Policy Team Lead, Trust & Safety

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Brief info about Vinted

Vinted is the leading second-hand fashion marketplace in Europe and a go-to destination for all kinds of second-hand items. With a mission to make second-hand the first choice worldwide, Vinted enables people to sell and buy second-hand clothes and lifestyle items from each other, helping give those items a second or even third life.

Vinted Go launched in 2022, with a focus on developing products and solutions for more seamless shipping and delivery across Europe. Vinted Go has connected more than 60 carriers and more than 500,000 PUDO points across Europe to support the delivery of millions of parcels per year.

The Vinted Group, composed of Vinted Marketplace, Vinted Go, and Vinted Pay is headquartered in Vilnius, with workplaces in Germany, Lithuania, France, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands and over 2,000 employees. Its backers include Accel, EQT Growth, Insight Partners, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Sprints, and TPG.

Information about the position

We’re building a safe, fair, and trusted marketplace where millions of people can buy and sell with confidence. As Policy Team Lead, you’ll own the design and evolution of the rules that keep our community thriving. You’ll make sure our policies are clear, consistent, and scalable as we grow across markets. You’ll lead a team of policy managers, balancing user needs, business goals, and regulatory requirements..

In this position, you’ll

• Lead & grow a team of policy managers - setting goals, guiding priorities, and supporting policy development
• Define marketplace rules across items, interactions, and behavior - keeping them clear, fair, and enforceable
• Spot risks early (fraud, harmful content, regulatory shifts, media attention) and translate them into smart, proactive policy updates
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Legal, Trust & Safety, Product, and Comms to ensure rules are clear, consistently applied, and backed by the right policies and team structure
• Monitor effectiveness: track how policies perform in practice, identify gaps, and iterate.

About you

For this position, we're looking for

• Commercial experience in marketplace policy development
• Proven strategy skills and experience in building and scaling teams in a fast-moving, high-growth environment.
• Team leadership experience - you know how to guide, coach, and grow people
• Strong analytical skills: you can balance risk, fairness, and commercial realities
• Excellent communication skills - you can explain complex policies in plain language
• Pragmatism: you know perfect rules don’t exist, but smart trade-offs do
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and moving quickly when issues arise

Work perks

• The opportunity to benefit from our share options programme
• 25 days of paid annual leave
• Newest MacBook models
• Digital mental and emotional health support and Employee Assistant Program (EAP)
• Frequent team-building events
• Home office support: we provide IT workstation equipment and a personal budget of up to €540 for home workplace furniture
• A daily lunch allowance
• ClassPass (Gym Membership subsidy)
• A personal monthly budget for shopping on Vinted
• Pension plan with total contribution of 12%, 8% by the Company and 4% by employee
• An NS mobility card
• The opportunity to spend up to 90 days per year - 21 of which can be spent working outside of the EU - on workation
• A dog-friendly office

Working at Vinted

Individual Learning Budget

We invest in your professional growth! As part of our commitment to continuous learning, we offer an annual learning budget to support your personal and career development through courses, certifications, workshops and more.

Hybrid Work

We’ve adopted a hybrid workplace model where 2 days in the office are recommended but not enforced. It’s up to you and your team to decide on the exact days you’ll spend working together in person.

Equal Opportunity

The Vinted Group is committed to building an inclusive workplace where people from all walks of life feel a sense of belonging. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, identities and life experiences. At Vinted, all applicants are treated fairly without regard to their race, age, religion or belief, sex, national origin, citizenship, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability, or any other protected characteristic.

The salary range for this position is € 65,500 - € 92,700gross per year.