Global Policy Lead, Hate, Harassment & Exploitation - Trust and Safety

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@2026 Tik Tok

Global Operations

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Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A249970

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• Lead the development and iteration of global Hate, Harassment, & Exploitation policies — covering hate speech, hateful ideologies, harassment, bullying, toxicity, exploitation, and related issue areas.
• As the senior most Individual Contributor (IC) on Hate, Harassment, & Exploitation policies, mentor and guide policy managers working on these issues.
• Partner with Enforcement, Operations, and Product to develop, improve, and streamline human and AI-driven moderation systems.
• Engage with Legal and Public Policy teams to ensure compliance with key regulations and be a consultant for any potential new regulations or government regulatory requests.
• Engage with external stakeholders to incorporate outside expertise into Tik Tok’s platform policies.
• Act as a global escalation point of contact when necessary, and align all stakeholders and leadership to respond to emergency policy decisions.
• Remain up-to-date on industry trends and emerging issues in the Hate, Harassment, & Exploitation space, and design policies & policy positions to address them on platform.

Minimum Qualification(s):

• 5+ years of experience in Trust & Safety, platform policy, product policy, government, law, human rights, technology policy, academia, or a related field.
• Deep knowledge (global or across multiple regions) in one or all of the following: hate speech, hateful ideologies, bullying, harassment, toxicity, exploitation.
• Excellent writing, editing, and executive communication skills, with the ability to turn complex and ambiguous topics into clear, structured, and actionable materials — including for executives, external stakeholders, and broad audiences.
• Strong policy judgment and the ability to reason across multiple issue areas, product contexts, stakeholder perspectives, and risk trade-offs.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience working alongside product, technical, legal, and operational teams.
• Experience developing policy frameworks, principles, standards, guidance, or governance documentation.
• Exceptional ability to work cross-functionally with partners such as Product, Legal, Comms, Operations, Enforcement, Public Policy, and Data Science.

Preferred Qualification(s):

• Advanced degree in public policy, international relations, law, technology policy, political science, or a related field.
• Prior experience working in Trust & Safety, policy, or governance at a global technology company.

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $159000 - $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:

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