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TikTok

Search Strategy Operation - San Jose - Trust and Safety

TikTok, San Jose, CA


Responsibilities

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why Join Us: Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imagination thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.

Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
Join Us.

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.
It is possible that this role will be exposed to harmful content as part of the core role/as part of project/ in response to escalation requests/by chance.
Some content viewed may violate our community guidelines, which include but are not limited to bullying; hate speech; child abuse; sexual assault; torture; bestiality; self-harm; suicide; murder.

What will I be doing?
- Responsible for core Prod ops metrics and optimization of search recommendation strategy in global markets, evaluating and analyzing search needs/market preference/strategy effectiveness, improve both search usage and experience
- Manage regional user feedback for search recommendations, take actions and record cases for periodical analysis to improve user experience accordingly
- Work closely and flexibly with Search PM and RD teams as well as data delivery teams and XFN stakeholders to achieve product targets together
- Please note that this position involves exposure to sensitive content, including but not limited to vulgar content, violence, pornography, and fake news

Qualifications

What should I bring with me?
- Bachelor degree or above, preferably in data/content/culture-related majors;
- 3 year+ relevant experience in the tech industry, including but not limited to strategy, operation, recommendation, search or related areas;
- Excellent language skills: Both English and market language can be used as the working language;
- Good at data analysis and communication skills and project management experience is preferred;
- Experience in working with multiple stakeholders and collaborating across business units;
- In-depth understanding of TikTok culture, familiar with the Internet usage habits of local users;
- Familiar with search engines and social media platforms, including but not limited to TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube, etc.
- Team player, goal-oriented, ready to embrace change and challenges, able to work in a global team efficiently.

Trust & Safety recognises that keeping our platform safe for 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.

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.

TikTok 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 reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at [redacted]