AI-Driven Ad Quality & Trust Lead

Yahoo; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Yahoo is seeking a Consumer Ad Quality Lead (IC4) to safeguard ad experiences across Yahoo's omnichannel ecosystem. You will define auditing standards, collaborate with Legal, Public Policy, Product, and Ad Tech Engineering, and balance user safety with monetization.

You will champion AI-augmented review workflows, evaluate AI classifiers, and establish human-in-the-loop protocols to catch malvertising and deceptive ads at scale.

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in digital ad quality, ad policy enforcement, digital trust & safety, ad operations, or ad verification.
• Technical understanding of programmatic buying paths (DSP/SSP), ad server architectures, and verification vendors.
• Deep knowledge of ad content standards, privacy regulations, and malvertising mitigation tactics.
• Experience using generative AI tools to draft policy docs or analyze incident data.
• Ability to manage high-priority cross-functional escalations with Legal, Engineering, and Business teams.

Responsibilities

• Ad Quality Governance & Strategy: define audit frameworks and KPIs across display, native, video, and programmatic channels.
• AI-Assisted Policy Enforcement: tune and evaluate AI-powered scanning tools to detect policy violations.
• Escalation & Incident Management: lead rapid triage with Ops, Support, Product, and Legal during critical events.
• Cross-Functional Partnerships: translate policy standards into enforcement logic and dashboards.
• Operational Automation: design prompt workflows and AI-assisted summaries to speed audits.
• Audit & Trend Analysis: analyze rejection trends and publish executive policy insights.
• Mentorship & Excellence: build SOPs and training to raise team capabilities.

Skills

Ad Quality

Policy Enforcement

Digital Trust & Safety

Ad Operations

Generative AI

AI Policy Writing

Escalation Management

Cross-Functional Leadership

Tools

Gemini Enterprise

Google Ad Manager

VAST/HTML5

Looker

Tableau

SQL

Job description

Yahoo is seeking a Consumer Ad Quality Lead (IC4) to safeguard ad experiences across Yahoo's omnichannel ecosystem. You will define auditing standards, collaborate with Legal, Public Policy, Product, and Ad Tech Engineering, and balance user safety with monetization.

You will champion AI-augmented review workflows, evaluate AI classifiers, and establish human-in-the-loop protocols to catch malvertising and deceptive ads at scale.