GenAI Safety & Policy Lead

TikTok USDS Joint Venture; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 96,000 - 217,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking an experienced professional to champion safe GenAI deployment for the US market, focusing on pre-release performance, bias mitigation, and safety policy architecture.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Security, Legal, and Product teams, shaping research-backed assessments to ensure equitable, safe, and compliant AI products for US users, including tools like Tako.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in Trust & Safety, AI Governance, Product Development, or Applied Research, with a focus on the US technology sector.
• Technical Expertise: A deep understanding of how models and products are developed and trained, with the ability to navigate technical trade-offs with Engineering and Data Science.
• Demonstrated Success: Experience in a fast-paced technology company conducting AI impact assessments, risk assessments, or algorithmic audits.
• Strategic Communication: Excellent verbal and written skills with the ability to advocate for fairness amongst a wide variety of stakeholders including Legal, Public Policy, and Engineering.

Responsibilities

• Conduct the end-to-end safety and fairness evaluation of GenAI models prior to US market launch. This includes conducting AI Fairness Impact Assessments, and adhering to \"go/no-go\" safety thresholds.
• Partner with the Global Policy team to translate operational needs and US-specific data into requirements for new policy drafts. (Note: This role does not write the policies; it informs them).
• Act as the primary bridge between Engineering, Security, Data Science, Legal, and Product teams to translate complex technical risks into actionable policy requirements for the US market.
• Support the implementation of quantitative frameworks to assess fairness risks in LLMs and recommendation models, ensuring that marginalized and vulnerable communities within the US are protected and represented.
• Support the responsible deployment of AI-powered tools (e.g., Tako) by providing prompt-level safety guidance and optimizing product safety features to promote community well-being.
• Support operations and products by providing policy adjudications and calibrations for US GenAI cases.
• Influence and help prioritize the development of dashboards, infrastructure, and tooling to support ongoing model review and automated compliance monitoring.

Skills

AI governance

Trust & Safety

Product development

Applied research

Strategic communication

Job description

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is seeking an experienced professional to champion safe GenAI deployment for the US market, focusing on pre-release performance, bias mitigation, and safety policy architecture.

You will collaborate with Engineering, Security, Legal, and Product teams, shaping research-backed assessments to ensure equitable, safe, and compliant AI products for US users, including tools like Tako.