AI Policy Specialist, Content Standards – Practices

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AI Policy Specialist supporting the development of generative AI guidelines at Pinterest. Collaborating with cross-functional teams to uphold content quality and safety for users.

Posted 6/8/2026full-timeNew York City • New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSenior💰 $98,561 - $202,918 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define, draft, align, and implement guidelines for generative AI content and new and existing AI-driven products—to ensure we balance user and business needs within an evolving regulatory and competitive environment.
Support the review of generative AI use cases, document policy decisions and help maintain clear guidance for internal partners.
Track policy questions, escalations and trends to identify opportunities to improve guidance and workflows.
Work closely with product and engineering partners to translate emerging capabilities and risks into guidelines and scalable workflows.
Assess generative AI models and systems to ensure they meet the bar for content quality and appropriateness that uphold Pinterest’s values.
Create, measure, and communicate our progress against Editorial Standards & Practices, confidently translating strategy and insights for executive audiences and company-wide forums.
Use AI to synthesize information from policy inputs, product updates and enforcement trends so teams can make decisions faster.

Requirements

What you’ll need

3+ years of experience in content policy, content standards, trust and safety or a related field.
Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field such as Public Policy, Marketing or equivalent experience.
Ability to support the development and implementation of generative AI content guidelines within defined workstreams, with guidance from senior leaders and close cross-functional partnership.
Familiarity with industry trends and legal developments related to generative AI and LLMs to identify risks, evaluate tradeoffs and support safe, thoughtful guideline development.
Understanding of how generative AI content and product guidelines support a safe and innovative platform for users with continuous evaluation and iteration.
Skill in critically evaluating and verifying AI-assisted work for accuracy, completeness and bias before sharing recommendations.
Strong communication skills, with the ability to articulate strategies and plans clearly and persuasively to executive audiences and the broader company, tailoring messaging for diverse stakeholders.
Experience in building trusted cross-functional relationships with technical teams, Policy, Legal and other partners to support shared priorities and effective execution.
High integrity and ownership in using AI, including protecting sensitive information, avoiding over-reliance and remaining accountable for the final work product.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Equity
Flexible work arrangements

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Hard Skills & Tools

generative AIcontent policycontent standardstrust and safetyAI-assisted work evaluationguideline developmentpolicy documentationworkflow improvementcontent quality assessmentrisk evaluation

Soft Skills

strong communicationcross-functional collaborationcritical evaluationstrategic articulationrelationship buildingintegrityownershippersuasivenessadaptabilitystakeholder engagement

Certifications

Bachelor’s degree in Public PolicyBachelor’s degree in Marketing