Launch Manager, Trust and Safety, Chrome Extensions Security

In accordance with Washington state law, benefits for this role are available to all eligible US-based employees.

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance
• Retirement: 401(k) with company match
• Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years
• Sick Time: 40 hours/year (69 hours/year for Seattle), including 5 discretionary sick days per instance
• Maternity Leave: 28–30 weeks (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding)
• Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks
• 13 paid holidays per year

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience
• 10 years of experience in data analytics, Trust and Safety, policy, cybersecurity, business strategy, or a related field
• 6 years of experience in direct product management of developer-focused products, tools, or technology

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree or PhD
• Experience in Trust and Safety, cybersecurity, or content moderation, specifically focused on identifying and mitigating platform abuse
• Experience executing and landing complex, multi-year projects that require coordination across multiple global regions
• Expertise in leveraging AI/ML technologies to solve complex, real-world problems, particularly in automating safety reviews or detection
• Ability to use data-driven insights (e.g., SQL, dashboards) to influence product decisions and measure the effectiveness of safety frameworks
• Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment

About the Role

Trust & Safety team members identify and tackle the biggest problems that challenge the safety and integrity of Google’s products. Using technical know-how, problem-solving skills, user insights, and proactive communication, they protect users and partners from abuse across products like Search, Maps, Gmail, and Google Ads. As a Product Safety Launch Manager, you will shape the safety standards of new extensibility experiences in Chrome, functioning as the primary safety architect for new launches. You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Policy, and Operations teams to design offerings safely and provide Chrome users with secure new experiences.

You will ensure new Chrome customization primitives and features provide a trusted experience by building safety by design into the product lifecycle and making AI a foundational part of user protection systems. Combining a safety-first mindset with expert project management, you will minimize downstream abuse and coordinate with security and abuse analysts to build Trust and Safety (T&S) strategy for every new launch.

Pay

US: $171,000 – $248,000 (USD) + 20% bonus target + equity + benefits

Responsibilities

• Understand the product roadmap and user journeys to work with security experts in providing safety requirements, milestones, and long-term protection strategies
• Conduct proactive red teaming or pre-mortem sessions to identify potential harm vectors and help ideate safety-by-design solutions that prevent abuse before it occurs
• Identify, collect, and prioritize requirements to secure experiences by design and build protection mechanisms for potential downstream abuse
• Act as the central node between Engineering, Legal, and Policy teams to resolve conflicting priorities between product velocity and user safety
• Monitor launch results, track performance against key safety metrics, identify insights, and implement improvement strategies until the product reaches a stabilized state