Head of Platform Policy

Snap Inc is a technology company. We believe the camera presents the greatest opportunity to improve the way people live and communicate. Snap contributes to human progress by empowering people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world, and have fun together. The Company’s three core products are Snapchat, a visual messaging app that enhances your relationships with friends, family, and the world; Lens Studio, an augmented reality platform that powers AR across Snapchat and other services; and its AR glasses, Spectacles.

The Legal & Policy Team is Snap’s dedicated in-house law firm, policy consultant, advocate, thought partner, and all-around advisor. This team helps Snap do the right thing the right way, make better decisions, understand and manage risks, and creatively navigate challenges, both external and internal. We partner with Snap team members on a wide array of matters, including privacy, product, IP, commercial transactions, corporate governance, employment, acquisitions, litigation, and policy, and social impact. The Legal & Policy team values diversity and knows it powers us as we build an innovative and inclusive leadership culture centered on Snap's values of Kind, Smart, and Creative.

We’re looking for an experienced policy leader to helm Snap’s Platform Policy team. As Head of Platform Policy, you will be responsible for ensuring that our policies for content and products remain best in class, and ensuring that operational teams have the guidance needed to implement these policies in a way that’s consistent, scalable, and equitable. Content moderation is one of the most visible issues in tech policy today -- you will be an expert on the global regulatory landscape, and build the framework and roadmaps to meet, and exceed, our regulatory requirements across the company, while ensuring that Snap’s policies map to our values. You will manage complex issues between developing enforceable global policies, translating to internal teams the latest policy reform efforts, and managing cross-functional projects. This role will work closely with our Trust and Safety, Product, and Platform Integrity teams on everything from policy creation, content moderation, safety strategy and reviewing new features and products.

What you’ll do:

• Possess a strong understanding of internal operational and product functions to support the policy requirements for new and existing content formats and product features
• Manage a team of professionals dedicated to supporting Snap’s policy ecosystem
• Lead cross-functionally to ensure that all current and future regulatory requirements are being adequately prepared for and executed upon within necessary time frames
• Monitor trends related to online content platforms, digital advertising, the creator economy, and technology generally
• Lead research for developing new policies and understanding emerging policy risks
• Work closely with the Platform Integrity, Trust and Safety, and Product teams to collaborate on safety solutions and strategies
• Support Snap’s compliance with relevant platform accountability regulations, including the Digital Services Act, Online Safety Act, and e-Safety regulations in jurisdictions around the world
• Manage and support resolution of high-sensitivity content escalations and crisis incidents
• Collaborate with the Public Policy team to gain a strong understanding of the present and forward looking regulatory landscape, and to share your strategic perspective
• Develop and iterate on content policies to ensure regulatory preparedness and mitigate business risk
• Work closely with global teams to ensure effective operationalization of global policies
  
  

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Ability to execute on complex projects with a variety of stakeholders and a proven track record of managing complexity between subject matter, types of projects, and responsibilities
• Knowledge of digital advertising practices and brand safety issues
• Excellent communication skills, strong decision-making skills and sound political judgment
• Knowledge of legal and regulatory trends impacting content moderation and product policies globally
• Leadership skills, including experience managing high-performing teams
• Ability to work with business teams to identify pertinent issues important to the business and orient the public policy team to meet priorities
• Ability to work independently/ self-starter in a fast-paced, multicultural, and rapidly changing environment
  
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in law, policy, or other relevant field. Advanced degree preferred.
• 12+ years relevant experience
• Strong experience of working at the intersection of operations, policy, and law
  
  

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"Default Together" Policy at Snap: At Snap Inc. we believe that being together in person helps us build our culture faster, reinforce our values, and serve our community, customers and partners better through dynamic collaboration. To reflect this, we practice a “default together” approach and expect our team members to work in an office 4+ days per week.

At Snap, we believe that having a team of diverse backgrounds and voices working together will enable us to create innovative products that improve the way people live and communicate. Snap is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and committed to providing employment opportunities regardless of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, childbirth and breastfeeding, age, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, or any other protected classification, in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. EOE, including disability/vets.

Our Benefits: Snap Inc. is its own community, so we’ve got your back! We do our best to make sure you and your loved ones have everything you need to be happy and healthy, on your own terms. Our benefits are built around your needs and include paid parental leave, comprehensive medical coverage, emotional and mental health support programs, and compensation packages that let you share in Snap’s long-term success!

Compensation

In the United States, work locations are assigned a pay zone which determines the salary range for the position. The successful candidate’s starting pay will be determined based on job-related skills, experience, qualifications, work location, and market conditions. The starting pay may be negotiable within the salary range for the position. These pay zones may be modified in the future.

Zone A (CA, WA, NYC):

The base salary range for this position is $244,000-$366,000 annually.

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $232,000-$348,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $208,000-$311,000 annually.

This position is eligible for equity in the form of RSUs.