Strategic Collection Lead

• Lead the end-to-end intelligence collection life-cycle: requirement definition and source identification, processing, and dissemination.
• Work with sensitive content or situations and may be exposed to graphic, controversial, or upsetting topics or content.
• Manage T&S Intelligence comprehensive, global collection strategy, leveraging the best-suited methods, aligning collection methodologies with information needs.
• Establish and maintain Collections Requirements based on gaps identified by T&S Intel, cross-functional partners, and executive leadership, ensuring alignment between collection efforts and Google's most critical safety and policy priorities. Own the end-to-end relationship with external vendors and third-party partners. Define clear intelligence requirements, manage contracts, and ensure rigorous oversight of all deliverables and compliance.
• Oversee and direct a portfolio of strategic collection projects, ensuring timely execution, resource allocation, and quality control of collected data and information.

Minimum qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 7 years of experience in data analytics, Trust and Safety, policy, cybersecurity, or related fields.

Preferred qualifications:

• Experience working with third-party providers, vendor, or contractor teams.
• Experience in Trust and Safety, Cybersecurity, Law Enforcement, National Security, Financial Intelligence, or Risk Management
• Understanding of Gen AI tools, and AI content safety, security risks and user harm.
• Ability to thrive under tight deadlines, constantly changing priorities and working self-sustainably.
• Excellent organizational and process management skills to effectively prioritize and manage a high volume of intelligence and cross-functional (xFN) requests.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to effectively present complex information in a clear and concise manner with executive and executive management.

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 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 $132,000-$194,000 + 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.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
  
• 7 years of experience in data analytics, Trust and Safety, policy, cybersecurity, or related fields.