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Principal, Policy Development

Gofundme

Remote · Remote · full time · Senior

$133,000 – $200,000

Listed on Gofundme’s own careers site. You apply with them directly — we never stand between you and the employer.

What this role is

This role shapes the policies governing GoFundMe's trust and safety operations, from fraud detection to content moderation across millions of campaigns. It suits experienced policy leaders who can architect enforceable rules, operationalize them across teams, and iterate based on real-world enforcement data.

Our summary, not Gofundme’s wording. The full posting is on their site.

What they ask for

Required

  • 8+ years of policy experience with substantial ownership in fraud, scaled abuse, platform integrity, or identity and account risk
  • Authored or substantially revised policies implemented at scale, managing the full lifecycle from problem identification through post-launch monitoring
  • Experience operationalizing policy and calibrating its application across teams, including writing enforcement guidelines and reviewer training materials
  • Ability to write policies that reviewers can apply consistently and users can understand
  • Ability to explain policy tradeoffs clearly to different stakeholder groups (Legal, Comms, Product, Operations)

Nice to have

  • Experience in content policy development
  • Experience at a fundraising, donations, crowdfunding, or nonprofit-adjacent platform
  • Experience translating policy into detection requirements for automated systems and using enforcement data to evaluate policy effectiveness

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