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Program Manager III, Responsible AI, Trust and Safety

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Compensation
$159–230K/yr
Location
Seattle, WA
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Program Manager III will lead complex, multidisciplinary programs for Google’s Responsible AI pillar within Trust and Safety. The role coordinates stakeholders across teams, manages program scope, schedules, risks, and communications, and supports responsible AI models and applications. The team brings expertise in operations, strategy, ethics, risk management, and program management to develop solutions that promote trusted and safe experiences.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Program ManagementProject ManagementCross-Functional CollaborationAI Productivity ToolsCross-Functional Project ManagementTrust and SafetyResponsible AIFrontier SafetyCybersecurityPrivacyProblem-SolvingCritical ThinkingAttention to Detail

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Practical Experience5 Years Program or Project Management Experience5 Years Cross-Functional Project Experience5 Years Cross-Functional Initiative ExperienceEnglish Proficiency

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off
Parental Leave

Full job description

Program Manager III, Responsible AI, Trust and Safety

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XIn accordance with Washington state law, we are highlighting our comprehensive benefits package, which is available to all eligible US based employees. Benefits for this role include:

  • Health, dental, vision, life, disability insurance

  • Retirement Benefits: 401(k) with company match

  • Paid Time Off: 20 days of vacation per year, accruing at a rate of 6.15 hours per pay period for the first five years of employment

  • Sick Time: 40 hours/year (increased to 69 hours/year for Seattle) including 5 discretionary sick days per instance

  • Maternity Leave (Short-Term Disability + Baby Bonding): 28-30 weeks

  • Baby Bonding Leave: 18 weeks

  • Holidays: 13 paid days per year

Note: By applying to this position you will have an opportunity to share your preferred working location from the following: Seattle, WA, USA; Washington D.C., DC, USA .

Minimum qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.

  • 5 years of experience in program or project management.

  • Experience working with operations, engineering and product teams.

  • Experience utilizing AI productivity tools to streamline workflows.

Preferred qualifications:

  • 5 years of experience managing cross-functional or cross-team projects.

  • 5 years of experience managing cross-functional initiatives, with a proven track record of navigating ambiguity to drive strategy and land complex programs.

  • Experience working with or on Trust and Safety teams.

  • Experience working on responsible AI.

  • Experience working on frontier safety, cyber security or privacy-based initiatives.

  • Excellent problem-solving and critical thinking skills with attention to detail in an ever-changing environment.

About the job

A problem isn’t truly solved until it’s solved for all. That’s why Googlers build products that help create opportunities for everyone, whether down the street or across the globe. As a Program Manager at Google, you’ll lead complex, multi-disciplinary projects from start to finish — working with stakeholders to plan requirements, manage project schedules, identify risks, and communicate clearly with cross-functional partners across the company. Your projects will often span offices, time zones, and hemispheres. It's your job to coordinate the players and keep them up to date on progress and deadlines.

Trust and Safety (T&S) is Google’s team of exceptional user trust experts who think big and aim high to earn every user’s trust. T&S cultivates thought leadership, domain expertise, and a cross-product perspective to help Google stay ahead of abuse and deliver trusted and safe experiences to all users.

The Responsible AI pillar within Trust and Safety focuses on driving One Google solutions for industry-leading responsible AI models and applications. It is a global team with Responsible AI domain expertise and backgrounds in operations, strategy, ethics, risk management, and program management.

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.

Individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, experience, and relevant education or training.

US: $159000 - $230000 (USD) + 15% bonus target + equity + benefits

Learn more aboutbenefits at Google (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/benefits/) .

Responsibilities

  • Define, lead, and own program charters that address scope, and timeline, OKRs, resourcing and risks/dependencies of complex programs.

  • Build trusted relationships with stakeholders across Trust and Safety and Google; align stakeholders on decisions and changing circumstances.

  • Collaborate with partners, identify and execute on program tasks to achieve milestones and outcomes on time; use judgement to proactively anticipate and overcome risks to program timelines or quality; as needed, develop change management roll-out plans.

  • Design and enable predictable, effective, tailored information flow including delivering regular program updates across stakeholders.

  • Determine program phasing and metrics that effectively drive continuous improvement; provide transparency into and rationale for program pivots.

Information collected and processed as part of your Google Careers profile, and any job applications you choose to submit is subject to Google'sApplicant and Candidate Privacy Policy (./privacy-policy) .

Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See alsoGoogle's EEO Policy (https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/eeo/) ,Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal (https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/EEOC\_KnowYourRights\_10\_20.pdf) ,Belonging at Google (https://about.google/belonging/) , andHow we hire (https://careers.google.com/how-we-hire/) .

If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing ourAccommodations for Applicants form (https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2) .

Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting.

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Google is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with legal requirements. See also https://careers.google.com/eeo/ and https://careers.google.com/jobs/dist/legal/OFCCP_EEO_Post.pdf If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by completing our Accommodations for Applicants form: https://goo.gl/forms/aBt6Pu71i1kzpLHe2.

How this job compares

Set against the 11,415 open Program Manager jobs on Olive Jobs, counted October 29, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$159–230K/yr
  • Washington median$124–188K/yr594 salary ranges
  • US median$118–202K/yr8,937 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $195K, is 27% above the Washington median midpoint ($153K) — in the top quarter of Program Manager salary ranges in Washington.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 642 open Program Manager jobs in Washington and 11,415 across the US. 4% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in Washington
Experience
This posting asks for at least 5 years of experience; Program Manager postings that state a minimum ask for 6 years at the median (9,639 postings).
Education
5,045 of the 11,415 open Program Manager jobs (44%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on October 29, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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