Quality & Training specialist - Account, Interaction & Search Safety - Dublin - German Speaking

TikTok; Ireland; On-site; EUR 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is hiring a Quality & Training Specialist in Dublin to support the Account, Interaction & Search Safety operations. The role requires German fluency and English as the working language, focusing on QA audits, RCA analysis, policy interpretation, and cross-team calibration.

You will lead or support training on policy changes and utilize AI tools to improve performance, with weekly/monthly reporting. This is a full-time Dublin role with coverage as needed.

Qualifications

• Experience in analytical audits and data integrity in trust & safety or high-volume operations.
• Strong RCA and trend analysis skills with ability to drive improvements.
• Ability to interpret safety policies and apply expert judgment.
• Experience leading calibration sessions and cross-functional collaboration.
• Fluency in data visualization, reporting and QA/calibration tools.
• German fluency required; English as working language.

Responsibilities

• Quality Assurance & Auditing: conduct audits ensuring compliance with data protection and safety standards.
• Data Analysis & RCA: perform root cause analysis and translate data into actionable feedback.
• Policy Interpretation & Curation: provide expert judgments on complex, high-risk cases.
• Calibration & Collaboration: lead calibration sessions across moderation teams.
• Operational Oversight & Escalation: manage edge cases and ensure policy updates are communicated.
• Technical Reporting & Utilization: use QA dashboards and RCA tools for reports.
• Training & Policy Cascade: support training on policy changes and guidelines.

Skills

Quality Assurance

Root Cause Analysis

Data Analysis

Policy Interpretation

Calibration

Communication

German language

English language

Tools

QA Tools

Job description

Quality & Training specialist - Account, Interaction & Search Safety - Dublin - German Speaking

Location:

Dublin

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A13602

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Responsibilities

The Account, Interaction and Search Safety Operations team will assume a critical role in ensuring the seamless operation of TikTok's Account, Interaction and Search, implementing operational processes, and overseeing day-to-day activities. By proactively addressing safety concerns and enhancing operational efficiency, the team will significantly contribute to TikTok's mission of providing a safe, smooth, and enjoyable search experience for users worldwide.The Quality & Training Specialist (QTS) department ensures that safety policies are enforced accurately andconsistently at scale.- This role requires commitment to work shifts, weekends, and public holidays as operational needs demand.What will I be doing?

• Quality Assurance & Auditing: Conduct regular analytical audits of human moderation, ensuring all processes comply with data protection and Trust & Safety standards while maintaining specific audit targets (e.g., Accuracy, RCA, and Appeal success rates)
• Data Analysis & RCA: Perform deep-dives into quality issues through Root Cause Analysis (RCA), spot error patterns, and translate data into actionable feedback for Operational Guidelines & Standards and Operations Teams to drive continuous process optimization
• Policy Interpretation & Curation: Act as an authority to provide expert judgment on complex, ambiguous, or high-risk cases under quality methodologies and processes (like KOM). Deeply interpret safety guidelines and validate "golden sets" (benchmark data) to guide enforcement accuracy.
• Calibration & Collaboration: Lead calibration sessions to ensure consistency across different moderation teams. Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (BPO Partners, PPS, PS, and OGS teams) to simplify complex policy explanations and drive global quality goals.
• Operational Oversight & Escalation: Manage and resolve unprecedented "edge cases" with speed and accuracy. Drive policy cascading to ensure new policies & operational guidelines updates are 100% communicated and implemented across all relevant internal and external partners.
• Technical Reporting & Al Utilization: Leverage AI to improve performance and reduce manual, repetitive tasks. Utilize QA dashboards, RCA tools, and calibration platforms to prepare comprehensive weekly and monthly reports focusing on market accuracy, error trends, and policy gaps.
• Training & Policy Cascade: Lead or support training rollout for new policy changes and operational guideline updates, including for BPO staff, ensuring changes are clearly understood, operationalized, and consistently applied. This is estimated to take up around 20% of total monthly output deliverables.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 1. Quality Assurance Experience: Proven expertise in conducting analytical audits, tracking performance targets, and maintaining data integrity within a trust and safety, compliance, or high-volume operational environment.
• 2. Problem-Solving Skills and Ownership: Strong capability in conducting Root Cause Analysis (RCA), identifying trend patterns, and suggesting process optimizations that reduce error rates while maintaining high-speed moderation. High level of self-motivation with the ability to operate independently, demonstrate end-to‑end ownership, and thrive in a fast‑paced, ambiguous environment.
• 3. Policy Interpretation & Judgment: Deep understanding of content policies and SOPs, with the critical thinking skills required to make expert judgments on complex or high‑risk escalation cases.
• 4. Cross-Functional Communication: Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to lead calibration sessions, deliver training, and partner with BPO and internal teams to align on global quality goals.
• 5. Technical & Reporting Proficiency: Fluency in data visualization, reporting and utilizing QA/calibration tools. Ability to leverage Artificial Intelligence (AI) to streamline workflows and provide actionable feedback on system functionality.
• 6. Fluency German is required for interacting with local content and stakeholders in the German market, plus fluency in English as the primary working language.
• 7. For internal candidates, the current job level must be G3 or above.

Preferred Qualification1. Candidates with department (Account, Interaction & Search - Account) policy knowledge will be preferred.

Job Information

Trust & Safety

Content that this role interacts with includes 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. Hence, it is possible that this role will be exposed to harmful content on a daily basis.

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.

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.

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