Product Manager - Trust & Safety (PhD Required)

Employment Type: Full-Time
Location: Remote, Lahore Pakistan

About the Role

We're seeking a Product Manager to lead our child online privacy and safety initiatives across our mobile and CTV platforms. You'll develop trust and safety features that protect children in digital advertising ecosystems while ensuring compliance with global child protection regulations. This role requires deep expertise in child privacy laws, age-appropriate design principles, and the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical product solutions that detect and prevent harm.

What You'll Do

Product Strategy & Development (40%)

• Own the child privacy and safety product roadmap, prioritizing features that protect minors across mobile and CTV advertising environments.
• Define requirements for age verification systems, parental consent mechanisms, and child-safe data handling.
• Implement privacy-by-design principles and data minimization across all child-facing features.
• Partner with Engineering and UX teams to build intuitive parental controls and privacy settings.

Regulatory Compliance & Risk Management (30%)

• Ensure compliance with Singapore PDPA, IMDA guidelines, COPPA, GDPR Article 8, and UK Age Appropriate Design Code.
• Conduct Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs) and Children's Privacy Impact Assessments for new features.
• Lead incident response for child data privacy issues and coordinate with Legal and Compliance teams.
• Manage regulatory audits, submissions, and maintain current child privacy policies.

Cross-Functional Leadership (20%)

• Champion trust and safety culture across Product, Engineering, Trust & Safety, and Marketing teams.
• Provide privacy guidance and review product launches for child privacy compliance.
• Present initiatives to executive leadership and engage with external child advocacy organizations.
• Coordinate with Customer Support on parent and guardian concerns.

Metrics & Innovation (10%)

• Track privacy metrics, adoption rates of parental controls, and age verification effectiveness
• Monitor global trends in child online safety and evaluate emerging privacy-enhancing technologies
• Conduct age-appropriate user research and contribute to industry forums on child privacy and trust & safety

What You Bring

Required:

• 5+ years in product management with 2+ years focused on trust & safety, privacy, compliance, or child safety products
• Deep knowledge of child privacy regulations (COPPA, GDPR Article 8, UK AADC, Singapore PDPA/IMDA guidelines)
• Experience conducting privacy impact assessments and managing regulatory compliance projects
• Proven ability to translate complex legal requirements into practical product features
• Strong collaboration skills working with Legal, Compliance, Engineering, and Design teams
• Track record of shipping trust & safety or privacy-first products in regulated environments

Preferred:

• Background in ad tech, mobile apps, CTV platforms, or digital media
• Experience with age verification technologies and parental consent systems
• Familiarity with fraud detection, content moderation, or cybersecurity
• CIPP certification or equivalent privacy credentials
• Experience working with child advocacy organizations or privacy regulators

About Pixalate

We're the leader in fraud detection and privacy compliance for digital advertising, protecting billions in ad spend for Fortune 500 brands, major ad platforms, consumers, and children from deceptive, fraudulent, and non-compliant mobile and CTV apps. As fraudsters increasingly use AI to create sophisticated attacks, we're building the next generation of AI-powered detection systems to stay ahead. This is an exciting opportunity to grow with us as we expand globally. Our platform has been used to unearth multiple high-profile criminal and illegal surveillance cases, including:

• UNICEF: Pixalate was recently recognized by UNICEF as a Key Innovator for protecting children’s online privacy. & UNICEF Global Compliance Tech case study
• Gizmodo: An iCloud Feature Is Enabling a $65 Million Scam, New Research Says
• Adweek: A 7-Figure Ad Fraud Scheme Running on Roku Underlines Murkiness of CTV
• Washington Post: Your kids’ apps are spying on them
• Pro Publica: Porn, Piracy, Fraud: What Lurks Inside Google’s Black Box Ad Empire
• ABC7 News: The State of Children's Privacy Online
• NBC News: How many apps are tracking your children

Why Pixalate
 

• Make a meaningful impact protecting children in digital environments
• Work with cutting-edge fraud detection and privacy-enhancing technologies
• Collaborate with a mission-driven team tackling real-world trust and safety challenges
• Competitive compensation and growth opportunities in a scaling global company

Our Culture

We believe in small teams that produce high output. Slack is a way of life and short emails are encouraged. We value a fearless attitude and bold ideas. Chess players do well here. Titles don't mean much - you attain respect by producing results. Everyone's a data addict and analytical thinker who thrives on collaboration.

What We Offer

• Monthly Internet Reimbursement.
• Casual, Remote Work Environment.
• Flexible Hours.
• Opportunity for Advancement and Professional Development.
• Fun Annual Team Events.
• Being part of a high-performing global team that wants to win and have fun doing it!