Governance, Risk, & Compliance Services Lead - USDS

Responsibilities

TikTok is seeking a Governance, Risk, & Compliance ("GRC") Services Lead to be part of the US Security & Privacy Risk and Compliance team. This role will have a significant impact on mitigating regulatory compliance risk, and maturing GRC operations. The primary focus of this role will be to strategically mature three Risk & Compliance services: 1) Controls & Certifications 2) Policy Management 3) Third-Party Risk Management. The GRC Services Lead must have a "business first" mindset, working to achieve levels of maturity and efficiency, without sacrificing compliance.

On-site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility — especially in areas like real-time decision-making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to

• Partner with Controls & Certifications, Policy Management, and Third-Party Risk Management ("TPRM") team leads to oversee day-to-day operations
• Quickly understand current ways of working to identify maturity and efficiency gaps for each service
• Develop strategic plans and underlying OKRs to achieve these initiatives
• Challenge status-quo of manual operations and work to implement technology driven solutions to achieve greater coverage (i.e., control testing) and lower manual efforts (i.e., policy development, TPRM assessments)
• Partner across the Security & Privacy organization and business teams to proactively align GRC operations to changing business priorities and objectives; work closely with business teams to develop ongoing compliance testing strategies
• Develop metrics and reporting to communicate business initiatives and risks to the broader security and compliance organization
• Collaborate with compliance assurance and compliance reporting functions to support regulatory reporting initiatives

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Experience managing multiple teams and services, to align to consistent objectives, and ability to develop talent
• Experience performing internal/external control testing as security control assessor or supporting security compliance as internal compliance resources of physical and cloud infrastructure
• Experience in gathering technical control evidence from stakeholders, coordinating review, and analyzing artifacts received to ensure they meet the intent of the control requirements and demonstrate compliance
• Expert knowledge of IT and security control frameworks (e.g., NIST-CSF, NIST 800-53, PCI-DSS, CIS Security Controls, ISO 27001, ISO 27017, etc.)
• Excellent organizational direction, time management, problem-solving, prioritization, goal setting, leadership, motivation, negotiation, and interpersonal skills while proactively seeking input
• Ability to collaborate with operations and engineering teams, easily partner and forge relationships with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, communicate technical concepts to a broad range of technical and non-technical staff, provide compliant solutions, and communicate appropriately to a wide-range of audiences, with a collaborative mindset
• Familiar with the usage of modern GRC tooling (i.e., Archer, ServiceNow)

Preferred Qualifications

• Start-up high-tech experience
• One of the following certifications, or equivalent certifications: CISA, CDPSE, CISSP, CISM, CRISC, etc.
• Experience with risk and controls frameworks including (ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NIST RMF, FAIR, COBIT, NIST RMF, ISO 31000 etc.)

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.

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 https://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】 Compensation Description (Annually) - Washington, DC

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is 179820 - 336960 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.