On-site position in San Jose, California for a mid-level Product Design Leader at TikTok. The role focuses on enhancing user safety and compliance through innovative design and AI-driven workflows in the Privacy and Content Ecosystem team.
Skills / Requirements
- A/B Testing
- AI Coding
- AI-Driven Workflow
- Compliance
- Cross-functional Collaboration
- Data-informed Design
- Mobile Apps
- Product Design
- System Design
- Team Leadership
- User Experience
- Vibe Coding
Why Apply
This role is ideal for those skilled in AI-driven workflow innovation, particularly in AI-assisted creation and automation. You'll leverage AI tools to enhance design processes, ensuring speed and quality in platform responsibility projects.
What You'll Be Doing
You will lead the design of platform responsibility features, focusing on user safety and compliance. Day-to-day tasks include introducing AI-powered workflows, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and mentoring designers to deliver high-quality user experiences.
Pay and Career Growth
The role offers a competitive salary range of $172,800 to $318,960 annually, with potential bonuses and stock units. Benefits include comprehensive insurance, 401(k) with company match, and generous paid time off. TikTok values diversity and offers a collaborative, innovative work environment.
Benefits and Perks
- 401k
- Dental Insurance
- disability coverage
- Life Insurance
- Medical insurance
- Paid Holidays
- Paid Parental Leave
- paid personal time
- paid sick days
- Vision Insurance
- wellbeing benefits
Is This Role Right for You?
Good fit if you...
- Experienced in AI-driven design workflows.
- Strong leadership skills in product design.
- Comfortable with cross-functional team collaboration.
May not be for you if...
- Prefers remote work arrangements.
- Lacks experience in mobile app design.
- Uncomfortable with rapid changes and adaptability.
Original Job Description
Responsibilities
About The Team We are working on Privacy and Content Ecosystem to build a fair and trust platform for our users, by providing specific user protection, transparent controls and content distribution. For the long term, we want to be experts in the industry. Join our fast growing team at TikTok in the SF Bay Area to lead and own product features that help evolve and drive impact for everyday consumers and creators. Responsibilities – Product & Design: Lead the design of platform responsibility, shaping user experiences for safety, compliance, and user protection at scale. – AI-Driven Workflow Innovation: Introduce and scale AI-powered design and product workflows (e.g., AI-assisted creation, automation, Vibe Coding) to improve speed, quality, and innovation. – Platform & System Design: Define interaction frameworks, system patterns, and design standards to ensure consistency and scalability across complex platforms. – Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Engineering, Policy, and Operations teams to align on strategy and deliver impactful product solutions. – Team & Project Leadership: Lead design execution across projects, mentor designers, and ensure high-quality outcomes from concept to launch.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications – 3+ years of product design experience for mobile apps, with experience in people management or demonstrated ability to lead projects as a strong individual contributor – Exceptional interpersonal skills, enabling successful collaboration with teams across the organization – Commit to high-quality team output with keen attention to detail. Being able to continuously seek and contribute new impacts to business. Proficiency in A/B testing and data-informed design methodologies – Entrepreneurial, adaptable to rapid changes and less-than-ideal situations – Open-minded, self-motivated, receptive to feedback, and patient Preferred Qualifications – Knowledge of AI coding and AI-driven workflows optimization – Enthusiastic about TikTok and its community
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $172800 – $318960 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.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
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.
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
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.