Join a dynamic Trust & Safety team dedicated to safeguarding Google's products, including Search, Maps, Gmail, and Google Ads. We tackle complex challenges to ensure user integrity and product safety.

This role is central to our mission of enhancing online safety across both established and emerging product areas. We are expanding our focus beyond traditional protections to address new forms of abuse such as brand safety, controversial content, violent extremism, and political interference.

You will be a pivotal leader, driving strategic initiatives, and fostering a high-performing team. Your passion for combating abuse and user-centric approach will be key to achieving exceptional business outcomes. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders to optimize operations and reduce abuse rates.

Develop and execute the global ads defense roadmap, utilizing advanced analytical frameworks and fraud detection methods to proactively identify and mitigate policy violations.

Lead influential cross-functional initiatives by collaborating with executive partners in product, engineering, legal, PR, and public policy to shape technical roadmaps and ensure safer product designs.

Cultivate and expand a team of subject matter experts. Promote a culture of continuous learning and psychological safety, enabling your team to thrive amidst the fast-paced and sensitive nature of global ad content and policy.

Architect the roadmap for global ads defense. Oversee the deployment of analytical frameworks and fraud-detection methodologies to proactively identify and mitigate content that violates Google Ads policies, staying one step ahead of evolving adversarial tactics.

Lead strategic cross-functional initiatives by partnering with executive stakeholders across product, engineering, legal, Public Relation (PR), and public policy to influence long-term technical roadmaps, roll out policy updates, and ensure safer-by-design product features.

Forge and scale a team of subject matter experts. Advocate a culture of continuous learning and psychological safety, ensuring your team remains resilient and high-performing while navigating the rapid pace and sensitive nature of global ads content and policies.

A Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience is required.

Extensive experience totaling 10 years in data analytics, Trust and Safety, policy development, cybersecurity, or business strategy is essential. An additional 8 years of experience in business strategy, technology research, anti-abuse efforts, policy, data analytics, cybersecurity, or program management is also necessary.

Proven experience of at least 2 years in people management and leading teams is a prerequisite.

Preferred qualifications include a Master's degree or PhD in a relevant field, as well as education or experience in machine learning.

Proficiency in SQL, dashboard creation, data collection and transformation, data visualization, or a scripting/programming language such as Python is advantageous.

Experience collaborating with engineering and product teams to develop tools, solutions, or automation for enhanced user safety is beneficial.

Experience working closely with policy teams is highly valued.

Demonstrated ability to translate complex data analyses and emerging abuse trends into actionable business strategies for non-technical audiences and leadership is crucial.