Governance Strategy & Risk Analytics Associate

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 122,000 - 209,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok Inc. in San Jose is seeking a policy operations leader to draft, iterate, and operationalize governance policies across cross-functional teams, translating rules into execution-ready materials for agents, sales teams, audit partners, and other stakeholders.

You will build risk metrics, design detection logic, and drive governance tooling with regional alignment and clear ownership, while moving from manual reviews to scalable workflows that reduce long-term dependency.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in strategy and operations, risk operations, policy operations, or related fields.
• Strong policy judgment and ability to translate requirements into rules.
• Strong data sense and analytical capability.
• Ability to identify incentive loopholes and connect policy to risk controls.
• Excellent written and verbal communication; capable of cross-regional collaboration.
• Self-driven, detail-oriented in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Draft, iterate, and operationalize governance policies and rule texts.
• Build new governance items from risk signals and define risk metrics.
• Map risk surfaces and design detection logic for ongoing governance.
• Investigate abnormal issues, clarify root causes, and drive actions with owners.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to move governance toward tool-based solutions.
• Establish cadences, documentation standards, and cross-regional communication.

Skills

Policy operations

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Cross-functional teams

Tools

SQL

Python

Job description

TikTok Inc. in San Jose is seeking a policy operations leader to draft, iterate, and operationalize governance policies across cross-functional teams, translating rules into execution-ready materials for agents, sales teams, audit partners, and other stakeholders.

You will build risk metrics, design detection logic, and drive governance tooling with regional alignment and clear ownership, while moving from manual reviews to scalable workflows that reduce long-term dependency.