Pinterest

Sr. Safety Specialist

Pinterest$81K — $168K *
Consumer Technology
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience.
  • 5+ years experience in tech focusing on enforcement and/or Spam.
  • Proven track record of leading operational or support programs with KPIs and recovery plans.
  • Significant experience in managing outsourced support and vendor accountability.
  • Strong critical thinking skills to make data-driven decisions in ambiguous scenarios.
  • Exceptional communication skills for influencing and aligning team objectives.
  • Experience collaborating with Data and Product for AI and automation improvements.

Responsibilities

  • Own and continuously improve Spam enforcement guidelines.
  • Monitor vendor performance for Spam workflows and implement recovery plans.
  • Design Spam enforcement workflows with clear success metrics.
  • Serve as the primary contact for cross-functional Spam enforcement efforts.
  • Lead complex escalations, coordinating investigations to protect platform health.
  • Collaborate with Product and Data to define Spam signals and enforcement requirements.
  • Craft and maintain enforcement documentation for consistency and clarity.

Benefits

  • Flexible work model allowing for remote work with occasional in-office collaboration.
  • Focus on equitable, inclusive, and inspiring workplace culture.
  • Opportunities for equity participation in the company.
Full Job Description
We are hiring for a Spam Sr. Safety Specialist to join our Platform Integrity, Enforcement Ops Team based in the US. This role will have a direct impact on supporting Pinterest's growth by creating scalable enforcement guidelines for new account spam policies, while also protecting Pinners by ensuring accurate and effective vendor enforcement. In addition to the outsourced vendor teams, you'll work closely with the other Platform Integrity team members, the Policy Team, our Quality, Training and Vendor Management teams and be in close collaboration with other Trust & Safety colleagues such as our Product and Optimization partners. This role is an exciting opportunity to work with a mix of stakeholders while being involved in quickly expanding spam space. What you'll do: • Own and evolve Spam enforcement guidelines based on policy intent, operational signals and escalation learnings, identifying gray areas and recommending updates to Policy and Product. • Own BPO performance for Spam workflows, monitoring KPIs (SLAs, QA, volume, AHT) and leading recovery plans with Quality, Training and Vendor Management when metrics are off track. • Design and maintain Spam enforcement workflows and feedback loops, defining success metrics, reviewing trends and driving guideline, process and tooling changes. • Act as the primary Spam enforcement point of contact for cross functional partners, providing clear guidance and recommendations. • Lead complex Spam escalations end to end, coordinating investigations and responses to protect platform health and mitigate immediate harm. • Partner with Product and Data on Spam signals and ML models, providing SME input and golden data sets and translating enforcement gaps into clear requirements and evaluation criteria. • Partner with Sales to define and improve Spam related onboarding and offboarding processes that balance safety and revenue needs. • Partner with Data, Product and Shared Services to identify high value AI and agent use cases, provide SME input and champion adoption to reduce manual review load without sacrificing precision. • Write and maintain clear enforcement documentation (guidelines, runbooks, comms, FAQs, status updates) that enables consistent enforcement and stakeholder communication. What we're looking for: • Bachelor's degree in a relevant field or equivalent experience. • 5+ years in tech working in enforcement and/or Spam, with end to end ownership of complex operational workflows. • Proven experience leading operational or support programs: setting goals, monitoring KPIs and driving recovery plans. • Significant experience with outsourcing / scaled support, including setting expectations, calibrating quality and holding vendors accountable. • Strong customer focus and curiosity; you put Pinners and partners first, dig into root causes and ship solutions that improve safety and trust. • Strong critical thinking and judgment in ambiguous situations, using data and policy intent to make sound decisions. • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders in a fast changing environment. • Excellent written and verbal communicator who can present findings, influence cross functional partners and drive alignment. • Experience partnering with Data / Product to use AI or automation for workflow improvements (for example, SME input into agents, signals or tools used in enforcement). Relocation Statement: • This position is not eligible for relocation assistance. Visit our PinFlex page to learn more about our working model. In-Office Requirement Statement: • We let the type of work you do guide the collaboration style. That means we're not always working in an office, but we continue to gather for key moments of collaboration and connection. • This role will need to be in the office for in-person collaboration 1-2 times every 6-months and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country. #LI-REMOTE #LI-ES At Pinterest we believe the workplace should be equitable, inclusive, and inspiring for every employee. In an effort to provide greater transparency, we are sharing the base salary range for this position. The position is also eligible for equity. Final salary is based on a number of factors including location, travel, relevant prior experience, or particular skills and expertise. Information regarding the culture at Pinterest and benefits available for this position can be found here. US based applicants only $81,921-$168,660 USD

About Pinterest

Pinterest is a social media platform that allows users to discover and save ideas for recipes, home decor, fashion, and more. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California. Pinterest has over 400 million monthly active users and is available in over 30 languages. The company's mission is to help people discover and do what they love.
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Size
3,225 employees
Market Cap
$16 billion
Industry
Net Income
-$128.3 million
Founded
2009
5 Year Trend
+53.9%
Revenue
$1.6 billion
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