Join us as we inspire
creativity and bring joy to
millions of users worldwide.
@2025 TikTok
Responsibilities
We’re looking for a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to join our TikTok Engineering PMO team based in San Jose. In partnership with TikTok and Value Chain leadership, the PMO team helps ensure that TikTok’s portfolio, program, and project delivery are predictable, measurable, and optimized. PMOs serve as the bridge between PM and R&D when needed, driving technical projects from ideation to launch and integrating them into the overall TikTok product ecosystem. The objective is to foster more reliable delivery. Responsibilities: - Lead project management and cross-functional collaboration for product planning and launch, scrum delivery, resource planning, and create processes that enable teams to move quickly and efficiently with our engineering teams, including yet not limited to our server architecture team or privacy and security teams. - Lead projects related to data center cost optimization, data center system construction, and stability optimization. - Lead projects related to data and Minor Protection privacy user facing features, in order to response to external region regulatory and internal technical foundation requirements. - Identify opportunities for process improvements, streamline project management methodologies, and drive standardization across projects to enhance efficiency and effectiveness. - Collaborate with cross-functional teams, executive leadership, and internal partners to ensure clear communication, alignment, and support for the project objectives. - Communicate project and scrum status, risks, and mitigation plans to the leadership team. Ensure project and related delivery documents are complete, accurate, and available for review by all parts of the organization. - Monitor the efficiency of product and tech team delivery with key metrics and provide deep insights regarding delivery efficiency, along with practical suggestions to enhance it. - Maintain the team's focus on strategy and goal-oriented results when tackling complex problems.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualification(s) - Bachelor‘s degree or above - Extensive direct project management or related work experience - Excellent organizational and time management skills and detail oriented - Strong interpersonal skills with proven ability to collaborate, foster relationships and work cross-functionally, especially with global, diverse teams in multiple time-zones Preferred Qualification(s): - Experience in infrastructure and cloud technologies, with understanding of cost optimization strategies and infrastructure build-up. - Experience in stability, engineering quality/efficiency, and architecture evaluation projects. - Experience in Privacy and software development scrum project management scenarios, with understanding of TikTok Client user facing feature and data privacy, industry best practice, and regulations.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $156800 - $304000 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.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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.
TikTok Accommodation
TikTok 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/RA-request