AI Strategy & Business Analytics Manager - TikTok

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 108,800 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance (health)

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave

Disability coverage

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 holidays per year

10 sick days per year

17 days paid personal time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Strategy Analyst to monitor global internet product and AI industry trends, providing external perspectives and strategic judgment to inform international product decisions.

You will design product strategies, coordinate with multiple teams, and build a Bay Area network of AI companies to deliver forward-looking insights to strategy and business teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above.
• A passion for user-facing products and ability to capture external industry trends.
• Strong structured thinking and ability to break down problems, combining data with user empathy.
• Excellent cross-departmental communication with strong project management capabilities.
• Experience in strategy, investment, FA, consulting, AI, or related fields is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and research global internet product and AI industry trends.
• Track industry developments with qualitative and quantitative methods and provide insights.
• Design product strategies from integrated industry and business perspectives and coordinate with teams to drive implementation.
• Liaise with relevant business teams, analyze key business issues, and coordinate complex projects.
• Build a network across AI tech companies in the Bay Area and deliver forward-looking insights to strategy and business teams.

Skills

User-facing products

Structured thinking

Cross-functional communication

Project management

Strategy experience

AI industry knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Job description

About team

• Closely monitor and research global internet product and AI industry trends; provide external perspectives and decision‑making support for international internet products through industry research and strategic judgment.
• Track industry developments and the latest changes through comprehensive methods such as qualitative observation and thematic quantitative analysis; deliver valuable cognitive input and offer solution approaches informed by the current state of the business.
• Design product strategies from the integrated perspectives of the overall industry and the business; coordinate with multiple business teams to collaboratively drive project implementation.
• Liaise with relevant business teams, conduct dedicated analysis on key business issues, coordinate complex projects, and produce strategies and drive their implementation.
• Build a network across AI tech companies in the Bay Area through active participation in industry conferences; deliver forward‑looking industry insights to strategy and business teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualification(s):- Bachelor's degree or above
• A passion for user‑facing products, with the ability to keenly capture changes in external industry trends and provide forward‑looking judgment.
• Preferred Qualification(s):- Strong structured thinking, with the ability to keenly identify and break down problems, and skilled at combining data with user empathy to characterize and answer questions.
• Excellent cross‑departmental communication and collaboration skills, with strong project management capabilities; able to communicate across teams on both the depth and breadth of business modules, driving upstream and downstream collaboration to completion.
• Experience in strategy, investment, FA, consulting, AI, or related fields is preferred.

Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $108800 - $288000 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

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;
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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