Global Policy Lead, Information Integrity - Trust and Safety

About the Role

TikTok's Trust & Safety Policy Development team is seeking a Global Policy Lead for the Information Integrity domain, encompassing misinformation, civic integrity, deceptive behaviors, and related policy areas. This role serves as TikTok's lead subject matter expert on information integrity policies, working closely with Product, Enforcement, Operations, Legal, Public Policy, and other stakeholders to ensure policies are clear, consistent, implementable, and aligned with broader platform safety goals. This position is ideal for an expert who combines principled thought, strong policy judgment, excellent writing, structured problem-solving, and the ability to bring clarity to ambiguous, fast-moving policy issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and iteration of global information integrity policies — covering misinformation, elections & civic integrity, deceptive behaviors, and related issue areas.
• As the seniormost Individual Contributor (IC) on information integrity policies, mentor and guide policy managers working on these issues.
• Partner with Enforcement, Operations, and Product to develop, improve, and streamline human and AI-driven moderation systems.
• Engage with Legal and Public Policy teams to ensure compliance with key regulations and be a consultant for any potential new regulations or government regulatory requests.
• Engage with external stakeholders to incorporate outside expertise into TikTok's platform policies.
• Act as a global escalation point of contact when necessary, and align all stakeholders and leadership to respond to emergency policy decisions.
• Remain up-to-date on industry trends and emerging issues in the information integrity space, and design policies & policy positions to address them on platform.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Trust & Safety, platform policy, product policy, government, law, human rights, technology policy, academia, or a related field.
• Deep knowledge (global or across multiple regions) in one or all of the following: misinformation, election integrity, civic integrity, identity deception, coordinated inauthentic behavior.
• Excellent writing, editing, and executive communication skills, with the ability to turn complex and ambiguous topics into clear, structured, and actionable materials — including for executives, external stakeholders, and broad audiences.
• Strong policy judgment and the ability to reason across multiple issue areas, product contexts, stakeholder perspectives, and risk trade-offs.
• Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience working alongside product, technical, legal, and operational teams.
• Experience developing policy frameworks, principles, standards, guidance, or governance documentation.
• Exceptional ability to work cross-functionally with partners such as Product, Legal, Comms, Operations, Enforcement, Public Policy, and Data Science.

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree in public policy, international relations, law, technology policy, political science, or a related field.
• Prior experience working in Trust & Safety, policy, or governance at a global technology company.

Content Exposure Notice

Content that this role interacts with includes images, video, and text related to every-day life, but it can also include (but is not limited to) bullying; hate speech; child safety; depictions of harm to self and others, and harm to animals. It is possible that this role will be exposed to harmful content on a daily basis. 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. 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.

Pay & Benefits

• Base salary range: $159,000 - $272,000 annually (may vary based on qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location)
• Eligibility for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units
• Day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) savings plan with company match
• Paid parental leave
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• Life insurance
• Wellbeing benefits
• 10 paid holidays per year
• 10 paid sick days per year
• 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)