GenAI Policy Specialist - USDS

- Act as the primary bridge between Engineering, Security, Data Science, Legal, and Product teams to translate complex technical risks into actionable policy requirements for the US market.
- Support the implementation of quantitative frameworks to assess fairness risks in LLMs and recommendation models, ensuring that marginalized and vulnerable communities within the US are protected and represented.
- Support the responsible deployment of AI-powered tools (e.g., Tako) by providing prompt-level safety guidance and optimizing product safety features to promote community well-being.
- Support operations and products by providing policy adjudications and calibrations for US GenAI cases.
- Influence and help prioritize the development of dashboards, infrastructure, and tooling to support ongoing model review and automated compliance monitoring.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in Trust & Safety, AI Governance, Product Development, or Applied Research, with a focus on the US technology sector.
- Technical Expertise: A deep understanding of how models and products are developed and trained, with the ability to navigate technical trade-offs with Engineering and Data Science.
- Demonstrated Success: Experience in a fast-paced technology company conducting AI impact assessments, risk assessments, or algorithmic audits.
- Strategic Communication: Excellent verbal and written skills with the ability to advocate for fairness amongst a wide variety of stakeholders including Legal, Public Policy, and Engineering.

Preferred Qualifications
- AI Governance, Data Science or Trust & Safety background.
- Understanding of Trust & Safety positioning in the entertainment media technology sector, with comfort learning internal tools and product workflows.
- Experience working with social media platforms, whether in industry or through academic research.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $96000 - $168889 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.

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.

Client-provided location(s): San Jose, CA

Job ID: TikTok-7616100578934917429

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-03-19T19:41:06