Policy Analyst, Search - Trust & Safety

Responsibilities
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy.
Our Trust & Safety team's commitment is to keep our online community safe. We have invested heavily in human and machine-based moderation to remove harmful content quickly and often before it reaches our general community.
As Policy Analyst - Search, in our Trust & Safety team, you will focus on improving content moderation accuracy, conducting deep dives into policy operability and enforcement, supporting content labeling initiatives, analyzing moderation quality metrics, and reviewing user feedback to enhance policy effectiveness. You will collaborate cross-functionally with policy, operations, policy training, and T&S product teams to refine enforcement strategies and ensure a safer platform for users.
This role may involve limited exposure to harmful or distressing content, which includes but is not limited to: bullying; hate speech; child abuse; sexual assault; torture; bestiality; self-harm; suicide; or murder.

What will I be doing?
- Moderation Accuracy & Policy Enforcement: Analyze and assess content moderation decisions to identify accuracy gaps and provide recommendations for improvement. Support the development and refinement of enforcement guidelines to ensure clear, consistent, and fair application of policies. Work closely with operations and data teams to monitor and improve human and AI-based moderation quality. Collaborate with training and development teams to provide vetted cases for use in instructional materials. Cultivate a deep understanding of Search features, and enforcement requirements to support the development, launch and training of effective UGC content policies, guidance and safety strategies.
- Content Review, Metrics Analysis & Quality Assurance: Work closely with moderation teams to provide policy clarifications and training support. Analyze key moderation quality metrics. Assess user feedback trends related to moderation decisions, identifying areas where enforcement may need adjustment or clarification.Help develop reports and insights on policy effectiveness, enforcement trends, and areas for improvement.
- Content Labeling & Categorization: Support the development and implementation of content labeling strategies to improve content classification and policy enforcement. Work with data teams to analyze content trends and ensure labels align with evolving policies and enforcement needs. Contribute to training datasets for AI-driven moderation tools and ensure policy intent is accurately reflected.
- Escalation Handling: Lead immediate mitigation measures, such as search query takedowns, feature restrictions, or content takedowns, following policies and escalation playbooks. Ensure adherence to content policies and regulatory requirements while balancing enforcement effectiveness. Partner with cross-functional teams (e.g., Policy, Engineering, Legal) by providing data and context as directed. Assess and report on the effectiveness of containment actions, iterating on strategies for continuous improvement.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- 2+ years of work experience in Trust & Safety, product policy, or other product safety roles in a new media, technology, or entertainment company
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to conduct deep dives into policy enforcement data, moderation quality metrics, and user feedback trends
- Team player and ability to collaborate with different teams
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate policy nuances to diverse stakeholders.
- Excellent time management and great problem solving skills
- Ability to work in a high tempo environment, adapt, respond to day-to-day challenges of the role
- High flexibility regarding working hours and days

Preferred Qualifications:
- 5+ years of work experience in Trust & Safety, product policy, or other product safety roles in a new media, technology, or entertainment company
- Proven ability to develop sound research methodologies and collect, synthesize, analyze, and interpret data
- Experience working in a start-up, or forming new teams in established companies
- Experience handling content-related escalations and assessing complex moderation decisions
- Experience with processes such as appeals management, final arbitration, data analysis etc
- Experience with escalation or crisis mitigation

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.


Trust & Safety
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.