Role Overview
The Ad Policy Reviewer – Team Lead is responsible for overseeing the accurate and timely evaluation of digital advertisements against established platform policies and regulatory requirements. Operating within a 24×7 environment, this role combines hands-on subject matter expertise with people leadership, ensuring consistent quality, policy adherence, and operational excellence across assigned language markets.
The successful candidate will lead a team of reviewers, support content integrity initiatives, drive quality benchmarks, and act as a key point of contact between frontline operations, quality, and policy stakeholders.
Key Responsibilities
Operational & Policy Oversight
- Oversee the review and adjudication of advertising content in line with platform-specific policies, including prohibited categories, restricted verticals, and regional regulatory standards.
- Act as a subject matter expert (SME) for complex, sensitive, or escalated cases within assigned language markets.
- Ensure accurate categorization and escalation of non-compliant content in accordance with defined workflows and SLAs.
- Monitor queue health, productivity, and quality metrics across shifts, including weekends and overnight coverage.
People Leadership
- Lead, coach, and support a team of Ad Policy Reviewers to ensure consistent performance and policy understanding.
- Conduct regular quality reviews, 1:1s, coaching sessions, and performance feedback discussions.
- Support onboarding, training, and ramp-up of new team members.
- Foster a positive team culture focused on quality, accountability, and continuous improvement.
Quality & Stakeholder Collaboration
- Drive quality calibration sessions, team audits, and policy update briefings to ensure alignment with current guidelines.
- Identify trends, recurring errors, or emerging policy risks and proactively flag them to policy, quality, or product teams.
- Document and communicate insights, risks, and improvement opportunities clearly to internal stakeholders.
- Support process improvements and contribute to operational best practices.
Required Qualifications
Education
- Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
- Degrees in Linguistics, Communications, Law, Media Studies, or related fields are an advantage.
Experience
- 3–5 years of experience in content review, policy enforcement, trust & safety, legal compliance, or a related field.
- Prior team leadership or senior/lead reviewer experience is strongly preferred.
- Experience working with advertising platforms, digital media ecosystems, or regulatory frameworks.
- Strong familiarity with case management systems, quality frameworks, and performance metrics.
Language Proficiency Requirements
Language certification is required for non-native speakers. Accepted certifications include, but are not limited to:
- English: IELTS (Academic or General), TOEFL iBT, Cambridge B2 First / C1 Advanced, PTE Academic
- Portuguese: CELPE-Bras
- Spanish: DELE, SIELE (C1 or above)
Native speakers are not required to hold formal certification but may be asked to complete a language proficiency assessment during the selection process.
What we offer
- The chance to work with impact. Here, you’re empowered to bring your biggest thinking to help our company and clients improve everyday life.
- Ownership over your career. Stay at the top of your game through our award-winning learning and development ecosystem. And when your ambitions change or we offer new opportunities, we help you pivot by providing reskilling, on-the-job learning and guidance to find new roles that might be a better fit.
- The opportunity to thrive on a high caliber team with heart. We celebrate each other’s experiences and perspectives and promote a sense of belonging through our affinity groups and diversity and inclusion initiatives.
- A comprehensive total rewards package, including a competitive salary and a pension plan with matching contributions.
- Flexible health and financial benefits to support you and your eligible dependents—from day one.
- True work-life balance. Be at your best through paid time off, flexible work arrangements, volunteering opportunities, social events, and so much more.
About us
Cognizant (Nasdaq: CTSH) is an AI Builder and technology services provider, building the bridge between AI investment and enterprise value by building full-stack AI solutions for our clients. Our deep industry, process and engineering expertise enables us to build an organization’s unique context into technology systems that amplify human potential, realize tangible returns and keep global enterprises ahead in a fast-changing world. See how at www.cognizant.com or @cognizant.
Other employment-related information
Cognizant is an equal opportunity employer. Your application and candidacy will not be considered based on race, color, sex, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, provincial or local laws.
If you have a disability that requires reasonable accommodation to search for a job opening or submit an application, please email [email protected] with your request and contact information.
Language requirements vary depending on roles, but we ask that all candidates have basic English proficiency for company-wide communications purposes. For roles based in Quebec, professional English proficiency is required, as you’ll deliver services to and collaborate with stakeholders outside the province who may not speak French.
