Controls Management Specialist

Responsibilities
The mission of TikTok's Global Security Organization is to build and earn trust by reducing risk and securing our businesses and products. Also known as "GSO", this team is the foundation of our efforts to keep TikTok safe, secure, and operating at scale for over 1 billion people around the world. We work to ensure that the TikTok platform is safe and secure, that our users' experience and their data remains safe from external or internal threats, and that we comply with global regulations wherever TikTok operates.

Trust is one of TikTok's biggest initiatives, and security is integral to our success. In whatever ways users interact with us — whether they're watching videos on their For You page, interacting with a Live video, or buying products on TikTok Shop — GSO protects their data and privacy, so they can have a secure and trustworthy experience.

The Security Strategy, Risk, and Resilience (SRR) team is responsible for TikTok's Governance, Risk and Compliance function working closely with cross-functional partners to manage security risks, mature security operations, and build organizational resilience. We support our partners in meeting industry cybersecurity compliance standards and government regulations by developing and driving the organization's cybersecurity strategy, establishing and maintaining a comprehensive business continuity management program, creating and maintaining governing security policies, implementing our security control framework, conducting regular security risk and control assessments, and staying up-to-date on global compliance initiatives and evolving regulatory requirements.

The Security Strategy, Risk and Resilience (SRR) Controls Management Specialist is an experienced individual contributor responsible for driving the lifecycle of TikTok's cybersecurity controls. This includes control testing and monitoring, identification and remediation of control gaps, and facilitating internal and external audits. In addition, this individual will drive security compliance programs and compliance engineering projects to improve our compliance program maturity. You would be a great fit for this role if you:

1. Have a strong security controls and compliance mindset with experience in evaluating and testing controls against leading security frameworks such as ISO 27001, SOC 2, PCI DSS, and others

2. Enjoy fostering collaboration with multi-disciplinary, cross-functional partnerships to solve challenging and unique cybersecurity risks with product, engineering and other business teams

3. Thrive in dynamic, global environments and enjoy engineering an automated solution to a problem

4. Possess a strong appetite for acquiring new knowledge and skills in cybersecurity and staying up-to-date on emerging trends

5. Excel at analyzing complex systems and ideas and making these easy to understand

6. Can provide candid and clear feedback on critical cybersecurity initiatives from policies to application designs and much more

Responsibilities

As a SRR Controls Management Specialist, you will be responsible for:

• Supporting the scoping and maturity of the cybersecurity compliance program to align with industry best practices and regulatory requirements including but not limited to ISO 27001, PCI DSS, and SOC 2

• Leading control design walkthroughs and tests of operating effectiveness for product and business line controls against security requirements and compliance obligations

• Preparing and supporting control owners and process owners for internal and external audits by conducting thorough examinations of people, processes, technologies and key system configurations and helping identify best-in-class evidence

• Influencing and collaborating with key stakeholders to support, track, and report on remediation efforts for identified security control gaps

• Designing and engineering solutions to automate control testing, security control compliance, and control maturity reporting

• Maintaining a global security controls library to include periodic updates and validation of security controls and owners

• Communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders on cybersecurity risk and control topics and program-specific reporting

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:

• Experience supporting cybersecurity controls management programs with in-depth knowledge and experience of cybersecurity frameworks including ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and other regulatory requirements

• Experience collaborating closely with engineers, business teams, and security partners, including incident response, red teams, and architects to seamlessly incorporate cybersecurity controls and risk management processes into their day-to-day operations

• Experience with the entire controls monitoring lifecycle, including identifying, assessing, monitoring, and remediating controls

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to document, communicate, and report security assessments as well as the status of the implementation, effectiveness, and remediation of cybersecurity controls with product and business leaders

• Strong project management skills with the ability to lead and execute security assessment projects and initiatives on time with multiple stakeholders

• Ability to work in New York or D.C. office for 5 days per week and be willing to travel to other offices with the flexibility to conduct virtual meetings, including international locations, as required to support business needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in Information Technology (IT) or Information Security (IS) compliance and controls programs in a global organization with in-depth knowledge and experience of cybersecurity frameworks such as ISO 27001, PCI-DSS, SOC 2, and other regulatory requirements

• Experience supporting complex audit projects in a cloud-centric environment with a strong aptitude to understand emerging technologies to assure regulatory and compliance requirements are met

• Experience engineering governance, risk and compliance solutions to help automate testing and compliance workflows

• CISM, CISA, CISSP, CCSP, SecurityX, CySA+, Security+, CRISC, CGEIT, GSEC, QSA, or other relevant certifications

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.​

TikTok Accommodation
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Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】 Compensation Description (Annually) - Washington, DC

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is 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).​

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.​