Senior Analyst, Content Safety, Trust and Safety

Company: Google
Location: Austin
Posted on: April 1, 2026

Job Description:

info_outline X In accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include: Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment Sick Time: 40 hours/year (statutory, where applicable); 5 days/event (discretionary) Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks Holidays: 13 paid days per year Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Austin, TX, USA; Seattle, WA, USA . Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. 4 years of experience in data analytics, trust and safety, policy, cybersecurity, or related fields. Preferred qualifications: Master's degree in a relevant field. Experience in SQL, building dashboards, data collection/transformation, visualization/dashboards, or experience in a scripting/programming language (e.g., Python). Experience with machine learning. Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills, and the ability to influence cross-functionally at various levels. Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment. About the job Trust & Safety team members are tasked with identifying and taking on the biggest problems that challenge the safety and integrity of our products. They use technical know-how, excellent problem-solving skills, user insights, and proactive communication to protect users and our partners from abuse across Google products like Search, Maps, Gmail, and Google Ads. On this team, you're a big-picture thinker and strategic team-player with a passion for doing what’s right. You work globally and cross-functionally with Google engineers and product managers to identify and fight abuse and fraud cases at Google speed - with urgency. And you take pride in knowing that every day you are working hard to promote trust in Google and ensuring the highest levels of user safety. At Google, trust is our most valuable currency. The Trust and Safety team is the frontline of this commitment, blending technical expertise with a relentless drive to protect our users from abuse and fraud. As a member of the Content Safety team, you will join our Global Elections Integrity initiative. Your mission is to safeguard the democratic process by ensuring political advertising remains transparent, compliant, and secure. You aren't just reacting to threats; you are a big-picture strategist working at "Google speed" alongside engineers and product leaders to outpace bad actors. You take pride in knowing your work preserves the integrity of our platform and protects the global community during its most critical moments. At Google we work hard to earn our users’ trust every day. Trust & Safety is Google’s team of abuse fighting and user trust experts working daily to make the internet a safer place. We partner with teams across Google to deliver bold solutions in abuse areas such as malware, spam and account hijacking. A team of Analysts, Policy Specialists, Engineers, and Program Managers, we work to reduce risk and fight abuse across all of Google’s products, protecting our users, advertisers, and publishers across the globe in over 40 languages. The US base salary range for this full-time position is $117,000-$167,000 bonus equity benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range for your preferred location during the hiring process. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include bonus, equity, or benefits. Learn more about benefits at Google . Responsibilities Collaborate with cross-functional groups such as Product Management, Engineering, Sales and Legal to drive projects that increases users' safety and provide better online experience through Google Ads. Execute complex queries and analyses, build visual models, and construct presentations on abuse trends to aid in fraud prevention and influence change in existing abuse detection systems without compromising advertiser experience. Conduct investigations to catch fraudsters, enforce our product policies, learn scam patterns/trends and identify product vulnerabilities. Identify automation and efficiency opportunities and drive solutions through analysis or cross-functional partnerships. Perform on-call responsibilities on a rotating basis, including weekend coverage/holidays. Work with sensitive content or situations with possible exposure to graphic, controversial, or upsetting topics or content.

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