Strategic Risk Manager, Ads

Google's Trust and Safety team is seeking a Strategic Risk Manager for their Ads division to lead critical initiatives in protecting users and partners across Google's product ecosystem. This role sits at the intersection of risk management, crisis response, and user safety, requiring a strategic mindset and excellent cross-functional leadership abilities.

The position involves identifying and managing strategic risks, developing comprehensive mitigation strategies, and coordinating responses to high-sensitivity escalations across Google's products. You'll work closely with engineering teams, product managers, and policy teams to create solutions that enhance user safety and trust.

As a Strategic Risk Manager, you'll be responsible for conducting impact assessments, developing both short and long-term crisis management projects, and maintaining incident response procedures. The role requires strong analytical skills to review past incidents and implement improvements, plus excellent communication abilities to influence across various organizational levels.

The team serves as the cross-product abuse and crisis management hub within Trust and Safety, coordinating responses to high-sensitivity issues and providing comprehensive incident intelligence. You'll be part of a diverse team of analysts, policy specialists, engineers, and program managers working to reduce risk and fight abuse across all Google products in over 40 languages.

This position offers competitive compensation including a base salary range of $132,000-$194,000, plus bonus, equity, and comprehensive benefits. The role requires handling sensitive content and participating in weekend on-call rotations, but offers the opportunity to make a significant impact on user safety and trust in Google's products.