Pillar Strategy Lead, Trust and Safety, Strategy and Operations

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: New York, NY, USA; Atlanta, GA, USA; Sunnyvale, CA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA . Minimum qualifications Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 8 years of experience in management consulting, operations, business strategy, or corporate advisory, or 6 years of experience with an advanced degree. Experience with AI tools. Preferred qualifications MBA degree or equivalent practical experience. Experience leading organizational transformation, with specific value in AI-related change management. Experience interpreting data to support executive decision-making. Ability to influence executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams without direct authority. Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment. Excellent communication skills, with the ability to articulate ideas to leadership. About the job As a Strategic Lead, you will serve as the primary strategic partner to leaders within Google's Trust and Safety (T&S) pillars. You are a key architect of strategy for your assigned pillar, responsible for translating high-level organizational goals into concrete, measurable, and impacting plans. You will have a split portfolio of supporting one of Trust and Safety's pillars and serving as the primary program manager of Trust and Safety's organization-wide Artificial Intelligence (AI) transformation initiative. You will bridge the gap between big-picture strategy and daily operations to drive quantifiable business outcomes. You will be embedded within your assigned pillar's leadership team—attending staff meetings, offsites, and reviews—while reporting directly to the Director of Strategic Operations (StratOps). Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. US: $171,000 - $248,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + bonus + equity + benefits. Responsibilities Author annual strategic plans and multi-year roadmaps in partnership with Pillar Leads, ensuring direct alignment between team contributions, trust and safety, and Google’s top-level priorities. Serve as program manager for the Trust and Safety-wide artificial intelligence transformation program, focusing on empowering trust and safety team members with new agentic and other tools to make work more efficient and redesign processes and workflows. Define KPIs to measure business impact and prepare data-driven narratives for executive reviews, specifically QBRs/MBRs, to quantify ROI and inform strategic resource allocation. Act as a strategic liaison between pillars and the central Trust and Safety organization, facilitating change management and diagnosing business issues to mitigate organizational risks. Identify new strategic investments and build robust business cases to address emerging risks and unlock opportunities within the global Trust and Safety landscape. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also Google's EEO Policy and EEO is the Law. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form. #J-18808-Ljbffr Google