Senior Policy Manager, Trust & Safety

3 Months ago • 5 Years +

Job Summary

Job Description

The Senior Policy Manager, Trust & Safety at Epic Games will support the development and implementation of global moderation policies across various products. Responsibilities include drafting policies, ensuring executive alignment, focusing on enforceability, handling high-priority escalations, and collaborating with cross-functional teams (legal, product, engineering). The role requires staying updated on industry trends, solving complex policy challenges, and becoming an internal expert on products and policies within the Epic ecosystem. This position demands strong problem-solving, decision-making skills under pressure, and a collaborative approach.
Must have:
  • 5+ years Trust & Safety experience (Policy focus)
  • Experience with user-generated content & 100M+ users
  • Policy development for large-scale products
  • High-priority escalation handling
  • Excellent problem-solving & decision-making
Good to have:
  • Gaming industry experience
Perks:
  • 100% premium coverage (Medical, Dental, Vision)
  • Long Term Disability, Life Insurance
  • 401k with competitive match
  • Mental well-being program
  • Unlimited PTO & sick time
  • Paid sabbatical after 7 years

Job Details

WHAT MAKES US EPIC?

At the core of Epic’s success are talented, passionate people. Epic prides itself on creating a collaborative, welcoming, and creative environment. Whether it’s building award-winning games or crafting engine technology that enables others to make visually stunning interactive experiences, we’re always innovating.

Being Epic means being a part of a team that continually strives to do right by our community and users. We’re constantly innovating to raise the bar of engine and game development.

TRUST AND SAFETY

What We Do

The Epic Trust and Safety team provides a safer experience for Epic users. We work across multiple products and services to improve technology and craft transparent policies so our players and users can have positive experiences on our platforms.

What You'll Do

We are looking for an experienced senior policy manager to support the Policy function of Epic’s Trust and Safety team. This person will support internal and external policy development for our global moderation efforts across our products. You will draft policies and support executive alignment on internal and external policies for our enforcement and content moderation teams to apply effectively and equitably. Focusing on enforceability when developing policy is key!

In this role, you will

  • Support high-priority escalations or consultations, making sound, reasoned judgments even in high-visibility or urgent situations, and maintaining consistent and concise communication with relevant stakeholders
  • Help solve complex, nuanced policy challenges using research, industry standards, prior industry experience, and/or data where relevant
  • Stay up-to-date on current and emerging policy trends, resources, and mitigations, especially within the gaming industry
  • Collaborate closely with colleagues in trust and safety, legal, public policy, product, and engineering to gather and consolidate insights, input, and expertise into policy development or policy enforcement decisions; Partner with enablement to scale policies across the ecosystem
  • Respectfully share opinions in a manner that respects past decisions and allows for new perspectives, and is inclusive of diverse viewpoints
  • Become a trusted partner for Epic product and cross-functional teams and be an internal expert for products across our ecosystem, such as individual games or specific policies
  • Engage in a collaborative, supportive, and fun work environment that values open and direct communication and knowledge-sharing

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience working in Trust & Safety, with the majority of that experience in Policy roles
  • Handling high priority on-call escalations outside of normal business hours
  • Experience developing policy for products with user-generated content and 100M+ users; experience in gaming is a plus
  • Self-motivated and able to independently drive results
  • Excellent problem-solving and decision-making abilities, especially in high-pressure situations, while demonstrating composure and flexibility
  • Someone who has a strong bias for action and is always driving improvements and optimization in teams, tools, processes, and policies
  • A great teammate who helps maintain and nurture team culture
  • Able to work in a dynamic environment and successfully manage multiple concurrent projects

EPIC JOB + EPIC BENEFITS = EPIC LIFE

Our intent is to cover all things that are medically necessary and improve the quality of life. We pay 100% of the premiums for both you and your dependents. Our coverage includes Medical, Dental, a Vision HRA, Long Term Disability, Life Insurance & a 401k with competitive match. We also offer a robust mental well-being program through Modern Health, which provides free therapy and coaching for employees & dependents. Throughout the year we celebrate our employees with events and company-wide paid breaks. We offer unlimited PTO and sick time and recognize individuals for 7 years of employment with a paid sabbatical.

ABOUT US

Epic Games spans across 25 countries with 46 studios and 4,500+ employees globally. For over 25 years, we've been making award-winning games and engine technology that empowers others to make visually stunning games and 3D content that bring environments to life like never before. Epic's award-winning Unreal Engine technology not only provides game developers the ability to build high-fidelity, interactive experiences for PC, console, mobile, and VR, it is also a tool being embraced by content creators across a variety of industries such as media and entertainment, automotive, and architectural design. As we continue to build our Engine technology and develop remarkable games, we strive to build teams of world-class talent.

Like what you hear? Come be a part of something Epic!

Epic Games deeply values diverse teams and an inclusive work culture, and we are proud to be an Equal Opportunity employer. Learn more about our Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) Policy .

Note to Recruitment Agencies: Epic does not accept any unsolicited resumes or approaches from any unauthorized third party (including recruitment or placement agencies) (i.e., a third party with whom we do not have a negotiated and validly executed agreement). We will not pay any fees to any unauthorized third party. Further details on these matters can be found .

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Founded in 1991, Epic Games is a leading interactive entertainment company and provider of 3D engine technology. Epic operates Fortnite, one of the world’s largest games with over 350 million accounts and 2.5 billion friend connections. Epic also develops Unreal Engine, which powers the world’s leading games and is adopted across industries such as film and television, architecture, automotive, manufacturing, and simulation. Through Unreal Engine, Epic Games Store, and Epic Online Services, Epic provides an end-to-end digital ecosystem for developers and creators to build, distribute, and operate games and other content. Epic has over 40 offices worldwide with headquarters in Cary, North Carolina.

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