Senior Program Manager, Regulatory Compliance

Google; Boulder (CO); On-site; USD 164,000 - 239,000; Full time

Job summary

Google is seeking a Functional Compliance IC to establish standards across gUP, translating complex regulatory obligations into scalable, actionable frameworks. You will own major compliance workstreams, align business goals with regulatory needs, and drive risk management with cross-functional teams.

You will join gTech Users and Products (gUP), championing trusted experiences for users and collaborating with product partners to prioritize fixes and features that enhance engagement while

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in regulatory requirements.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration with multiple teams.

Responsibilities

• Own Enterprise Compliance Priorities (ECPs) and define project-level scope.
• Implement regulatory obligations into workflows and advise on compliance delivery.
• Build and maintain assurance capabilities and controls for audits.
• Deploy applied AI solutions to enhance compliance operations.
• Advise on optimal delivery of compliance while protecting user support experience.

Skills

Bachelor's degree

Regulatory compliance

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Applicants in San Francisco: Qualified applications with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act.

The application window will be open until at least August 27, 2026. This opportunity will remain online based on business needs which may be before or after the specified date.

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Boulder, CO, USA; New York, NY, USA; San Francisco, CA, USA.

Minimum qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
• 10 years of experience in regulatory requirements.
• Experience with cross-functional collaboration with multiple teams.

Preferred qualifications

• Demonstrated ability to independently own and deliver large-scale, cross-functional initiatives (such as regulatory implementations) under strict enforcement deadlines.
• Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with a track record of acting as a trusted consultant to executive leadership and guiding cross-functional teams without direct authority.
• Enthusiasm for learning and experimenting with emerging AI capabilities to improve efficiency in a risk and compliance context.

About The Job

As a Functional Compliance IC, you serve as a domain expert establishing standards to ensure compliance across gUP. You navigate complex regulatory requirements, bridge business goals with compliance obligations, and build scalable frameworks for ambiguous compliance problems. In this role, you will translate complex legal, regulatory, and self-regulatory obligations into operational frameworks, proactively identifying gaps and resolving compliance barriers. You will own key compliance workstreams and manage multi-faceted projects with long-term objectives, competing priorities, and cross-functional stakeholders. You will partner effectively across teams to align business innovation and cost management goals with compliance needs, driving positive risk management outcomes. You will contribute to gUP’s operational excellence and team culture.

In gTech Users and Products (gUP), our mission is to advocate for Google’s users by creating helpful and trusted experiences across the product ecosystem. We achieve this by meeting partners and consumers where they are with support and help, representing their needs with our product partners and proposing fixes and features that elevate their engagement with Google's diverse product ecosystem. Additionally we provide a range of product services that ensure our products are optimized for every user, no matter where they are in the world (e.g., localization, digitization, partner integration and more).

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

US: $164000 - $239000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

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• Own individual Enterprise Compliance Priorities (ECPs), defining project-level scope and ensuring global support operations are integrated into corporate frameworks.
• Implement regulatory obligations into workflows, ensuring regulatory readiness is achieved. Advise on the delivering and maintaining compliance, ensuring external obligations are upheld.
• Build and maintain assurance capabilities and controls to drive ongoing compliance and ensure the organization is consistently prepared for mandatory internal and external audits.
• Deploy applied AI solutions to enhance the effectiveness of our compliance operations. Act as a bridge between product counsel, regulatory affairs, RCI, legal, and operations.
• Advise teams on optimal ways to deliver and maintain compliance, ensuring external obligations are upheld while advocating and protecting the user support experience. Author, deploy, and maintain robust policy frameworks and operational compliance standards. Proactively identify compliance gaps and pain points in existing workflows.

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 .