Responsibilities
The Trust & Safety Policy team develops and reviews our community policies to promote a positive and safe environment for all of our Users and Content Creators to enjoy and express themselves. This role will design the global approach to the AI Generated Content, including researching and drafting policies, advising on critical escalations, and devising strategies to mitigate harm from novel challenges presented by AI generated content. The Policy Lead will collaborate with cross-functional enforcement partners, brief policy proposals to senior company leadership, engage with external experts, and coordinate closely with product, communications, and government relations teams. As the AIGC Product Policy Lead, you will serve as TikTok's expert on AI generated content, working to develop policies that protect our users from harmful AI generated content and developing strategies to ensure a safe ecosystem. In this role, you will work to support our AIGC policy efforts in a global Trust & Safety organization, including working closely with Product teams to develop strategies to detect, disperse, and enforce on harmful AI content. You will do this by supporting the development of relevant policies that govern the TikTok platform, as well as providing colleagues with an understanding of how the AI generated content space is evolving as AI tools are adopted by more and more users. It is possible that this role will be exposed to harmful content as part of the core role/as part of project/ in response to escalation requests/by chance. This may occur in the form of images, video, and text related to every-day life, but it can also include (but is not limited to) bullying; hate speech; child safety; depictions of harm to self and others, and harm to animals. Responsibilities: - Develop TikTok's overall policy strategy related to AI generated content and lead development of global platform policies (e.g., in the form of policy titles, operational guidance documents). - Lead policy development for emergent risks posed by AIGC. - Partner closely with Product and enforcement teams to ensure the timely detection and enforcement of harmful AIGC and to develop strategies to stay ahead of new threats posed by AIGC. - Engage with Legal and Public Policy teams to ensure compliance with key regulations and serve as a T&S point of contact for any potential new regulations on AIGC. - Act as a global escalation point of contact for AI generated content, and align all stake-holders and leadership to respond to escalations and enable emergency policy decisions. - Remain up-to-date on industry trends and emerging issues in the AIGC space.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelors degree in political science, government, cybersecurity communications, law or related field. - 5+ years of experience in technology, government, or civil society focused on addressing social media harms, misinformation, or content policy. - Expertise on AI generated content and abuse vectors on social media. - Experience with international technology/online content and social media issues. - Facility with operating in fast-paced, complex cross-functional environments. - Ability to quickly identify problems, thoroughly analyze them, and deliver feasible policy solutions. - Technical fluency to understand product dependencies for content moderation. Preferred Qualifications: - Prior work on AI Generated Content. - Experience in launching new strategies and Zero-to-One initiatives. - Advanced degree in law, policy, political science, engineering, cybersecurity or other related field. - Previous experience at a social media platform company.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】 Compensation Description (Annually) - Washington, DC
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is 132300 - 243000 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.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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.
Trust & Safety
TikTok recognises that keeping our platform safe for the TikTok communities is no ordinary job which can be both rewarding and psychologically demanding and emotionally taxing for some. This is why we are sharing the potential hazards, risks and implications in this unique line of work from the start, so our candidates are well informed before joining.
We are committed to the wellbeing of all our employees and promise to provide comprehensive and evidence-based programs, to promote and support physical and mental wellbeing throughout each employee's journey with us. We believe that wellbeing is a relationship and that everyone has a part to play, so we work in collaboration and consultation with our employees and across our functions in order to ensure a truly person-centred, innovative and integrated approach.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok 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/RA-request
