[Hiring] Trust and Safety Lead @Social Element

Role Description

As the Trust & Safety Lead, you will act as an external strategic advisor on trust & safety, driving forward both our strategic vision and our external reputation. You’ll guide how we – and our clients – respond to the biggest digital safety challenges of 2026.

• Represent Social Element at conferences, working groups, and forums.
• Build relationships with regulators, platforms, and industry leaders.
• Share thought leadership through talks, whitepapers, articles, or research.
• Develop and propose event calendars and speaking opportunities.
• Review, advise, and evolve our moderation and digital risk processes.
• Develop frameworks, playbooks, and best-practice materials for clients and internal teams.
• Advise leadership and Head of Wellbeing to promote safety and resilience internally.
• Be a strategic consultant to global brand clients.
• Translate policy, regulation, and trends into actionable plans for agency teams and clients.
• Advise on urgent issues (e.g., harmful content, reputational threats, platform policy changes).
• Educate teams on safety regulations and emerging policies.

Qualifications

• Significant experience working with companies to advise on trust & safety, online risk, content moderation, or platform/regulator policy.
• Credible presence and positive reputation in the trust & safety field.
• First-hand experience navigating complex online harms and advising large brands or platforms.
• Up-to-date expertise on UK, EU, US, and global online safety regulations and best practices.
• Excellent communicator; able to translate complexity into confident, clear action for colleagues and clients.
• Portfolio/evidence of public work (thought leadership, talks, articles).

Requirements

• Experience in trust & safety advisory roles.
• Strong public speaking and thought leadership capabilities.
• Ability to navigate complex online environments.
• Knowledge of current online safety regulations.

How To Apply

If you are interested, please share your CV in addition to a short note on your relevant experience.