Technical Rapid Response Analyst, EMEA - Trust & Safety

Responsibilities
The Rapid Response team ensures the safety of our users on the platform by rapidly resolving high-risk incidents using specialized tools, policies, and tactics. We aim not only to address issues but also to identify emerging risks and prevent them from spreading.

As a Rapid Response Analyst within our Trust & Safety team, you will be on the front line, leading risk containment of major global Trust & Safety high-risk escalations. We’re looking for technical, data-driven problem solvers to shape the next generation of scalable safety operations. You’ll be building and applying automation and AI to allow our teams to rapidly contain risk and reduce reliance on manual review.

What will I be doing?
- Crisis Response: Lead trust & safety incident management through effective coordination and timely cross-functional action.
- Data & Analytics: Analyze large-scale data and build dashboards to contain risks, monitor ecosystem health, and improve operations.
- Automation & Tools: Prototype and scale technical solutions (scripts, automations, AI agents) to solve trust and safety challenges.
- Post-Incident Improvement: Conduct reviews to identify root causes and implement lessons learned into playbooks, policies, processes, and tooling improvements.
- Stakeholder Collaboration: Utilize data-driven insights to influence stakeholders and transform frontline signals into product, policy, and detection enhancements.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree with 4+ years in Trust & Safety, Risk, Escalations, Crisis Management, or similar operational risk roles.
- Strong data skills with SQL, Python, or similar scripting languages to solve complex problems.
- Hands-on ability to design and launch tools, processes, or systems from scratch.
- Excellent interpersonal communication skills; able to clearly explain complex issues to both technical and non-technical audiences.
- Understanding of trust and safety challenges, global legal and regulatory frameworks related to online safety and harm prevention;
- Comfortable with global time zones, including some weekend availability for critical incidents.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in a technology, start-up, or digital platform environment;
- Strong project management skills and thought leadership;
- Familiarity with AI/ML solutions and automation for risk management;
- Knowledge of cultural sensitivities and regional differences in harmful content definitions and enforcement.

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.​
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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.​
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