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Senior Product Manager - TikTok Account Security

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TikTok

Senior Product Manager - TikTok Account Security

San Jose, CA

Responsibilities

About the team
TikTok Core Product team's goal is to provide the best user experiences to create, consume, and enjoy content on TikTok. As part of the Core Product team at TikTok, Account team focuses on improving reliability, scalability, and security of TikTok account structure. We are looking for a Senior Product Strategy and Operations Manager to lead account initiatives, run the full stack from infrastructure to applications and grow TikTok ecosystem accounts to a new level.

Responsibilities
- Define and execute the account security product roadmap, strengthening features across account creation, login, recovery, and protection.
- Collaborate with engineering, risk, operations, and data teams to launch scalable security solutions that balance protection and user experience.

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- Identify and mitigate common attack vectors (e.g., phishing, credential stuffing) by applying industry-standard defense techniques such as MFA, anomaly detection, and rate limiting.
- Monitor and respond to real-time security incidents; lead root cause analysis and drive continuous improvements across the account security ecosystem.
- Ensure product compliance with global data regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) through close partnership with legal and policy teams.
- Contribute to the security architecture of TikTok's rapidly growing global platform with cultural and regional considerations in mind.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, Cybersecurity, or a related field.
- 5+ years of product management experience, with a strong focus on security, ideally in social media or consumer tech.
- In-depth knowledge of account systems, including user authentication, authorization, identity verification, and content permissions.
- Strong understanding of network security concepts, protocols, and commonly used tools and frameworks in the social media industry.
- Familiarity with agile development and software development life cycles (SDLC), with the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering teams.

Preferred Qualifications
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with a data-driven approach to complex security challenges.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with experience working across functions.
- Knowledge of data privacy regulations (e.g., GDPR, CCPA) and experience working with legal/compliance teams.

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Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $165000 - $300000 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, USA
Job ID: TikTok-7502597119037229319
Employment Type: Other

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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