As the Policy Development Manager for Mental Health, you will build out and drive TikTok's policies regarding mental health, suicide, self-harm, and disordered eating on TikTok. In this role, you will play a pivotal part in a global Trust & Safety organization, contributing to our efforts to ensure that our policies support creative and equitable expression while effectively addressing potentially objectionable content to safeguard the safety of our community.

You will achieve this by developing platform policies for TikTok and equipping colleagues with a nuanced understanding of how technology, media, and cultural trends affect mental health, including suicide, self-harm, and disordered eating. You will shape and champion our mental health policies through rigorous policy development, user education, and collaboration on product design. You will also partner closely with Product Safety teams to ensure TikTok’s features are evaluated for potential risks to mental health and overall well-being.

To succeed in this role, you’ll need a strong foundation in technology policy and Trust & Safety, alongside deep expertise and practical experience in the mental health field. Reporting to the Head of Behavioral Health and Regulated Content, this role offers a unique opportunity to help shape a safer, more supportive experience for TikTok’s global community.

What will I be doing?
- Drive a platform-wide approach to mental health safety, shaping policies and product guidance that reflect TikTok’s values and userr well-being goals.
- Collaborate with Policy Enforcement, Product, Data Science, Risk Containment, Outreach and Partnerships, Operations and other critical stakeholders to improve policy framework.
- Provide in-depth review and feedback to policy enforcement teams to ensure principles and consistent application of policy.
- Provide subject matter expertise on crisis response and escalation handling, ensuring policies are aligned across stakeholders and support effective responses to urgent safety incidents.
- Engage with Legal and Public Policy teams to ensure compliance with key regulations and be a T&S point of contact for any potential new regulations.
- Engage with external stakeholders to integrate expert perspectives into TikTok’s platform policies, and represent the company in external forums and speaking engagements.