Compliance Strategy Lead (User Safety & Privacy) - Platform Responsibility (San Jose)
Responsibilities
About the Team
The TikTok User Privacy & Responsibility Product division ensures that TikTok meets privacy, responsibility, and regulatory requirements while delivering exceptional user experiences for creating, consuming, and enjoying content on TikTok.
Responsibilities
- Monitor and analyze global policy and legislative trends related to social media, user privacy, youth safety, and platform accountability.
- Translate complex policy developments into clear, actionable insights to guide product compliance strategy and prioritization.
- Drive proactive, cross-functional alignment by partnering with internal teams to coordinate early responses to new or evolving legislative and regulatory trends across markets.
- Track and interpret regulatory and expert perspectives through internal and external channels, benchmark industry practices, and contribute to external discussions and narrative building
- Deliver high-quality insights and recommendations to inform leadership and product teams of emerging risks and opportunities.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or above, with 5+ years of proven experience in Product Management, Public Policy, or Legal, within technology or social media industries.
- Strong understanding of global regulatory frameworks in user privacy, youth safety, and platform governance.
- Proven ability to connect regulatory compliance with business and product strategy.
- Excellent analytical, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience engaging policymakers, regulators, or industry associations on policy or compliance topics.
- Knowledge of industry best practices and benchmark trends in youth safety and privacy.
- Ability to synthesize complex issues into clear, actionable insights for diverse audiences.
- Experience in shaping external narratives or public policy discussions.
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $110223 - $248400 annually.
Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.
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Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
Perks and Benefits
Health and Wellness
- Health Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- HSA
- Life Insurance
- Fitness Subsidies
- Short-Term Disability
- Long-Term Disability
- On-Site Gym
- Mental Health Benefits
- Virtual Fitness Classes
Parental Benefits
- Fertility Benefits
- Adoption Assistance Program
- Family Support Resources
Work Flexibility
- Flexible Work Hours
- Hybrid Work Opportunities
Office Life and Perks
- Casual Dress
- Snacks
- Pet-friendly Office
- Happy Hours
- Some Meals Provided
- Company Outings
- On-Site Cafeteria
- Holiday Events
Vacation and Time Off
- Paid Vacation
- Paid Holidays
- Personal/Sick Days
- Leave of Absence
Financial and Retirement
- 401(K) With Company Matching
- Performance Bonus
- Company Equity
Professional Development
- Promote From Within
- Access to Online Courses
- Leadership Training Program
- Associate or Rotational Training Program
- Mentor Program
Diversity and Inclusion
- Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
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