Senior Product Manager, Search Content Regulations

Google; Seattle, Cambridge (WA, MA); On-site; USD 192,000 - 278,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, vision, life insurance

401(k) with company match

PTO 20 days/year

Sick time 40 hours/year (69 Seattle)

Maternity Leave 28-30 weeks

Baby Bonding Leave 18 weeks

Holidays 13 days

Job summary

Google LLC in Seattle is seeking a Senior Product Manager for Search Content Regulations. You will guide cross-functional teams to define, build, and launch compliant content regulation features that protect user access to information while balancing policy and product needs.

The role emphasizes managing complex regulatory landscapes, collaborating with policy/legal teams, and delivering scalable tooling and processes. Strong communication and strategic thinking are required.

Qualifications

• 8 years of product management or related technical experience.
• 3 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch.
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

Responsibilities

• Understand the breadth of applicable global content regulations and their requirements for how the product behaves, the processes it must support (e.g., removals), reporting requirements, and how these requirements are implemented.
• Develop and promulgate a consistent and durable strategy for the best outcomes in this area, anticipating emerging trends and identifying opportunities to better-position Google in an ever-shifting regulatory landscape.
• Work with multiple product, Trust & Safety, and compliance teams to ensure full compliance with these regulations and identify opportunities to improve these systems and better align them with product needs and ways of working.
• Represent the product perspective, emerge regulations and collaborate with policy, legal, and other product teams to develop strategies to ensure regulations are sustainable and well-aligned.

Skills

Product management

Cross-functional

Executive communication

Regulatory affairs

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Master's degree (Preferred)

Job description

Senior Product Manager, Search Content Regulations

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X 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; Cambridge, MA, USA; New York, NY, USA.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 8 years of experience in product management or related technical role.
• 3 years of experience taking technical products from conception to launch (e.g., ideation to execution, end-to-end, 0 to 1, etc.).

Preferred qualifications:

• Master's degree in a technology or business related field.
• 5 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders.
• 5 years of experience in a business function or role (e.g., strategic marketing, business operations, consulting).
• 4 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to executive leadership.
• Demonstrated experience understanding complex regulatory dynamics and integrating compliance requirements directly into product features and infrastructure.

About the job

At Google, we put our users first. The world is always changing, so we need Product Managers who are continuously adapting and excited to work on products that affect millions of people every day.
In this role, you will work cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. You can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development.
One of the many reasons Google consistently brings innovative, world-changing products to market is because of the collaborative work we do in Product Management. Our team works closely with creative engineers, designers, marketers, etc. to help design and develop technologies that improve access to the world's information. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to our users.

Secure a future for Search by ensuring Google complies with the global mesh of content-focused rules and regulations and articulating a forward-looking strategy that preserves Google’s independence and optionality across the evolving regulatory landscape.

As a Senior Product Manager for Search Content Regulations, you'll play a critical role in shaping the future of Google Search in an increasingly complex global regulatory landscape. You'll sit at the intersection of product, policy, and Trust and Safety, ensuring our systems comply with global content rules while preserving Google's independence. This is a high-visibility role where you'll build the strategies, scalable tools, and cross-functional processes needed to navigate emerging regulations. If you thrive in ambiguous environments and are passionate about protecting user access to information on the open web, this is the perfect opportunity for you to drive company-level impact.

In Google Search, we're reimagining what it means to search for information – any way and anywhere. To do that, we need to solve complex engineering challenges and expand our infrastructure, while maintaining a universally accessible and useful experience that people around the world rely on. In joining the Search team, you'll have an opportunity to make an impact on billions of people globally.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.
US: $192000 - $278000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits
Learn more about benefits at Google .

• Understand the breadth of applicable global content regulations and their requirements for how the product behaves, the processes it must support (e.g., removals), reporting requirements, and how these requirements are implemented.
• Develop and promulgate a consistent and durable strategy for the best outcomes in this area, anticipating emerging trends and identifying opportunities to better-position Google in an ever-shifting regulatory landscape.
• Work with multiple product, Trust & Safety, and compliance teams to ensure full compliance with these regulations and identify opportunities to improve these systems and better align them with product needs and ways of working.
• Represent the product perspective, emerge regulationsand collaborate with policy, legal, and other product teams to develop strategies to ensure regulations are sustainable and well-aligned.

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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