Full-Time

Global Risk Operations

Detection Specialist

Updated on 1/22/2025

Meta

Meta

10,001+ employees

Social media platforms and virtual reality solutions

VR & AR
Consumer Software
Financial Services

Compensation Overview

$118k - $172kAnnually

+ Bonus + Equity

Senior

Company Historically Provides H1B Sponsorship

Austin, TX, USA + 1 more

More locations: Menlo Park, CA, USA

Category
Data Management
Data Science
Data Analysis
Data & Analytics
Required Skills
Data Analysis
Requirements
  • 5+ years experience in investigations, data analytics or technical systems roles in Trust & Safety or Risk Operations
  • Experience working with complex datasets with an aptitude for risk identification and analysis
  • Experience partnering with technical (product and/or data) teams
  • Demonstrated analytical-thinking and problem-solving experience
  • Experience communicating results of technical analyses with technical and non-technical partners
  • Knowledge of global current events, including developments in law, politics, and technology
  • Ability to work with potentially graphic and objectionable content
Responsibilities
  • Lead the development of innovative risk detection strategies leveraging novel technologies and processes
  • Drive the roll out and adoption of technical solutions that improve the risk detection capabilities (effectiveness & efficiency) across a global team
  • Partner with engineering and data teams to translate operational workflows in to clear tooling and data needs
  • Scope & develop signals to detect key content risks
  • Identify emerging risk trends through the monitoring and analysis of on-platform and off-platform signals
  • Conduct content and actor behaviour investigations to detect Community Standards violations and develop a thorough understanding of emerging trends across community, ads and/or commerce
  • Partner with internal experts to build an understanding of how, where, and why diverse forms of risk manifest across Meta platforms
  • Work cross-functionally to drive mitigation for identified risks, including conducting enforcement on violating trends
  • Synthesize complex datasets and investigative findings into clear and succinct effective communications
Desired Qualifications
  • Conceptual understanding of LLMs and GEN AI technologies
  • Experience in actor behavior, regulatory or eCommerce investigations
  • Experience using SQL

Meta Platforms Inc. focuses on social media, communication tools, and virtual reality. It operates popular platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, allowing users to connect, share content, and engage in communities. The Oculus division provides virtual reality hardware and experiences. Meta's primary revenue comes from advertising, offering businesses tools to target specific audiences using insights from its large user base. This advertising service is scalable and allows for tailored audience segmentation. Additionally, Meta explores revenue through virtual reality product sales and the metaverse, where it looks to monetize virtual goods and services. The company also invests in artificial intelligence and augmented reality to enhance its offerings, aiming to combine user engagement with advanced marketing tools.

Company Stage

IPO

Total Funding

$2.2B

Headquarters

Menlo Park, California

Founded

2004

Growth & Insights
Headcount

6 month growth

8%

1 year growth

10%

2 year growth

3%
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Benefits

Stock Options

Company Equity

Mental Health Support

Flexible Work Hours