- Familiarity with utilising Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) in investigations
- Regional expertise in any of TikTok's core markets
- Experience using network/link analysis software. Trust & Safety recognises that keeping our platform safe for TikTok communities is no ordinary job which can be both rewarding and psychologically demanding and emotionally taxing for some. This is why we are sharing the potential hazards, risks and implications in this unique line of work from the start, so our candidates are well informed before joining. We are committed to the wellbeing of all our employees and promise to provide comprehensive and evidencebased programs, to promote and support physical and mental wellbeing throughout each employee's journey with us. We believe that wellbeing is a relationship and that everyone has a part to play, so we work in collaboration and consultation with our employees and across our functions in order to ensure a truly personcentred, innovative and integrated approach.
Threat Disruptions Technical Analyst, EMEA - Dublin, Ireland - TikTok
Description
About the team:
Our Trust & Safety team's commitment is to keep our online community safe.
We have invested heavily in human and machine-based moderation to remove harmful content quickly and often before it reaches our general community.
A part of Trust and Safety Product, Integrity & Authenticity (I&A) is a global team bringing together expertise of product managers and program managers into one group.
The mission of Integrity & Authenticity is to defend TikTok and TikTok users from issues of misinformation, disinformation and deceptive behavior.
The ideal candidate will have an analytical background, and be able to use data mining and quantitative analysis to make data-driven decisions.
It is important that the candidate is a self starter, adaptable, creative, action oriented and is focussed on results.This role will have the opportunity to identify and mitigate some of the most challenging, complex risks and inform detection, analysis and mitigation strategy affecting millions of users.
It is possible that this role will be exposed to harmful content as part of the core role/as part of project/ in response to escalation requests/by chance.
Some content viewed may violate our community guidelines, which include but are not limited to bullying; hate speech; child abuse; sexual assault; torture; bestiality; self-harm; suicide; murder.
What will I be doing?- Proactively hunt for currently undetected abuse by leveraging data, and intelligence- Research how threats show up within the ecosystem and deeply understand how abuse manifests.
- Discover emerging threats and trends often with an emphasis on geo-political, cultural or societal specific differences.- Identify effective strategies to prevent or disrupt abuse at scale.
Consult on the design of countermeasures to effect those strategies.What should I bring with me?- Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in Political Science, Social Science or from a CompSci or Statistics background with proven ability to apply scientific methods to ambiguous problems- Demonstrable professional experience in analytical roles with a focus on analysing misinformation OR alternatively post-graduate level research in this field.- Knowledge of global events (., political, economic, and cultural drivers of global conflicts) and how social media impacts contentious global issues- Proficiency in using SQL and/or Python for data analysis.
Preferred skills/qualifications: