Senior Product Manager

Senior Product Manager (AI Safety Frameworks) - TikTok Safety Product (San Jose)
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The Safety Product (or Platform Responsibility)team is at the forefront of building and optimizing content safety systems. With a focus on optimizing and advancing content safety, we leverage advanced large language models to enhance review efficiency, risk control, and user trust. Lead the design and execution of AI-driven safety frameworks that translate policy and risk requirements into scalable product solutions.
Drive complex projects independently, define the roadmap for AI-based safety products, set measurable success metrics, and ensure continuous iteration and improvement.
Collaborate with cross-functional partners (ML engineers, data scientists, policy experts, operations) to develop structured, interpretable, and automated systems that strengthen platform safety and governance.
Apply data analysis, natural language processing, and large-scale machine learning methodologies to identify risky content (e.g., violence, fraud, abuse) and design product strategies to mitigate harm.
Establish workflows to analyze, prioritize, and validate AI-based governance solutions across global markets.
3+ years of product management experience in consumer-facing mobile/web companies, ideally in AI/ML or Trust & Safety domains;
~ Hands-on experience working with AI/ML systems or NLP technologies, and ability to translate model capabilities into product solutions;
~ Proven track record of delivering impactful products and/or process improvements that enhance safety, governance, or user experience;
~ Strong data analysis skills, with the ability to evaluate AI/ML model quality, interpret trade-offs, and guide iteration;
~ Excellent communication and project management skills, capable of influencing and aligning cross-functional stakeholders.

Prior experience in Trust & Safety, safety-by-design, or risk/governance products;
Familiarity with online safety regulations, AI policy trends, and emerging governance practices in the tech industry;
Experience managing products with safety-related metrics (e.g., Experience with human-in-the-loop and machine moderation systems for reducing harmful content;
Experience working with international teams across diverse markets, time zones, and cultural contexts.
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.
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.
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. TikTok Accommodation
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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.
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).
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