Etsy, Inc.

Trust & Safety Decisioning Platform Manager

Posted on: 20 Mar 2021

Brooklyn, NY

Job Description

Company Description

Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. We build, power, and evolve the tools and technologies that connect entrepreneurs with buyers around the world. As an Etsy employee, youll tackle unique problems alongside talented coworkers committed to Keeping Commerce Human. We're large enough that you'll focus on meaningful, complex challenges, but small enough that you can make a rewarding impact.

Job Description

Etsy is looking for a creative and visionary leader to join the Trust & Safety organization!

As the T&S Decisioning Platform Manager you support Trust & Safetys mission to Keep Commerce Human by building and maintaining our portfolio of automated controls. You will partner with Product, Engineering (including Machine Learning), and Analytics to take our risk detective system to the next level, unlocking its full potential and enabling Trust and Safety to scale. You will serve as a holistic subject matter expert for automated controls at Etsy.

This is a full-time position within our Trust & Safety team located in Hudson, NY, Brooklyn, NY, or Dublin reporting to the VP of Trust & Safety. Were also open to remote hires within all U.S. states except Hawaii and Alaska.

For candidates who will work remotely from Colorado, visit this link for information related to Colorado's Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

About the Role

In this role you will:

* Set and execute a long term vision and strategy for the decisioning platform that keeps Etsy a safe and welcoming marketplace.

* Enable Trust & Safety teams to efficiently scale as the marketplace grows, balancing automation, and human review to mitigate new and emerging risks.

* Define what success for controls looks like and how its measured, including visibility, prevalence, buyer impact, etc

* Own and monitor performance dashboards for our suite of controls

* Own organizational change processes around automated controls, including documentation of changes in a change log. Iterate and improve this process to add efficiency.

* Conduct regular testing of controls to ensure sound decision strategy implementation

* Work with Product, Engineering, Analytics and T&S leadership to identify and isolate the potential effects of product changes on T&S automated controls, risks, and exposure locations (e.g. Product team builds ability to up vote reviews), coordinating updates to automated controls and the Marketplace Risk Taxonomy, as appropriate.

* Of course, this is just a sample of the kinds of work this role will require! You should assume that your role will encompass other tasks, too, and that your job duties and responsibilities may change from time to time at Etsy's discretion, or otherwise applicable with local law.

Qualifications

About You

Ideally you'll bring:

* Minimum of 6 years of experience in project or program management

* Experience with e-commerce fraud, content moderation, and/or online abuse

* Experience building or monitoring automated controls

* Proven track record of inspiring change that's resulted in increased impact and efficiency for your internal customers

* 4+ years work experience doing qualitative and quantitative analysis. Practical analytics experience in risk, platform abuse, spam, or payments is highly desired.

* Work independently to define and contain complex problems, prioritize effectively, and deliver quickly

* Work out loud and share your progress and thinking to arrive at solutions collaboratively and iteratively

* Think and communicate clearly, in a way that builds trust across functions and hierarchies: you can synthesize and communicate complex concepts and analyses for both technical and non-technical audiences.

* Experience with large fast evolving organization

* A trust in and commitment to Etsys vision, mission and values.

Additional Information

What's Next

If you're interested in joining the team at Etsy, please send a cover letter and resume telling us why you'd be right for the position. As youve hopefully seen already, Etsy is a place that values individuality and variety. We dont want you to be like everyone else we want you to be like you! So write to us and tell us what youre all about.

Our Promise

At Etsy, we believe that a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace makes us a more relevant, more competitive, and more resilient company. We encourage people from all backgrounds, ages, abilities, and experiences to apply. Etsy is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, ancestry, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital or family status, disability, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy or caregiver status, veteran status, or any other legally protected status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application and interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. While Etsy supports visa sponsorship, sponsorship opportunities may be limited to certain roles and skillsets.

Etsy, Inc.

Brooklyn, NY

Etsy is the global marketplace for unique and creative goods. It’s home to a universe of special, extraordinary items, from unique handcrafted pieces to vintage treasures.

In a time of increasing automation, it’s our mission to keep human connection at the heart of commerce. That’s why we built a place where creativity lives and thrives because it’s powered by people. We help our community of sellers turn their ideas into successful businesses. Our platform connects them with millions of buyers looking for an alternative—something special with a human touch, for those moments in life that deserve imagination.

As a company, we strive to lead with our guiding principles and to help spread ideas of sustainability and responsibility whose impact can reach far beyond our own business.

How Etsy Works

Our global marketplace is a vibrant community of real people connecting over special goods. The platform empowers sellers to do what they love and helps buyers find what they love.

Sell extraordinarily

With low fees, powerful tools, and support and education, we help creative entrepreneurs start, manage, and scale their businesses. Want to become an Etsy seller? All it takes is 20 cents to get started.

Buy extraordinary

From the specific to the unexpected (or custom-made), our search tools help buyers explore all the special one-of-a-kind items offered by Etsy sellers. Our Journal and Editors Picks curate exciting trends and ideas discovered in the marketplace by our own team.

Shop securely

We provide the technology behind the Etsy marketplace, helping buyers and sellers connect and exchange on Etsy. Keeping those connections safe, fun and secure is our priority, and we’re always here to help.

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