Technical Program Manager, Privacy and Data Protection - USDS

$118,800 - $249,800/Yr

Tiktok - Mountain View, CA

Full-time - Mid Level

Mountain View, CA

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services

About the position

The Technical Program Manager for Privacy and Data Protection at TikTok's U.S. Data Security division plays a crucial role in overseeing and supporting the privacy program within a security, privacy, and compliance framework. This position involves engaging with global partners to develop privacy solutions, ensuring adherence to privacy regulations, and fostering collaboration across various teams to enhance TikTok's data protection capabilities. The role is pivotal in building trust on the TikTok platform and ensuring the safety of U.S. user data.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership support in engaging global partners to develop privacy solutions and data protection capabilities to meet specific USDS needs.
• Provide program oversight and governance over capability implementation and operationalization, such as developing engagement models, policies, processes, SOPs, RACIs, trainings, and awareness.
• Develop a holistic understanding of TikTok product offerings and business/engineering processes to identify areas for improving privacy compliance and data protection capabilities.
• Participate in regular privacy assessments and audits following the global privacy compliance framework to ensure compliance with internal policies and external regulations.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagements and foster partnerships with cross-functional teams to drive constructive communications and program success.
• Identify areas for automation to increase efficiency of repeated tasks and assess tooling needs to evaluate solutions.
• Develop impactful metrics to measure the coverage and effect of privacy and data solutions.
• Manage workshops, perform special projects, and additional duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Information Security, or a related field, or significant relevant experience in security, privacy, and data protection fields.
• 5+ years of experience in leading or managing technical projects with the ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of privacy frameworks (e.g., GDPR, CCPA), privacy by design principles, and data protection capabilities.
• In-depth knowledge of security-in-depth principles as the foundation of privacy controls.
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities with excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Nice-to-haves

• Extensive experience in the social media industry.
• Extensive experience in a global R&D setting.
• Certifications such as CDPSE, CISSP, CIPT, CIPP, CIPM.
• Knowledge of data governance.
• Robust understanding of security, privacy, and technical solutions.

Benefits

• 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% for dependents, and a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a company match.
• Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life, and AD&D insurance plans.
• 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) and 10 paid sick days per year.
• 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.
• Mental and emotional health benefits through EAP and Lyra.
• 401K company match, gym, and cellphone service reimbursements.