Talent Acquisition Partner

Responsibilities
Team Introduction:
TikTok's USDS (U.S. Data Security) Product Engineering team is responsible for building secure, scalable, and high-impact technical solutions that power TikTok’s product experience in the United States. As part of a specialized organization, our mission is to ensure the safety, integrity, and reliability of TikTok’s core product infrastructure for our U.S. user base while operating with the highest standards of data protection and compliance.
We work at the intersection of product innovation and security, collaborating closely with cross-functional teams in engineering, trust & safety, legal, and privacy to design and build features that serve our users while meeting rigorous U.S. regulatory requirements. This team thrives on solving complex challenges in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment, and plays a critical role in shaping the future of TikTok’s U.S. platform.
Specifically, you will:
- Full Lifecycle Recruitment: Own and drive the end-to-end recruiting process, from sourcing to offer, ensuring an exceptional candidate experience.
- Stakeholder Management: Partner closely with hiring managers, HRBPs, and senior business leaders across multiple regions to understand hiring needs, define recruitment strategies, and influence hiring decisions.
- Strategic Hiring & Talent Insights: Leverage data and market insights to proactively identify talent gaps, assess hiring trends, and provide strategic recommendations to business leaders.
- Process & Policy Optimization: Drive improvements in recruiting processes, policies, and systems, ensuring alignment with business needs while enhancing efficiency and compliance.
- Global & Regional Collaboration: Work across international teams to ensure alignment on talent strategies, share best practices, and support hiring efforts in North & South America, Europe, and Asia.
- Product Engineering Recruitment Expertise (Preferred): Support hiring for engineering functions, ensuring alignment with the evolving needs of a fast-growing product organization.
- Return-to-Office: To enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5+ years of full lifecycle recruitment experience.
- 4+ years of experience supporting Engineering, Cybersecurity, or Trust & Safety functions.
- Experience leading recruiting process optimizations, including policy and system improvements.
- Manage 15+ requisitions simultaneously while partnering with regional stakeholders.
- Ability to use data, metrics, and market insights to advise hiring managers on talent gaps and drive strategic workforce planning.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Recruitment experience supporting multiple functions, such as: Engineering, Trust & Safety, and Cybersecurity functions.
- Demonstrated ability to operate autonomously in ambiguous, global environments, adapting to shifting priorities.
- Strong analytical skills, with proficiency in data tools such as Tableau, Excel, or Power BI to extract insights and drive hiring decisions.
- Exceptional communication and presentation skills, with the ability to effectively engage with stakeholders, partners, and candidates at all levels.
About USDS
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. U.S. Data Security (“USDS”) is a subsidiary of TikTok in the U.S. This new, security-first division was created to bring heightened focus and governance to our data protection policies and content assurance protocols to keep U.S. users safe. Our focus is on providing oversight and protection of the TikTok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to TikTok to learn something new, earn a living, express themselves creatively, or be entertained. The teams within USDS that deliver on this commitment daily span across Trust & Safety, Security & Privacy, Engineering, User & Product Ops, Corporate Functions and more.
Data Security Statement
This role requires the ability to work with and support systems designed to protect sensitive data and information. As such, this role will be subject to strict national security-related screening.

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.

USDS Reasonable Accommodation
USDS 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 a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $102600 - $218000 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Human Resources

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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