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Lead Product Manager - Trust & Safety

BumbleAustin, TX

$225,000 - $255,000 / year

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Overview

Schedule
Full-time
Career level
Director
Compensation
$225,000-$255,000/year

Job Description

Bumble is looking for a Lead Product Manager, Trust & Safety to help shape and scale the systems that keep our community safe, authentic, and empowered. You'll lead high-impact initiatives across safety tooling, abuse prevention, content moderation, identity, and platform integrity. This role sits at the intersection of product, data science, engineering, policy, operations, and legal - balancing user experience with risk mitigation at global scale.

If you're passionate about building products that protect people, reduce harm, and promote healthy interactions - we'd love to meet you.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

  • Own and evolve the Trust & Safety product strategy and roadmap
  • Lead initiatives across areas, including but not limited to abuse proactive and reactive detection, scam and fraud prevention, reporting, blocking, and moderation
  • Partner with Engineering, Data Science, Design, Legal, and Operations to ship high-quality, scalable solutions
  • Define clear success metrics balancing safety, user experience, and business impact
  • Use qualitative insights, behavioral data, and experimentation to inform product decisions
  • Drive cross-functional alignment on policy implementation and risk mitigation strategies
  • Champion user trust, transparency, and fairness in product decisions
  • Stay ahead of emerging platform risks, regulatory developments, and industry best practices

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

  • 7-10+ years of product management experience, including ownership of complex, cross-functional initiatives
  • Experience shipping products in areas such as Trust & Safety, platform integrity, risk, fraud, abuse prevention, moderation, or adjacent domains
  • Strong analytical skills and fluency with experimentation, metrics, and data-driven decision-making
  • Experience working closely with engineering teams on technically complex systems
  • Demonstrated ability to influence cross-functional stakeholders (Legal, Policy, Ops, Data Science)
  • Experience balancing user experience with compliance and risk mitigation
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE

  • Direct experience in social, marketplace, UGC, or two-sided platform environments
  • Experience working with machine learning models for detection, ranking, or classification systems
  • Familiarity with global safety regulations (e.g., Online Safety Act, DSA, platform liability frameworks)
  • Experience designing reporting, appeals, or enforcement workflows
  • Background in building internal tools for moderation or operations teams
  • Experience operating in global, high-growth, consumer technology environments
  • Passion for online safety, digital well-being, and building equitable platforms

WHAT SUCCESS LOOKS LIKE

  • Measurable reduction in abuse, fraud, or harmful behaviors
  • Improved user trust and perception of safety
  • Scalable moderation and enforcement systems
  • Clear transparency and user-centric policy implementation
  • Strong cross-functional alignment and execution

WHY JOIN US?

  • Mission-driven work with real-world impact
  • Opportunity to shape the safety experience for millions globally
  • Collaborative, inclusive culture
  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Flexible ways of working

$225,000 - $255,000 a year

About Us

Bumble Inc. is the parent company of Bumble Date, BFF, and Badoo. The Bumble platform enables people to build healthy and equitable relationships, through Kind Connections. Founded by Whitney Wolfe Herd in 2014, Bumble was one of the first dating apps built with women at the center and connects people across dating (Bumble Date) and friendship (BFF). BFF is a friendship app where people in all stages of life can meet people nearby and create meaningful platonic connections and community based on shared interests. Badoo, which was founded in 2006, is one of the pioneers of web and mobile dating products.

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Inclusion at Bumble Inc.

Bumble Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and we strongly encourage people of all ages, colour, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and non-binary people, veterans, parents, people with disabilities, and neurodivergent people to apply. We're happy to make any reasonable adjustments that will help you feel more confident throughout the process, please don't hesitate to let us know how we can help.

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AI in Bumble Inc. Hiring

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FAQs About Lead Product Manager - Trust & Safety Jobs at Bumble

What is the work location for this position at Bumble?
This job at Bumble is located in Austin, TX, according to the details provided by the employer. Some roles may also include multiple work locations depending on the requirement.
What pay range can candidates expect for this role at Bumble?
Candidates can expect a pay range of $225,000 and $255,000 per year.
What employment applies to this position at Bumble?
Bumble lists this role as a Full-time position.
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Bumble is looking for a candidate with "Director" experience level.
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