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Product Manager, Search AI Evaluation – TikTok

Location:

San Jose

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A224796A

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Responsibilities

Team Introduction: We are seeking a motivated and detail-driven Product Manager to join TikTok's AI Search team. In this role, you will be at the heart of building and refining the evaluation framework for TikTok's AI-powered search experience, working closely with algorithm, product, and operations teams to ensure evaluation outcomes are objective, actionable, and business-relevant. Responsibilities: - Lead the development of TikTok's AI search evaluation framework; leverage user research and data analysis to deeply understand user needs, and participate in defining experience quality goals and quantifying key issues. - Act as the project owner to drive cross-functional collaboration across upstream and downstream teams — including algorithm, business product, and evaluation operations — ensuring that evaluation outcomes accurately reflect real user experience and provide clear directional guidance for the business. - Support the building of an AI search evaluation knowledge base; contribute to the optimization of evaluation tools and workflows; proactively explore the application of LLMs to improve evaluation efficiency and team execution.


Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree or above; strong interest in large language model (LLM) technology and search products; prior relevant experience is a plus. - Solid foundational project management skills; clear and efficient communicator with the ability to follow through on processes and consistently deliver on goals. - Working in a fast-paced environment; highly accountable and self-motivated. - Eager to grow rapidly in the AI product space; proactive learner who is willing to take on challenging tasks and responsibilities. Preferred Qualifications: - Ability to think outside the box rather than just following industry trends


Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $151200 - $311600 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

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