Google

Senior Policy Specialist, Legal Content Policy and Standards

Google • $136K — $196K *
Legal & Accounting
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in a policy, legal, Trust & Safety, or technology environment.
  • JD, MBA, or Master's Degree preferred.
  • Experience developing, implementing, and maintaining policy.
  • Strong data analysis skills and proficiency with data tools (e.g., SQL).
  • Knowledge of the socio-political landscape of Americas countries is a plus.
  • Proven ability in project management and effective communication.

Responsibilities

  • Identify and analyze trends in content moderation and policy issues affecting the Americas.
  • Lead cross-functional discussions on regulatory implications for legal removals.
  • Manage operations for content removals and escalate sensitive requests as needed.
  • Develop scalable policies for handling various legal requests by region.
  • Participate in an on-call rotation for high-priority escalations outside standard hours.

Benefits

  • 15% bonus target equity benefits.
  • Comprehensive healthcare coverage.
  • Generous paid time off for work-life balance.
  • Professional development opportunities and training programs.
  • Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
Full Job Description
Minimum qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  • 5 years of experience in a policy, legal, Trust & Safety, or technology environment.

Preferred qualifications:
  • JD, MBA, or Master's Degree.
  • Experience with the development, implementation, and maintenance of policy.
  • Experience with data analysis, data tools (e.g., SQL), operations, or trend identification.
  • Knowledge of the socio-political landscape, history, and current events in Americas countries.
  • Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment.
  • Proven project management and communication skills, especially with cross-functional partners.


About the job

Legal Content Policy & Standards (LCPS) is responsible for developing, implementing, and operationalizing scalable policies and standards for legal content compliance across Google's products and services. We handle requests from external parties around the world - including users and governments - to remove potentially illegal content from Google products, whilst striving to strengthen user trust by safeguarding access to information, preserving user expression, and protecting the intellectual property of rights holders.

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
  • Be a thought leader for legal content removals issues by identifying and analyzing content moderation trends and key policy and regulatory issues affecting the Internet in the Americas regions.
  • Lead discussions with cross-functional stakeholders on emerging regulations and their implications on the legal removals landscape at Google.
  • Manage content operations and drive escalations of sensitive government requests by liaising with Product, Policy, Communications, and Legal teams. Balance various legal considerations in order to effectively resolve issues.
  • Develop and launch scalable policies and guidelines for handling large volumes of requests, based on different regional trends and legal issues (data protection, copyright, defamation).
  • This role will be exposed to graphic, controversial, and upsetting content. Participate in the on-call rotation schedule to manage high-priority escalations that may occur outside of standard work hours, including weekends/holidays.

About Google

Google is a multinational technology company that specializes in Internet-related services and products. These include online advertising technologies, search engine, cloud computing, software, and hardware. Google was founded in 1998 by Larry Page and Sergey Brin while they were Ph.D. students at Stanford University. The company has grown tremendously since then and has become one of the most valuable companies in the world. Google's mission is to organize the world's information and make it universally accessible and useful.
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Market Cap
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Net Income
$40.2 billion
Founded
1998
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Revenue
$182.5 billion
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