Talent Acquisition Partner - Security & Privacy, TikTok USDS-JV - Los Angeles

About the role

TikTok USDS (U.S. Data Security) Talent Acquisition team seeks a versatile Talent Acquisition Partner to support strategic hiring across Security & Privacy, Research & Development, and Trust & Safety organizations. This role requires flexibility and adaptability to support various business areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead full-cycle recruitment across multiple business lines, primarily focusing on Security & Privacy, R&D, and Trust & Safety searches.
• Act as a trusted advisor to senior business leaders and HR partners, assessing talent requirements, providing market insights, influencing hiring decisions, and advising on optimal hiring strategies.
• Utilize innovative techniques, talent research, and market mapping to discover, identify, and attract top passive talent in highly competitive, niche tech and security markets.
• Screen and select candidates effectively by rigorously assessing their technical skills, business acumen, and alignment with TikTok's fast-paced culture. Ensure a seamless, high-quality candidate experience from application to onboarding.
• Drive the interview and offer stages, utilizing internal parity data and market intelligence to make salary recommendations and successfully close complex offer negotiations.
• Partner with hiring teams to analyze pipeline metrics (e.g., funnel conversion, channel distribution), identify process bottlenecks, and implement proactive recruitment solutions.
• Navigate the highly regulated nuances of the USDS environment and manage broader TA-related projects such as pipeline optimization, interviewer training, or referral programs to drive continuous improvement across the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: 3+ years of full-cycle recruitment experience, including at least 2+ years of dedicated experience supporting Technical, Security & Privacy, R&D, or Trust & Safety organizations. Proven ability to manage diverse, complex technical and non-technical requisitions simultaneously, including exposure to leadership-level hiring. Strong analytical skills and data fluency to diagnose pipeline challenges and present clear, actionable solutions to leadership. Advanced sourcing expertise (e.g., Boolean, X-Ray, LinkedIn Recruiter, CRM tools) with a proven ability to conduct complex talent mapping and engage highly passive technical talent.
• PREFERRED Qualifications: Proven experience managing leadership and specialized technical searches, with a strong track record of independently closing senior-level candidates. Experience operating within a large, highly matrixed organization, demonstrating the ability to navigate complexity, build trust, and align multiple senior technical and business stakeholders. High intellectual curiosity with the agility to quickly context-switch between complex engineering profiles and operational/business functions as priorities evolve. Entrepreneurial, problem-solving approach with the ability to thrive, execute, and create structure in ambiguous, fast-moving environments.

About USDS

TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale. On-site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real-time decision-making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week.

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.

USDS Reasonable Accommodation

USDS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $97470 - $165680 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).