Senior Program Manager - Trust and Safety

Summary

Join Thumbtack's Proactive and Policy team as a Sr. Program Manager for Trust and Safety. You will evaluate global policies and operational processes, identify inefficiencies, and project manage initiatives to completion. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to improve the user experience and Trust and Safety organization's global policies. This role prioritizes leading planning and execution with the Critical Escalations and Data Privacy team and Incident Operations. You will promote user safety, optimize processes, create new policies, and maintain significant Trust and Safety programs. The ideal candidate possesses strong program management experience, analytical skills, and excellent communication abilities.

Requirements

• 4-6 years in program management, policy or project management, and can lead complex projects to successful outcomes (impacting approx. 10 to 100+ people)
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree with applicable knowledge. (We’re open to applicants with comparable work experience in lieu of a degree.)
• Track record of analytical decision-making and problem-solving skills, which includes executing/driving solutions forward yourself
• Has written detailed, organized proposals, policies, processes, workflows, etc
• Strong communicator with the ability to explain your findings and recommendations to various stakeholders and audiences
• Can quickly build expertise, absorb details, and adapt to shifting priorities
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and interpersonal skills and responds to new/complex situations with curiosity, creativity, and empathy

Responsibilities

• Promote safety for users on Thumbtack by completing quarterly projects to improve the quality and efficiency of Trust and Safety programs and operations: Plan and prioritize, factoring in all dependencies and deliverables
• Use data to inform your decisions, devise a strategy, and mitigate risks
• Optimize processes, create new policies, and cascade changes
• Build expertise quickly in any specialization related to your assignments
• Look out for gaps, redundancies, pain points, etc. and take responsibility
• Uncover root causes and implement solutions with minimal guidance
• Follow-through on plans while communicating with stakeholders from all different levels and departments and holding contributors accountable
• Adapt to unforeseen circumstances and drive results despite obstacles
• Maintain and update significant Trust and Safety programs like the Thumbtack Guarantee , the Thumbtack Solution Center, the Non-Discrimination Policy , Data Privacy compliance, Dispute Mediation, Anomaly Detection, etc
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Legal, Enablement, Sales, Marketing, and Operations (Trust and Safety, Customer Service, Refunds), etc. as needed to align on the Trust and Safety vision, requirements, and enforcement strategies. Become a subject matter expert on our global Trust and Safety policies, processes, and procedures and take ownership for seeking solutions with appropriate parties whenever you identify issues
• Draft standard operating procedures (between 10 to 50 pages), regularly write project charters, utilize various project management frameworks and roadmaps, present findings/recommendations, etc
• Manage stakeholders with clear, direct, detailed, organized, adaptable, and persuasive communication (verbal and written)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in Trust and Safety, dispute resolution, sensitive topics/escalations
• Experience with Waterfall or Agile Methodology
• Lean/Six Sigma or other Project Management Professional Certification

Benefits

• Virtual-first working model coupled with in-person events
• 20 company-wide holidays including a week-long end-of-year company shutdown
• Library (optional use collaboration & connection hub) in San Francisco
• WiFi reimbursements
• Cell phone reimbursements (North America)
• Employee Assistance Program for mental health and well-being