CareerPlan

Critical Harms Investigations & Incident Management Specialist

San Mateo, CAFull-time$145k–$174k2026-11-01 → 2026-11-10
HybridNo visa sponsorship

Core

Lead rapid investigations into critical and complex incidents involving child safety, violent extremism, and other high-severity harms on a technology platform.

Role type

Senior IC incident management and investigations specialist

Builds

Incident response playbooks, investigative methods, operating processes, and quality standards

Domain

Online safety / digital platform governance

Required skills

incident management, complex investigations, data analysis, root cause analysis, real-time communication, triage, escalation, process development, mentorship, judgment, discretion

Preferred skills

open-source intelligence techniques, policy enforcement, project management

Technologies

internal tools, dashboards, investigation tools

Responsibilities

Lead rapid investigations into critical incidents; operate within a 24/7 on-call rotation as primary point of contact; gather evidence and conduct root cause analyses; draft high-stakes communications to senior leadership; apply judgment in triage and escalation; develop and maintain incident response playbooks; improve investigative methods and quality standards; mentor other investigators

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with mentorship responsibilities