Head of Civic & Information Integrity Policy - Trust and Safety

TikTok

4.5

(6)

San Jose, CA

Why you should apply for a job to TikTok:

  • 4.5/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.5/5 in supportive management
  • 100% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 100% would recommend this company to other women
  • 100% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Employee well-being is supported via hybrid work, short-term counseling through our EAP and a premium subscription to Headspace.
  • We embrace diversity across all dimensions and provide employees with 9 employee resource groups globally, including our WOMEN ERG.
  • Comprehensive parental leave policy as well as fertility treatment through healthcare providers with a $20,000 lifetime maximum.
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    Position summary

    ies:

    • Set and evolve the platform's policy approach to misinformation, civic processes, and the broader information environment, grounding decisions in clear principles while accounting for real-world harm, free expression, and platform trust.
    • Develop precise, enforceable policy frameworks and guidance that translate nuanced principles into rules that can be consistently applied across human moderation and automated enforcement systems.
    • Exercise independent policy judgment during high-stakes civic moments and fast-moving information events, including making and defending difficult tradeoffs under uncertainty.
    • Serve as the subject matter expert representative for our efforts in Civic & Information Integrity, in coordination with Legal, Public Policy, Comms, and Outreach & Partnerships, supporting external-facing work including regulatory engagement, transparency efforts, and public explanations of policy decisions.
    • Partner with Operations and Policy Enforcement teams to continuously evaluate policy effectiveness, surface gaps or unintended consequences, and iterate frameworks.
    • Partner with the policy and product teams responsible for interventions related to AI-generated content and inauthentic activity, ensuring misinformation risks are accounted for within their frameworks and decisions.

    Qualifications

    Minimum Qualifications:

    • Bachelors degree in political science, government, communications, law, or related field, or analogous real-world experience.
    • 5+ years of experience in government, technology, or research backgrounds.
    • Strong content knowledge of misinformation narratives and dynamics on social media platforms.
    • Demonstrated expertise in online misinformation ecosystems, geopolitics, elections, and high-risk social or political environments.
    • Ability to quickly identify problems, thoroughly analyze them and deliver feasible policy solutions.
    • Experience working on international technology, online content, or social media policy issues.
    • Proven success in cross-functional collaboration across technical, operational, and policy teams.

    Preferred Qualification:

    • Previous experience at a fast-moving internet platform company.

    Job Information

    [For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

    The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $182000 - $352000 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.

    Why you should apply for a job to TikTok:

  • 4.5/5 in overall job satisfaction
  • 4.5/5 in supportive management
  • 100% say women are treated fairly and equally to men
  • 100% would recommend this company to other women
  • 100% say the CEO supports gender diversity
  • Ratings are based on anonymous reviews by Fairygodboss members.
  • Employee well-being is supported via hybrid work, short-term counseling through our EAP and a premium subscription to Headspace.
  • We embrace diversity across all dimensions and provide employees with 9 employee resource groups globally, including our WOMEN ERG.
  • Comprehensive parental leave policy as well as fertility treatment through healthcare providers with a $20,000 lifetime maximum.