Head of Youth Safety & Well-being Policy - Trust and Safety
- Locations
- San Francisco, United States of America · New York, United States of America
- Salary range
- USD $159,000 – $360,000 base
- Workplace
- In office
- Level
- Manager
- Job family
- Policy & Standards
- Posted
- Recently
The T&S Network estimates this role to be M4, Senior Manager. The typical base salary for that level in Content Policy & Governance is $200k to $290k at an employer this size in the San Francisco Bay Area or New York. Key skills at this level: owns a policy area end to end, from drafting through enforcement guidance, runs consultation with legal, product and operations without losing the policy intent, and designs enforcement ladders proportionate to harm and to error cost.
Why this level
Estimated from the posting rather than stated by the employer: the title reads as M4 · asks for 5+ years · posts $159k to $360k base at a company over 5,000 in the San Francisco Bay Area or New York.
The role, in T&S terms
Written by the T&S Network from TikTok's posting.
Leads the policy strategy for youth safety and well-being on TikTok's Trust & Safety team, covering CSAM, age-inappropriate content, and psychological and developmental harm to young users. The team writes policy that protects and supports youth, from exploitation prohibitions to product experiences that shape how young people use the platform.
What you'd do
- Own the global policy strategy for youth safety and well-being, including CSAM and age-inappropriate content.
- Draft policy positions on the areas most tied to youth harm, keeping rules enforceable and in line with child protection law.
- Represent TikTok as a senior public voice on youth safety at conferences, with media, and in forums with child protection groups and researchers.
- Work with Policy Enforcement, Operations, and Product to build and improve human and AI-driven moderation systems.
What it asks for
- Experience leading and managing teams and setting strategic direction in a fast-paced global environment.
- Deep knowledge of online harms to youth, including CSAM and developmental risks for the age group.
- Skill at turning complex child safety issues into clear messages for executives, outside partners, and general audiences.
- Strong cross-functional work with product, technical, legal, and operations teams.
- High technical aptitude with tools and systems for child safety detection and enforcement.
Terms in this role
- CSAM.
- Child sexual abuse material: images or video of the sexual abuse of children. Illegal to make, share or possess in nearly every country.
- NCMEC.
- The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, a US nonprofit. It runs the CyberTipline, where US-based online services must report apparent child sexual abuse material they find.
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About TikTok
The employer
About TikTok
Social platforms · Media and streaming · Culver City, CA · 50,001 to 100,000 people · Founded 2016
Short-form video platform, run by ByteDance outside the US and by a joint venture of Oracle, Silver Lake and MGX inside it since 2026.
Moderation, reported
TikTok filed 37.7M moderation decisions with the European Commission for May 2026.
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