Manager, Trust & Safety U.S. Operations

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 Trust & Safety (T&S) Team plays an important role in protecting our Snapchatters from content that violates our terms of service or Community Guidelines — while constantly embodying our values of Kind, Smart, and Creative. The T&S team helps create a safe platform experience so that all of our users around the world are empowered to enjoy their experience on our platform, every day. We take great pride in our work as digital first responders and hope you would consider joining us. 

This role is on the T&S Global Operations & Enablement team which works cross-functionally with our Policy, Legal, Product, and Engineering teams to keep Snapchatters safe on our platform. This role will be a people manager.

We're looking for a Trust & Safety Manager to join the Trust & Safety team! 

What you’ll do:

• Be a key leader on the Trust & Safety Global Operations & Enablement team by leading our East Coast Operations team.

• Set strategy, objectives, and support team members in responding to Snapchatter safety reports, and assisting with initiatives to reduce abuse on Snapchat 

• Execute effective workforce management and capacity planning

• Develop, define and drive operational workflows, and collaborate with Engineering on tool enhancements

• Deliver efficient and empathetic results to Snapchatters, internal stakeholders, and third-party sources reporting abuse and violations of Snap’s Community Guidelines 

• Analyze Trust & Safety data to identify trends impacting Snapchatters

• Accountable for coordinating Trust & Safety escalations and detailed analysis to enhance operational workflows and enlist cross-functional resources in combating potential safety threats

• Use data to influence decisions, drive change and support Policy evolution

• Anticipate project risks, provide escalation management, negotiate with decision makers, and balance business needs versus technical constraints

• Deliver key projects within the Safety roadmap, including execution; measured progress; and presenting results to stakeholders throughout

• Provide support and work on cross-functional workflows and projects with Content Review, Identity Operations, Law Enforcement Operations, Product, Engineering, Legal, Comms and Policy teams

• Keep up-to-date with industry trends to help improve Snap operations and thought leadership

• Constantly evaluate internal practices and drive solutions that make our teams scalable

• Be willing and able to work with sensitive issues and content that includes but is not limited to child exploitation, graphic violence, self-injury, suicide which may be considered offensive or disturbing 

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Background in Trust & Safety, content moderation or related field

• Experience working with JIRA or other similar project management software

• Strong analytical skills, including working with large data sets to solve business problems, and providing practical business insights (Advanced EXCEL, Google Sheets, etc.)

• Proven track record of scaling operations and driving operational rigor in a fast-paced, dynamic, and data-driven environment

• A detail-oriented individual with executive maturity, business acumen, and the ability to influence and communicate within all levels of the organization

• Excellent leadership skills to motivate, develop and retain talent

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

• Great judgment and ability to problem-solve, both independently and with peers

• Highly attentive to detail, with ability to accurately analyze lengthy legal documents

• Shown ability to work directly with all cross-functional teams and management

• Comfortable working within a content moderation environment

• Process driven individual with a proven track record of identifying gaps and implementing new processes

• Experience managing multiple high priority projects end to end demonstrating ability to prioritize tasks, track deliverables, communicate externally, and work independently with minimal supervision

• A team player who’s willing to get their hands dirty and help where needed, no type of work is “beneath” you

• Self-Starter – takes initiative to identify opportunities to improve or build on processes and work products

• Experience in Trust & Safety, content moderation or related field

Minimum Qualifications:

• 6+ years of relevant experience

• 3+ years of previous people management experience

• Bachelor's degree

If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please don’t be shy and provide us some information.

"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 $152,000-$228,000 annually.

Zone B:

The base salary range for this position is $144,000-$217,000 annually.

Zone C:

The base salary range for this position is $129,000-$194,000 annually.

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