Trust and Safety Policy, Ads Policy, Lead (Europe)

Reddit
United Kingdom
Remote

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior policy professionals with international experience who thrive in dynamic, cross-functional environments.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 7+ years in tech policy and a track record of leading complex projects independently
    — “7+ years of experience in compliance, standards, or policy development and implementation”
  • Individuals with deep international advertising policy expertise and cross-functional collaboration experience
    — “Deep subject matter expertise in advertising or content policy on an international scale”
  • Professionals who can act as senior peer leaders and represent policy perspectives confidently
    — “Act as a role model of Reddit’s Company Values, assisting teammates and providing guidance as a senior peer leader”

Things to consider

  • No people management responsibilities, focusing on individual policy ownership and execution
    — “senior individual contributor role, with no people management responsibilities”
  • Interviews may involve AI recording, transcription, and summarization, with opt-out available
    — “the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in autonomous policy drafting and implementation across multiple jurisdictions
    — “demonstrating a strong ability to personally research, draft, implement, and maintain policies autonomously”
  • Showcase ability to translate complex policy issues into clear business terms for leadership
    — “ability to translate complex policy/regulatory matters into simple business terms”
  • Emphasize past collaboration with cross-functional teams like Legal, Sales, and Product
    — “partner with colleagues and leaders across Legal, Sales, Operations, Product, Trust & Safety Policy and other departments”
  • Demonstrate expertise in handling high-impact, grey-area policy escalations with risk balance
    — “delivering definitive, risk-balanced rulings on high-impact issues”
  • Mention experience with AI tools for automating policy-related workflows or client support
    — “Familiarity with leveraging AI tools to streamline workflows”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · HighDecision Impact · Company

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What success looks like

  • Developed and maintained strategic advertising policies
  • Drafted risk assessments and strategic policy recommendations
  • Served as a decision-maker on complex policy escalations
Typical background
7+ years of experience in compliance or policy developmentExperience in tech, digital platforms, or advertising

Skills & requirements

Required

Policy DevelopmentComplianceRisk AssessmentPolicy ImplementationInternational Policy

Preferred

AI ToolsAdvertising Policies

Stack & domain

ComplianceStandardsPolicy DevelopmentTechDigital PlatformsAdvertisingTrust And SafetyAI ToolsCommunicationLeadershipProblem-solvingDecision-makingLegalSalesOperationsProductTrust And Safety Policy

About the role

Original posting from Reddit via Greenhouse

Reddit is a community of communities. It’s built on shared interests, passion, and trust, and is home to the most open and authentic conversations on the internet. Every day, Reddit users submit, vote, and comment on the topics they care most about. With 100,000+ active communities and approximately 130 million daily active unique visitors, Reddit is one of the internet’s largest sources of information. For more information, visit www.redditinc.com.

We are looking for an experienced Ads Policy Lead who has significant subject matter expertise, strong policy development capabilities, and thrives in dynamic environments. This is a senior individual contributor role, with no people management responsibilities, reporting to our Head of Ads Policy. This hire will be primarily responsible for driving the research and development of large-scale policies that impact Reddit's global advertising platform. This critical new role will partner with colleagues and leaders across Legal, Sales, Operations,Product, Trust & Safety Policy and other departments to tackle cutting edge challenges, enable responsible business opportunities, and work on other high impact advertising policy projects that help Reddit continue to scale its business across the world.

What You’ll Do:

Drive the development, drafting, and maintenance of strategic advertising policies across Reddit's ads products acting as subject matter expert in the EMEA region

Draft risk assessments and strategic policy recommendations for senior cross-functional leaders and executive stakeholders, representing the Ads Policy perspective with clarity and confidence.

Act as a role model of Reddit’s Company Values, assisting teammates and providing guidance as a senior peer leader

Serve as the decision-maker on highly complex, grey-area ads policy escalations, delivering definitive, risk-balanced rulings on high-impact issues

Qualifications:

7+ years of experience in compliance, standards, or policy development and implementation, with significant experience in tech, digital platforms, advertising, Trust and Safety, or a related policy function

Proven track record of taking complete, reliable ownership of complex policy projects, demonstrating a strong ability to personally research, draft, implement, and maintain policies autonomously in fast-paced environments

Deep subject matter expertise in advertising or content policy on an international scale, with a proven track record of working with global teams and advising stakeholders across multiple jurisdictions

Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate complex policy/regulatory matters into simple business terms

Exceptional ability to synthesize complex, ambiguous problems into structured decision documents that clearly lay out risks, trade-offs, and proposed solutions.

Nice to Have:

Direct experience working on advertising policies within a major tech platform

Familiarity with leveraging AI tools to streamline workflows, enable automated and tailored assistance for partners and clients, and help scale processes with limited resources.

Benefits:

Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support

Family Planning Support

Gender-Affirming Care

Mental Health & Coaching Benefits

Group Personal Pension Scheme with Employer match

Private Medical and Dental Scheme

Income Replacement Programs

Bike to Work scheme

Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off

Generous Paid Parental Leave

In select roles and locations, the interviews will be recorded, transcribed and summarized by artificial intelligence (AI). You will have the opportunity to opt out of recording, transcription and summarization prior to any scheduled interviews.

During the interview, we will collect the following categories of personal information: Identifiers, Professional and Employment-Related Information, Sensory Information (audio/video recording), and any other categories of personal information you choose to share with us. We will use this information to evaluate your application for employment or an independent contractor role, as applicable.  We will not sell your personal information or disclose it to any third party for their marketing purposes.  We will delete any recording of your interview promptly after making a hiring decision.  For more information about how we will handle your personal information, including our retention of it, please refer to our Candidate Privacy Policy for Potential Employees and Contractors.

Reddit is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to building a workforce representative of the diverse communities we serve.  Reddit is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans in our job application procedures. If, due to a disability, you need an accommodation during the interview process, please let your recruiter know.

Source: Reddit careers (Greenhouse)

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