Global Head of Search & Interaction Safety Operations, SJ

Responsibilities

About the team
The Search & Interaction Safety Team is a lean, agile team dedicated to safeguarding user interactions across Search, Comments and Messages. Our mission is to adapt quickly and respond effectively to the evolving demands of platform safety. By streamlining workflows and establishing efficient operational processes, we prioritize rapid problem-solving to support moderation efforts and provide seamless cross-team collaboration to address safety concerns proactively.
We serve as the primary team for evaluating safety metrics and assessing the performance of both human moderation and machine-driven systems, ensuring that our safety standards remain robust and impactful. Working closely with frontline teams, we bring policies to life by providing ongoing guidance and operational support that aligns with our strategic business objectives. Through strong partnerships with Product, Data Science, Policy, Algorithms, and front-line teams, we leverage diverse expertise to tackle safety challenges unique to user interactions.
With a commitment to data-driven improvement, we have developed a comprehensive metrics system to evaluate operational effectiveness, including moderation efficiency, quality metrics, and machine performance. By regularly monitoring and enhancing our processes, we work to exceed safety targets, close performance gaps, and continuously elevate the quality of platform interactions.
Our team also leads to building scalable, adaptable safety processes that meet both current and future needs. Through continuous process development, we ensure sustainable efficiencies and maintain operational excellence, evolving with the demands of a safe and thriving community.

What will I be doing?
1. Global Operational Strategy & Execution
- Develop and implement the global operations strategy for Search & Interaction Safety across APAC, EMEA, and AMS
- Define operational OKRs, performance metrics, and success criteria for evaluation workflows.
- Drive operational readiness for new product launches, model updates, and emerging risk areas.
- Ensure consistent execution, alignment, and operational rigor across all sites.
2. Workforce & Location Strategy
- Lead global workforce planning, staffing allocation, and capacity modeling.
- Build location strategies balancing quality, cost, compliance, and business continuity.
- Oversee partner management and internal workforce models, including full-time, contract, and contingent talent.
3. Quality & Risk Management
- Own the evaluation quality framework for Search & Interaction, including calibration, audit mechanisms, accuracy improvements, and feedback loops.
- Identify root causes of evaluation gaps and lead cross-functional remediation with Policy, Product, and Engineering
- Proactively assess emerging safety risks and implement mitigation plans.
4. Cross-Functional Partnership
- Act as the operational counterpart to Search Product, Policy, Engineering, and Data Science.
- Translate product and policy requirements into clear operational workflows.
- Drive alignment on priorities, timelines, and resource needs across global stakeholders.
5. Leadership & People Management
- Lead and inspire global SIS operations teams across multiple markets.
- Develop talent, strengthen leadership bench, and ensure effective succession planning.
- Foster a culture of accountability, inclusion, high ownership, and operational excellence.
6. Strategic Initiatives & Continuous Improvement
- Lead transformation initiatives to modernize evaluation systems, workflows, and tooling.
- Implement automation, efficiency improvements, and scalability solutions.
- Measure business impact and drive continuous optimization.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree & above
- 5 years in global operations, trust & safety, search quality, or related domains.
- Proven experience leading large global organization with +300 HC.
- Strong problem-solving, analytical, and strategic thinking capabilities.
- Demonstrated success influencing & partnership cross-functional stakeholders at senior levels.
- Excellent communication and executive-level stakeholder management.
- Familiarity with policy development, risk management, and regulatory environments.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Ability to thrive in ambiguity and adapt quickly in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $156000 - $344400 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.