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TikTok Shop - Risk and Emergency Escalation Program Manager

1 week ago Seattle, WA

Responsibilities

Our Governance and Experience (GNE) team is dedicated to building a safe, reliable, and high-quality commerce ecosystem for our users, sellers, creators, and partners. We develop the policies, systems, and experiences that ensure trust, drive excellence, and uphold our commitment to user satisfaction.

Within GNE, our Service Support Centre (SSC) provides exceptional customer service to internal stakeholders across the commerce business. We're currently seeking a Risk and Emergency Escalation Program Manager to join our team, someone who thrives in fast-paced environments and is passionate about driving resolution for high-impact issues. In this role, you'll manage and respond to escalations from internal teams, playing a key part in ensuring operational continuity and stakeholder confidence.

Responsibilities:
- Lead coordinated responses to service escalations, safety, and integrity-related issues across multiple channels (customer contacts, social media, leadership, and external sources). Establish and refine operational processes for rapid issue resolution.
- Act as the single point of contact (SPOC) for business account managers, ensuring seamless communication and resolution of escalations. Drive collaboration across teams to optimize service operations, manage key stakeholder meetings, and track program alignment.
- Analyze customer feedback, incident trends, and program performance metrics to identify root causes and implement long-term improvements. Regularly report insights to leadership and drive product, policy, and process enhancements.
- Develop and implement systems to proactively detect service defects, working with Product, Policy, and Process teams to ensure timely resolution and prevent recurrence.

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- Own experience recovery by identifying and resolving unresolved internal issues. Oversee internal support requests, troubleshoot independently, and escalate when necessary for faster resolution.
- Partner with Quality Monitoring and Training teams to continuously improve escalation-handling processes, onboard new hires, and drive operational excellence.
- Maintain structured review cadences (weekly, bi-weekly, monthly) with internal teams and stakeholders, ensuring program effectiveness, transparency, and ongoing enhancements.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience in program management, crisis management, or service operations, with a focus on escalations and emergency response.
- Demonstrated ability to manage escalations and emergency situations, ensuring quick and effective solutions.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including data analysis, trend identification, and root-cause resolution.
- Effective communicator who can connect, collaborate, and influence partners across different teams and levels.
- Demonstrated ability to navigate successfully in ambiguity, with multiple priorities in a fast-paced, changing environment.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Prior experience in the tech, commerce, or customer service industry.
- Experience working with Product, Policy, and Process teams to drive service improvements.
- Experience leading cross-functional initiatives with executive stakeholders.
- Background in developing training programs or quality assurance processes.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $83600 - $143556 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): Seattle, WA
Job ID: TikTok-7556678418675337479
Employment Type: OTHER
Posted: 2025-10-09T20:25:29

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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