Manager, Threat Detection – Enforcement Operations
Reddit, Inc.
full-time
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Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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Salary
💰 $167,500 - $234,500 per year
About the role
- Lead the strategic investigative roadmap by prioritizing the detection of emerging and systemic threats and ensuring the team surfaces novel safety problems for documentation and study.
- Transform complex safety issues into data-driven narratives that enable cross-functional partners in Policy, Product, and Engineering to make informed and timely decisions.
- Establish proactive processes and performance metrics to shift the organization away from reactive responses and provide partners with the necessary time to address threats.
- Direct scaled enforcement programs and operational strategies by partnering with Data teams to improve safety tooling and ensure policy intent is accurately translated into action.
- Manage high-pressure escalations and rapid response frameworks using deep policy expertise to mitigate immediate harm and guide the product lifecycle from development to deployment.
- Mentor a high-performing team of analysts while acting as a strategic partner to executive leadership to ensure threat insights are integrated into long-term safety planning.
Requirements
- 5+ years of relevant experience in Trust & Safety, Safety Operations, Threat Intelligence, or a related field, with 1-2+ years in a leadership/management role leading operational or enforcement teams.
- Prior domain experience in Trust & Safety operations, with an understanding of policy complexities and the challenges they present in content moderation, scaled enforcement, and real-time incident response.
- Background in scaled enforcement program development, content moderation concepts, and leveraging data analysis to drive continuous improvement in tooling and scalability.
- Familiarity with AI safety concepts (e.g., model evaluation, data quality, labeling) and a track record of applying operational rigor to new technologies
- Well-versed in Operations Performance Metrics and a proven track record of leading and functioning effectively during high-pressure P0 escalations and critical incident response.
- Understanding of the threat landscape, modern enforcement techniques, and the lifecycle of online harm (detection, investigation, mitigation, and scaling).
- Exceptional ability to synthesize highly complex investigative findings into actionable, data-driven strategies for product/engineering teams.
- Demonstrated ability to build effective cross-functional partnerships and acting as a sought-out SME by cross-functional partners (Product, Legal, Comms, Policy).
Benefits
- Comprehensive Healthcare Benefits and Income Replacement Programs
- 401k with Employer Match
- Global Benefit programs that fit your lifestyle, from workspace to professional development to caregiving support
- Family Planning Support
- Gender-Affirming Care
- Mental Health & Coaching Benefits
- Flexible Vacation & Paid Volunteer Time Off
- Generous Paid Parental Leave
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data analysiscontent moderationscaled enforcement program developmentAI safety conceptsoperations performance metricsincident responseinvestigative findings synthesisthreat detectionthreat investigationmitigation strategies
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringcross-functional partnershipstrategic thinkingcommunicationproblem-solvinghigh-pressure decision makingadaptabilitycollaborationcritical thinking