HR Business Partner - Security & Privacy, USDS - San Jose

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Responsibilities
Team Intro:
Tik Tok’s US Data Security (USDS) team is dedicated to ensuring the protection and security of our U.S. user data. As part of this mission, the HR team plays a critical role in enabling people success across high-impact and high-integrity functions such as Cyber Security, Engineering, Risk & Response, Data Science, and Privacy. At Tik Tok USDS, you'll have the opportunity to support some of the brightest minds in tech and security as we continue to innovate and protect our global community.

If you're energized by fast-paced work, building from scratch, and partnering across teams to solve meaningful challenges, we’d love to hear from you.

We are seeking a strategic and hands-on HR Business Partner (HRBP) to support these specialized teams. This role will drive core people initiatives, coach leaders, and provide operational HR expertise while navigating a complex and evolving regulatory environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong foundation in both strategic HR practices and employee relations, with the ability to influence across regional and global teams and stakeholders.

Responsibilities
- Serve as a strategic thought partner to business leaders, translating organizational goals into actionable people strategies.
Coach leaders on key people matters, including talent development, organizational design, team effectiveness, and performance enablement.
- Lead and support cyclical HR initiatives, including performance management, engagement action planning, and calibrations.
- Partner with stakeholders on workforce planning, org design, and headcount modeling to ensure scalability and agility.
- Act as the first point of contact for people matters, including conflict resolution, employee relations, and investigations in partnership with Legal and ER teams.
- Leverage insights and data to advise on organizational health, identify trends, and drive continuous improvement.
- Partner closely with COE teams (Talent Acquisition, D&I, Compensation, L&D, etc.) to design and implement talent solutions that drive engagement and business results.
- Represent HR in change management efforts, ensuring communication, adoption, and team alignment.
- Scope:
Senior individual contributor role – requires the ability to lead initiatives and influence cross-functionally without direct authority.
- RTO:
To foster strong collaboration and support cross-functional work, this role follows a hybrid work model with a minimum of 3 days in-office per week (or as directed by your team/manager).

Qualifications


Minimum Qualifications :
- 5+ years of progressive experience as a corporate HR Business Partner.
- Proven ability to lead through complexity, ambiguity, and change.
- Strong background in employee relations, performance coaching, and HR operations.
- Experience driving organizational effectiveness and transformation initiatives.
- Demonstrated capability in managing both strategic and tactical HR programs.

Preferred Qualifications:

- 2+ years supporting technical functions such as Cyber Security, Engineering, or Data Science.
- Strong proficiency in data and metrics; ability to use tools like Tableau, Excel, or Power BI to drive decisions.
- Excellent communication, storytelling, and presentation skills; able to influence senior stakeholders.
- Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
- Familiarity with highly regulated or secure business environments is a plus.

About USDS
Tik Tok 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 Tik Tok 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 Tik Tok platform and U.S. user data, so millions of Americans can continue turning to Tik Tok to learn…