Discord

Safety Policy Lead, Youth Safety

San Francisco Bay Area · Full-time

Sponsorship not specified$192k-$216kDetected 6 days ago

Machine LearningLLMsResearchCommunication

About the role

This is a lifecycle ownership role, not a drafting role.
You will be accountable for policy quality from problem identification through enforcement quality, with visibility into implementation, QA, and the feedback loops that determine whether policy intent survives contact with enforcement.
Please note: This role involves regular exposure to potentially disturbing content, including child sexual abuse material, exploitation imagery, and grooming-related content.

Research and develop safety policies governing youth safety harms on Discord, including CSAM, grooming and solicitation, child exploitation, and age assurance, covering both reactive harm response and proactive age-appropriate design.
Own the full policy lifecycle for your domain: problem scoping, data justification, structured XFN consultation, testing against enforcement criteria, and post-launch feedback loop management.
Partner with Legal early in the development process. Embed compliance requirements for KOSA, COPPA, DSA Article 28, and the Online Safety Act into policy design before drafting begins.
Co-develop enforcement infrastructure with Trust and Safety, Engineering, and ML teams, including golden datasets, classification hierarchies, ML signal specifications, and IKB anchor criteria.
Own the feedback loop from implementation and QA back to your policy work. When QA findings or overturn data indicate a policy gap, you drive the revision.
Collaborate with civil society, NCMEC, ICAC, and other external child safety organizations. Represent Discord externally in this domain with credibility and consistency.
Deliver rapid policy responses to emerging child safety threats, including cross-functional coordination during incidents and regulatory notifications where applicable.
Own at least one functional domain area for the Safety Policy team beyond your harm portfolio. Current team needs include policy implementation systems, AI/LLM governance, or safety-by-design frameworks.

This role requires deep domain expertise, strong regulatory literacy, and the ability to translate complex child safety requirements into enforceable policy and durable implementation.
Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.
Advanced degree in law, public policy, child development, psychology, or a related field.
Experience with Discord's platform or gaming and creator communities.
Direct experience with KOSA, COPPA, DSA child safety provisions, and/or the Online Safety Act.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $192,000 to $216,000 + equity + benefits.
Our salary ranges are determined by role and level.
Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only, and do not include equity, or benefits.

Regulatory literacy is required, not a bonus.
Within the range, individual pay is determined by additional factors, including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

This listing is sourced directly from Discord's careers page and normalized into a canonical job model.