Future Leaders Program Graduate (Trust & Safety) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

TIKTOK PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global tech firm is seeking graduates for its Future Leaders Program in Trust & Safety starting in 2026. This structured 18-24 month program focuses on developing business capabilities in Trust & Safety, involving hands-on rotations, mentorship, and real business ownership. Successful candidates will solve real-world challenges, develop core competencies, and contribute to user safety. A bachelor's or master's degree is required, along with excellent analytical and communication skills.

Benefits

Global & Regional Work Exposure

Leadership Track

Cross-Functional Rotations

Mentorship & Training Enablement

Competitive compensation & benefits

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in a relevant field.
• Excellent analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to handle or deal with harmful content.

Responsibilities

• Work on real Trust & Safety business challenges.
• Develop global policies balancing harm prevention and freedom of expression.
• Drive best-in-class content moderation operations.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Communication Skills

Leadership

Risk Management

Writing

Coaching

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Policy, Law, Business, Operations, Data, Social Sciences

Job description

Future Leaders Program Graduate (Trust & Safety) - 2026 Start (BS/MS) TIKTOK PTE. LTD.•D01 Cecil, Marina, People’s Park, Raffles Place, SG

About the Team

Building a world where people can safely discover, create and connect. The Trust & Safety (T&S) team at TikTok helps ensure that our global online community is safe and empowered to create and enjoy content across all of our applications. We have invested heavily in human and machine-based moderation to remove harmful content quickly and often before it reaches our general community.

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at TikTok.

Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by end of year 2026. Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.

Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order you apply. The application limit is applicable to TikTok and its affiliates' jobs globally. Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis - we encourage you to apply early.

About the Role

The Trust & Safety Future Leaders Program is an 18–24 months, structured development journey designed to intentionally build the accelerated future-leader T&S business capabilities.

The program accelerates early‑career talent through hands‑on rotations, formal training, mentorship, and real business ownership, preparing them to lead in complex & high‑impact Trust & Safety Business Functions.

Participants will

• Work on real Trust & Safety business challenges impacting users and platforms
• Develop core competencies, business knowledge & leadership skills
• Build future‑ready capabilities through job rotations in main business functions: Operations - Policy - Regional Safety & Risk Response - Generative AI & Emerging Products

A. Policy

• Develop clear, operable global policies that balance harm prevention and freedom of expression across ByteDance products.
• Represent policy positions to regional stakeholders, ensuring market context is incorporated into high‑harm policy areas.
• Improve creator experience by strengthening policy accuracy and enforceability across human review, sweeps, automated systems, and LLMs, with emphasis on the most prevalent harms.

B. Operations

• Drive best‑in‑class content moderation operations and quality.
• Translate business demands into scalable and efficient processes implemented across the operations teams.
• Develop industry‑leading psychological health programs for Trust & Safety and promote positive workplace conditions.

C. Regional Safety & Risk Response

• Inspire, preserve, and sustain trust with societal stakeholders.
• Anticipate and prevent ban risks, fines, and litigation.
• Prevent risks and regrettable escalations during high‑risk events and civic processes.
• Contain risks during unexpected crises and escalations.
• Build trust with regulators, law enforcement, and governments; uphold digital rights and privacy obligations.
• Detect and prevent real‑world harm by escalating and reporting extreme‑risk content (including CSAM/CSEA).

D. Generative AI & Emerging Products

• Build and execute a world‑class safety, testing, and risk management system to ensure ByteDance’s GenAI & Emerging Products innovations are launched safely and responsibly.
• Ensure all ByteDance GenAI & EP features and products are launched with industry‑leading safety and fairness, supported by robust and efficient risk evaluation.
• Oversee GenAI labeling and Emerging Products content moderation, upholding moderation quality across all in‑house and BPO sites while balancing quality, efficiency, resilience, and cost‑effectiveness.

Your preferences, skill sets and business needs will be considered to ensure the most impactful experience. Whether you’re a graduate or an early‑career professional looking to accelerate your growth and build a highly meaningful career, this program is designed for you.

Perks and Benefits

• Global & Regional Work Exposure: Opportunity to lead and contribute to high‑impact projects that help protect millions of users and ensure a safer experience across our platforms.
• Leadership Track: A structured pathway to future leadership roles.
• Cross‑Functional Rotations: Experience multiple business scope & departments of Trust & Safety.
• Mentorship & Training Enablement : Mentorship & Coaching from global key T&S & HR leaders with Specified Training Program.
• Impactful Mission: Contribute to user safety, platform integrity, and global digital well‑being.
• Competitive compensation & benefits aligned with Singapore tech‑market benchmarks.

Selection Process

• Resume Screening (Jan 5 – Feb 15, 2026): A comprehensive review of your experience and achievements to assess your suitability for the role and alignment with our key requirements.
• Virtual Interview (5 Jan – 6 Mar, 2026): Chat with our Talent Acquisition/HR Business Partner and business team.
• Assessment Centre (12 – 14 Mar, 2026) – Tackle real‑world business scenarios to demonstrate your analytical thinking, data interpretation skills, and business acumen in the T&S landscape.
• Onboarding Date: 18 May 2026

Note: This timeline serves as a general guide. This job posting will stay open until all roles are filled, which may be before or after the stated application window. Applicants are encouraged to apply early.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Policy, Law, Business, Operations, Data, Social Sciences, or related fields.
• Excellent analytical thinking, problem‑solving, and communication skills.
• Sound judgment, integrity, and ability to work with harmful or ambiguous issues.
• High learning agility, resilience, and interest in social media contents.
• Have the ability to handle or deal with harmful content.

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience in Policy, Law, Business, Operations, Data, Social Sciences, or Trust & Safety related fields.
• Strong reasoning, writing, and ethical judgment.
• Strong execution mindset, data‑driven, process‑oriented.
• Have the ability maintain composure under pressure, risk‑aware, make decisions quickly and effectively.

By submitting an application for this role, you accept and agree to our global applicant privacy policy, which may be accessed here: https://careers.tiktok.com/legal/privacy.

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• Coaching
• Leadership
• Social Media
• Business Acumen
• Enforcement
• Risk Management
• Social Sciences
• Mentorship
• Pressure
• Writing
• Communication Skills
• Prevention
• Screening
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