Policy and Compliance Analyst - Apple Ads

Apple; Greater London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Apple Inc. in London is seeking a Policy and Compliance Analyst for Apple Ads. You will partner with business operations, policy, product, engineering and privacy teams to shape policy and enforce standards across markets.

This role requires strong data analysis, research and written communication to translate complex policy topics into actionable insights. You'll manage cross‑country policy reviews, monitor fraud trends and help protect users and advertisers while enabling growth.

Qualifications

• Experience in policy enforcement or digital fraud mitigation is ideal.
• Strong research skills to evaluate competitive platforms and markets.
• Experience using AI/LLM-based tools for research, writing or data analysis.
• Curiosity about applying AI tools to policy, compliance, or fraud workflows.
• Data mining to investigate policy and fraud activities.
• High attention to detail, organisation, team-orientation, and able to work under tight deadlines.
• Querying, modelling, slide preparation, and delivery.
• Excellent verbal, visual, and written communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Policy creation, enforcement, and risk analysis for our advertising products and platforms.
• Align business policy with partners across Apple and elevate concerns.
• Manage policy and risk analysis for multiple countries and products.
• Deliver policy insights and recommendations using first- and third-party data.
• Monitor and optimise policy effectiveness to maximise user experience, revenue and performance.
• Inform daily policy operations, processes, and customer communications.
• Develop competitive platform analysis and outline policy regulations.
• Maintain centralised Ads policy documentation as a reference.
• Conduct ad hoc scenario analyses to support product, service, and policy initiatives.
• Analyze policy, fraud trends, and platform susceptibility per market.

Skills

Policy enforcement

Fraud mitigation

Research skills

Competitive analysis

LLM tools

Data mining

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Querying

Presentation/Delivery

Education

Computer Science degree or quantitative equivalent

Job description

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Policy and Compliance Analyst - Apple Ads

London, England, United Kingdom Software and Services

At Apple, we focus deeply on our customers’ experience. Apple Ads brings this same approach to advertising, helping people find exactly what they’re looking for and helping advertisers grow their businesses. Our technology powers ads and sponsorships across Apple Services, including the App Store, Apple News, and MLS Season Pass.Everything we do is designed for trust, connection, and impact: We respect user privacy, integrate advertising thoughtfully into the experience, and deliver value for advertisers of all sizes—from small app developers to big, global brands. Because when advertising is done right, it benefits everyone.The Policy and Compliance Analyst will provide a technical lens to the business operations team, helping our organisation make critical & informed decisions involving policy creation & enforcement, risk assessment, fraud mitigation, and platform policy compliance.

Description

This role involves significant interaction with groups across Apple Ads, including: Business operations, policy, product, engineering and privacy teams. The be comfortable handling large data sets, modeling, analysis, written presentations, and will wield a strong understanding of market trends and competitive platforms. They are strong at research and a critical thinker with a creative eye to spot trends and interpret data.

Responsibilities

• SME in policy creation, enforcement, and risk analysis for our advertising products and platforms.
• Align business policy with partners across Apple and elevate concerns.
• Manage policy & risk analysis for multiple countries and products.
• Deliver policy insights and recommendations using first and third-party data.
• Monitor and optimise policy effectiveness and analyses to maximise user experience, revenue and performance.
• Inform our daily policy operations, process, and customer communications.
• Develop competitive platform analysis, outlining policy regulations and restrictions.
• Develop and maintain centralised Ads policy documentation to act as department reference guide.
• Conduct ad hoc scenario analysis in support of product, service, and policy initiatives.
• Conduct ongoing analysis of policy, fraud trends, and platform/product susceptibility per market.
• Coordinate and implement best practices between internal and external groups.
• Support cross-functional teams executing manual ad review.
• Monitor and report out policy infringement or fraudulent trends.
• Apply learnings and drive efficiencies with how Apple Ads maintains, creates and enforces policy.
• Take actions and build relationships as primary stakeholder for compliance and fraud systems and tools.
• Ensure our platform initiatives are compliant with Apple policy at large.

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience in policy enforcement or digital fraud mitigation is ideal.
• Strong research skills and the ability to evaluate competitive platforms and markets.
• Practical experience using LLM-based tools for research, writing or data analysis in a professional or academic setting.
• Curiosity about how AI/agentic tools can be applied to policy, compliance, or fraud workflows, with a willingness to learn.
• Ability to do data mining to investigate policy/fraud activities.
• High attention to detail, organisation, team-orientation, and able to work under tight deadlines.
• Querying, modelling, slide preparation, and delivery.
• Excellent verbal, visual, and written communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• An academic qualification in Computer Science or quantitative equivalent or some academic experience with statistics is beneficial.
• Mastery of Keynote and Excel/Numbers.
• Inquisitive with an ability to navigate ambiguity as it pertains to policy and regulations.
• You have the ability to distil new information and make decisions based on multiple factors and options available.
• You take initiative, are self-directed, solution-oriented and keen to share knowledge with others.

At Apple, we're not all the same. And that's our greatest strength. We draw on the differences in who we are, what we've experienced and how we think. Because to create products that serve everyone, we believe in including everyone. Therefore, we are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally. As a registered Disability Confident employer, we will work with applicants to make any reasonable accommodations. Apple will consider for employment all qualified applicants with criminal backgrounds in a manner consistent with applicable law.

At Apple, we believe accessibility is a fundamental human right. You’ll find that idea reflected in everything here — in our culture, our benefits and our digital tools. By welcoming as many perspectives as possible, we help you build a career where you feel like you belong.