Policy Manager, Youth Safety & Well-being - Trust and Safety

- Engage with external stakeholders to incorporate outside expertise into TikTok's platform policies related to youth safety and wellbeing.
- Partner with Policy Enforcement, Operations, and Product to develop and improve human and AI-driven moderation systems.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s):
- 5+ years of experience in Trust & Safety, Child Protection Policy, Public Policy, Law, Prevention Science, Social Work, or a related field with a meaningful focus on child or adolescent safety. And well-being
- Deep understanding of the harm landscape affecting youth online, including CSAM, harmful content, and the developmental risks specific to this age-group.
- Familiarity with the current and emerging online youth regulatory landscape, including various age appropriate design codes and youth online safety regimes.
- Strong ability to synthesize complex child safety and wellbeing topics for internal and external audiences, including the ability to communicate policy challenges, trade-offs, and implications.
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience working alongside product, technical, legal, and operational teams.
- Technical aptitude and ability to navigate tools, systems, and emerging technologies as they apply to child safety detection and enforcement.

Preferred Qualification(s):
- Advanced degree in child and adolescent psychology or development, or significant experience working with minors.
- Prior experience working in Trust & Safety, policy, or governance at a global technology company.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $121600 - $272000 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 Francisco, CA

Job ID: TikTok-7670687804129642805

Employment Type: OTHER

Posted: 2026-08-06T20:06:12