Job Description
Responsibilities
The Regional & Product Policy team delivers advertising policy coverage across regions, product formats, and sensitive industry verticals. By combining regional expertise with regulated goods and product policy knowledge, the team ensures fast, consistent, and business-aligned policy decisions.
As a Policy Manager you will assess risk, contribute to policy development, and support policy decision-making in one of TikTok's most complex regulatory environments. You will work closely with global policy leads and cross-functional partners to help ensure policies are enforceable, aligned with product capabilities, and grounded in regulatory and platform integrity considerations.
This is an individual contributor role with meaningful ownership and collaboration across a wide range of cross-functional partners.
Responsibilities
- Review and analyze advertising policy documents with a focus on a specific region, including regional application and market-specific considerations.
- Evaluate regional business cases, product proposals, and new initiatives to identify potential risks and inform policy recommendations.
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to support aligned and well-informed policy decision-making.
- Contribute to timely and coordinated responses to regional policy questions and escalations, in partnership with relevant stakeholders.
- Monitor regulatory developments, industry trends, and enforcement signals to support consistent and responsible policy application.
- Support policy development and iteration by identifying gaps, emerging risks, and opportunities for clarification or improvement.
- Contribute to knowledge sharing and alignment across regional and global teams to help maintain consistent standards and understanding.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification(s)
- Bachelor's degree and above in Public Policy, Law, Political Science, Business, or a related field.
- Fluent in Japanese or Mandarin, with a high level of proficiency required, as this role involves liaising with external clients and stakeholders to support the Japan and China markets.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience in advertising policy, public policy, compliance, regulatory affairs, or a related area.
- Demonstrated ability to assess complex issues, exercise sound judgment, and contribute practical policy recommendations.
- Experience working in global teams across time zones and cultural contexts.
- Strong English written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain policy considerations clearly.
- Experience working with or adjacent to advertising, media, or digital platforms.
Preferred Qualification(s)
- Experience working on regulated or sensitive industry topics.
- Experience supporting policy implementation or operationalization, including working with partners to translate policy intent into scalable processes.
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.
