

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