Associate Principal Analyst, Responsible AI Governance

Google; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 141,000 - 205,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/Dental/Vision Insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Sick leave

Maternity leave

Holidays

Job summary

Google in Washington, DC / Seattle area seeks a Trust & Safety professional to identify and address the biggest safety challenges across Google products. You will work with engineers, PMs, and policy teams to mitigate abuse and ensure responsible AI across Search, Maps, Gmail, and Ads.

The role focuses on governing AI risks, building governance standards, and aligning product delivery with Google's AI Principles while collaborating globally.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in data analytics, Trust and Safety, policy, cybersecurity, or a related fields.
• Master's or PhD in relevant field.

Responsibilities

• Oversee development of framework to conduct risk reviews and define artifacts required to attest to mitigations.
• Define opportunities to integrate AI safety education and policy review across product lifecycles.
• Maintain and evolve risk frameworks, taxonomy, and opportunity frameworks for AI governance.
• Develop relationships with cross-functional partners to launch new products and policies.
• Provide SME and judgment on AI policy and product issues with cross-functional teams.

Skills

Data analytics

Trust and Safety

Policy

Cybersecurity

AI ethics

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

Master's or PhD in relevant field

Job description

In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

• Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance
• Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Seattle, WA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA; Kirkland, WA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 7 years of experience in data analytics, Trust and Safety, policy, cybersecurity, or a related fields.

Preferred qualifications

• Master's or PhD in relevant field.
• Experience with, machine learning.
• Knowledge of ethics and socio-technical considerations of technology and the future of AI.
• Knowledge about the key policy issues affecting the internet (e.g., intellectual property, free expression, online safety, ethics and socio-technical considerations of technology and the future of AI).
• Excellent communication and presentation skills (written and verbal) and the ability to influence cross-functionally at various levels.

About The Job

Trust & Safety team members are tasked with identifying and taking on the biggest problems that challenge the 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're a big-picture thinker and strategic 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 you take pride in knowing that every day you are working hard to promote trust in Google and ensuring the highest levels of user safety.

The Trust and Safety Launch Governance and Ops (LGO) team ensures Google products are developed safely and responsibly by managing responsibility risks and governance processes. LGO's Governance team establishes the system of standards, processes, and guardrails Trust and Safety utilizes to ensure our AI is developed and deployed ethically, safely, and legally. 'Governance' is the operational framework that makes ’responsible AI’ happen. It bridges the gap between Google’s principles and day-to-day technical execution.

At Google we work hard to earn our users’ trust every day. Trust & Safety is Google’s team of abuse fighting and user trust experts working daily to make the internet a safer place. We partner with teams across Google to deliver bold solutions in abuse areas such as malware, spam and account hijacking. A team of Analysts, Policy Specialists, Engineers, and Program Managers, we work to reduce risk and fight abuse across all of Google’s products, protecting our users, advertisers, and publishers across the globe in over 40 languages.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $141000 - $205000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Oversee development of framework to conduct risk reviews and define artifacts required to attest to mitigations. Escalate risk acceptance discussions to executive leadership and product area stakeholders.
• Define opportunities throughout the product development, launch, and post-launch process to integrate RAI education, consultation, and review for all GenAI products and models.
• Maintain and evolve internal and enterprise RAI risk frameworks, taxonomy, and opportunity frameworks to help Google adhere to AI Principles.
• Develop relationships with key cross functional partners to help develop and launch new products and policies.
• Offer subject matter expertise and high quality judgment on RAI policy and product issues with the ability to advise cross-functional (XFN) partners. Work with sensitive content or situations and may be exposed to graphic, controversial or upsetting topics or content.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google’s EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form.