Senior Product Risk & Compliance Lead

Meta; Trenton (NJ); On-site; USD 153,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

Meta is seeking a Specialized Assessment Product Risk Program Manager (SA PRPM) to help steer risk review for new products and features. You will operate at the crossroads of product, legal, and regulatory teams, triaging risk and guiding cross-functional partners through escalation workflows with autonomy.

This senior individual-contributor role emphasizes strategic thinking, managing large-scale programs, and applying risk frameworks to balance product velocity with compliance.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in program management, product operations, trust & safety, privacy, compliance or in a related field.
• Demonstrated ability to manage and deliver time-sensitive, high-ambiguity projects involving dependencies across multiple stakeholders, teams, or functions.
• Experience assessing and triaging novel or ambiguous product risks, particularly where no established policy, process, or precedent exists.
• Strong communication and cross-functional alignment skills — especially in navigating sensitive tradeoffs.
• Familiarity with data flows, technical systems, and/or understanding of product risks and their applicable mitigations.
• Track record of influencing decisions and driving progress without formal authority.
• Experience building, improving, or operationalizing risk review, escalation, assessment, or governance processes.
• Strong judgment in situations involving competing priorities, incomplete information, and significant business, regulatory, safety, privacy, or reputational risk.
• Experience using AI/automation to improve complex workflows, analysis, decision-making, or operational processes.

Responsibilities

• Support triage and escalation for novel, ambiguous, or policy-challenging product risks.
• Coordinate with Legal, Policy, Data Strategy, Engineering, and Product for high-risk reviews.
• Engage stakeholders to drive progress across diverse audiences.
• Translate complex concepts into structured assessments and recommendations.
• Facilitate risk-based decision-making balancing product velocity and compliance.
• Clarify goals and priorities to accelerate work and fast-track decisions.
• Document, track, and follow through on escalations with transparency.
• Identify gaps in escalation/review processes and drive workflow improvements.
• Experiment with AI-enabled workflows to simplify operations.
• Support compliance with legal and regulatory obligations and company principles.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional collaboration

Risk assessment

Decision influence

AI/automation

Analytical thinking

Communication

Project delivery

Job description

Meta is seeking a Specialized Assessment Product Risk Program Manager (SA PRPM) to help steer risk review for new products and features. You will operate at the crossroads of product, legal, and regulatory teams, triaging risk and guiding cross-functional partners through escalation workflows with autonomy.

This senior individual-contributor role emphasizes strategic thinking, managing large-scale programs, and applying risk frameworks to balance product velocity with compliance.