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We’re looking for an enthusiastic and thoughtful team player to join our Policy team as a Product Policy Lead for spam. The spam world is full of dynamic adversaries who change tactics regularly to avoid detection and we need to stay a step ahead of bad actors to keep Pinterest the inspiring place our users love. You will draft policies that define spam on Pinterest, create detailed policy enforcement guidance to help our Operations teams fight spam, and collaborate closely with many cross-functional partners across the company, including Product and Engineering teams, to tackle spam and abuse at scale. This role will sometimes involve reviewing graphic and disturbing content, discussing difficult subjects, and responding to escalations.
What you’ll do
- Lead spam policy development for Pinterest.
- Partner with our Operations, Product and Engineering teams to implement our spam policies and enforce them at scale.
- Advise your Policy teammates and xfn partner teams on spam and abuse.
- Stay abreast of industry trends, developments in detection methods and tools, and leverage that knowledge to help Pinterest stay ahead of bad actors.
What we’re looking for
- Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in a relevant field such as policy or law, or equivalent experience.
- Minimum 7 years of experience in trust and safety or platform integrity policy work.
- Proven experience developing and enforcing spam, platform integrity, or cybersecurity policies for a global online platform.
- Deep understanding of coordinated inauthentic behavior and scaled abuse patterns, including account networks, repeat offenders, evasion tactics, compromised accounts, and content manipulation.
- Security mindset with experience in adversarial threat modeling to evaluate new products, features, APIs, and monetization surfaces for potential vulnerabilities and define mitigation requirements.
- Experience investigating emerging abuse campaigns under time pressure, synthesizing ambiguous signals, making sound policy decisions, and documenting lessons into durable product or policy changes.
- Hands-on knowledge of spam-fighting tools, SQL, automation, APIs, and bot ecosystems, with the ability to distinguish legitimate or user-authorized automation from deceptive and malicious bot activity.
- Ability to build and maintain threat-informed taxonomies of spam and abuse, translating them into clear, actionable operational guidance for Operations, Product, Engineering, and Legal teams.
- Strong critical thinking, written, and verbal communication skills to weigh tradeoffs, manage ambiguity, align cross-functional partners, and navigate sensitive policy discussions.
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/quarter and therefore can be situated anywhere in the country.
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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.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor’s or master’s degree in a relevant field such as policy or law, or equivalent experience
- At least 7 years of experience in trust and safety or platform integrity policy work
- Experience developing and enforcing spam, platform integrity, or cybersecurity policies for a global online platform
- Deep understanding of coordinated inauthentic behavior and scaled abuse patterns, including account networks, repeat offenders, evasion tactics, compromised accounts, and content manipulation
- Experience with adversarial threat modeling for products, features, APIs, and monetization surfaces
- Experience investigating emerging abuse campaigns under time pressure, analyzing ambiguous signals, making policy decisions, and documenting durable changes
- Hands-on knowledge of spam-fighting tools, SQL, automation, APIs, and bot ecosystems
- Ability to distinguish legitimate or user-authorized automation from deceptive and malicious bot activity
- Ability to build and maintain threat-informed taxonomies of spam and abuse and translate them into operational guidance
- Strong critical thinking, written communication, verbal communication, cross-functional alignment, and ambiguity-management skills
Pinterest Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Pinterest and has not been reviewed or approved by Pinterest.
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Fair & Transparent Compensation — Compensation is considered competitive in core technical roles, with clearly defined base, bonus, and RSU components. Vesting schedules and pay elements are articulated clearly, supporting visibility into total rewards.
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Parental & Family Support — Policies include substantial paid parental leave globally alongside fertility and family‑building benefits, adoption assistance, and dedicated caregiver supports. Communications also highlight a phased return‑to‑work approach.
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Flexible Benefits — PinFlex enables role‑dependent hybrid/remote work with home‑office, connectivity, and commuter support, plus the option to work internationally for a limited period with approval. Time away is reinforced by a paid company shutdown and generous vacation framing.
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What We Do
Pinterest is the visual inspiration platform people around the world use to shop products personalized to their taste, find ideas to do offline and discover the most inspiring creators. Today, more than 460 million people come to the platform every month to explore and experience billions of ideas that have been saved. We’re proud to help people to discover and do what they love.
