Responsibilities
Team Intro: TikTok’s US Data Security (USDS) team is dedicated to ensuring the protection and security of our U.S. user data. As part of this mission, the HR team plays a critical role in enabling people success across high-impact and high-integrity functions such as Cyber Security, Engineering, Risk & Response, Data Science, and Privacy. At TikTok USDS, you'll have the opportunity to support some of the brightest minds in tech and security as we continue to innovate and protect our global community. If you're energized by fast-paced work, building from scratch, and partnering across teams to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to hear from you. We are seeking a strategic and hands-on HR Business Partner (HRBP) to support these specialized teams. This role will drive core people initiatives, coach leaders, and provide operational HR expertise while navigating a complex and evolving regulatory environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation in both strategic HR practices and employee relations, with the ability to influence across regional and global teams and stakeholders. Responsibilities - Serve as a strategic thought partner to business leaders, translating organizational goals into actionable people strategies. Coach leaders on key people matters, including talent development, organizational design, team effectiveness, and performance enablement. - Lead and support cyclical HR initiatives, including performance management, engagement action planning, and calibrations. - Partner with stakeholders on workforce planning, org design, and headcount modeling to ensure scalability and agility. - Act as the first point of contact for people matters, including conflict resolution, employee relations, and investigations in partnership with Legal and ER teams. - Leverage insights and data to advise on organizational health, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement. - Partner closely with COE teams (Talent Acquisition, D&I, Compensation, L&D, etc.) to design and implement talent solutions that drive engagement and business results. - Represent HR in change management efforts, ensuring communication, adoption, and team alignment. - Scope: Senior individual contributor role – requires the ability to lead initiatives and influence cross-functionally without direct authority. - RTO: To foster strong collaboration and support cross-functional work, this role follows a hybrid work model with a minimum of 3 days in-office per week (or as directed by your team/manager).
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - 5+ years of progressive experience as a corporate HR Business Partner. - Proven ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity, and change. - Strong background in employee relations, performance coaching, and HR operations. - Experience driving organizational effectiveness and transformation initiatives. - Demonstrated capability in managing both strategic and tactical HR programs. Preferred Qualifications: - 2+ years supporting technical functions such as Cyber Security, Engineering, or Data Science. - Strong proficiency in data and metrics; ability to use tools like Tableau, Excel, or Power BI to drive decisions. - Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills; able to influence senior stakeholders. - Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment. - Familiarity with highly regulated or secure business environments is a plus.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $102600 - $228000 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.
About USDS
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
Data Security Statement
This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.
USDS Reasonable Accommodation
USDS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA
