Lead Policy Manager, Search & Safety

TikTok; New York (NY); On-site; USD 163,000 - 272,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days Paid Personal Time

Job summary

TikTok seeks a Policy Manager, Search Policy, to shape safety strategies for TikTok Search features. You will partner with product, data science, legal and operations to develop defensible policies, assess risk, and ensure transparent governance across rapid product growth.

The role emphasizes high-stakes policy decisions, proactive risk mitigation, and influencing ranking and moderation through policy rules. Join a global Safety team focused on responsible innovation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5+ years in product policy, trust and safety, or content moderation in tech.
• Translate policy concepts into user-facing requirements and roadmaps.
• Experience drafting/enforcing policies for LLMs, RAG, or multimodal search.
• Balance free expression, safety, and product quality in complex decisions.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives without direct authority.
• Draft formal policy documents and present to executives.
• Analyze enforcement data and policy impact metrics.

Responsibilities

• Identify and anticipate safety risks for new Search policy launches.
• Conduct pre-launch impact assessments for new Search features.
• Author policies for search indexing, ranking, and AI features.
• Collaborate with PMs, ML engineers to codify rules into ranking/ moderation.
• Address policy gaps related to Generative AI and evolving queries.
• Design benchmarks to measure enforcement accuracy and bias.
• Act as final policy authority during breaking news and crises.

Skills

Policy management

PRD interpretation

LLM/RAG policy drafting

risk assessment

cross-functional leadership

policy metrics analysis

executive communication

Job description

TikTok seeks a Policy Manager, Search Policy, to shape safety strategies for TikTok Search features. You will partner with product, data science, legal and operations to develop defensible policies, assess risk, and ensure transparent governance across rapid product growth.

The role emphasizes high-stakes policy decisions, proactive risk mitigation, and influencing ranking and moderation through policy rules. Join a global Safety team focused on responsible innovation.