Policy Specialist, Policy Enablement and Delivery

Google; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 136,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package (health

401(k) with company match

Paid time off and holidays

Sick time and parental leave

Equity and bonus target

Job summary

Google’s Trust & Safety team seeks a skilled professional to manage GenAI policy standards and drive policy development across the product suite. You will collaborate with engineers, product managers, and enforcement teams to uphold user trust and platform safety.

The role emphasizes ownership of policy lifecycle from launch to scaling, with rapid response to evolving technology and global cross-functional coordination. Commitment to safety and risk mitigation is essential.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience required.
• 5 years of experience in a policy, legal, Trust & Safety, or technology environment.
• Experience with policy enforcement or implementation.

Responsibilities

• Draft and manage GenAI Policy Standards and guidelines.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop GenAI policies, standards, and products.
• Identify policy issues, manage escalations, and propose improvements.
• Monitor policy performance against key metrics and communicate findings.
• May be exposed to sensitive or upsetting content as part of duties.

Skills

Policy enforcement

Policy development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience

JD, MBA, or Master’s degree

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: Washington D.C., DC, USA; Seattle, WA, USA; Austin, TX, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 5 years of experience in a policy, legal, Trust & Safety, or technology environment.
• Experience with policy enforcement or implementation.

Preferred qualifications

• JD, MBA, or Master’s degree.
• Experience with the development, implementation, and maintenance of policy.
• Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment.

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 Policy Enablement and Delivery (PED) team is a dedicated group within the Consumer product area that serves as both a partner in generative AI (GenAI) policy scaling and an execution arm.

As a member of the Trust and Safety (T&S) team, you will manage the delivery and scaling of our generative AI policies. This is a priority for T&S leadership, and your work will impact user safety and platform integrity by supporting the final stages of policy implementation in partnership with enforcement teams. Your responsibilities will span the policy life-cycle, including initial launch, scaling, performance monitoring, feedback-driven iteration, and ongoing policy support for enforcement and escalations.

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: $136000 - $196000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Draft and manage GenAI Policy Standards, including maintaining specialized lists and guidelines to adapt to evolving technology.
• Collaborate cross-functionally to develop, implement, and launch GenAI policies, standards, and products that promote user trust and uphold Google’s core principles.
• Identify policy issues that may affect Google, understand their impact, manage policy escalations, and suggest improvements.
• Monitor and track policy performance against key metrics to ensure operational effectiveness and identify areas for improvement. Communicate and present effectively, with the ability to collaborate cross-functionally and across geographies.
• 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.

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