Product Management Project Intern (Global Payment) - 2027 Start

ByteDance; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 41,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

Housing allowance

10 paid holidays per year

Paid sick time

Job summary

ByteDance's Global Payment team seeks a mission-driven intern to improve core metrics, dive into operational data, and collaborate with cross-functional partners to impact trust and growth.

As a Project Intern, you will contribute to short-term projects, gain hands-on experience in a fast-paced environment, and explore your career interests while benefiting from health and wellbeing programs. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Qualifications

• Pursuing an undergraduate in CS, Data Science, or Business Analytics.
• Strong analytical skills and logical thinking are required.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional collaboration skills.

Responsibilities

• Build and expand the global payment platform with partners.
• Analyze industry and user needs; work with Engineering, BD to optimize points.
• Design end-to-end experiences and deliver high-quality payment products on time.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Execution

Cross-functional teamwork

Education

Undergraduate student in CS/DS/Business Analytics

Job description

Responsibilities

About Global Payment

The Global Payment team of Bytedance provides payment solutions - including payment acquisitions, disbursements, transaction monitoring, payment method management, foreign exchange conversion, accounting, reconciliations, and so on to ensure that our users have a smooth and secure payment experience on ByteDance platforms including TikTok.

We are seeking a mission-driven and analytically-minded intern. Your primary focus will be on improving the core metrics that build trust and drive growth. You will dive deep into our operational data to identify levers for improvement, coordinate with cross-functional teams to implement changes, and measure the impact of those changes on our customers' confidence. This is a role for a future strategist and operator.

As a Project Intern, you will contribute to impactful short-term projects and gain hands‑on experience in a fast‑paced, professional environment. This internship offers the opportunity to develop practical skills, apply your knowledge to real-world challenges, and explore your career interests.

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis, so we encourage you to apply early.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for building and expanding the global payment platform by connecting with payment partners, building internal user account and checkout experience, optimizing FX trading strategies and rules, designing payment solution for different use cases to support ByteDance Group’s business international expansion.
• Conduct industry and user analysis on partners' capabilities, business requirements, working with Engineering, BD and other internal stakeholders to digger optimization points for our payment product.
• Conduct end-to-end product experience design and development to deliver high-quality payment products in a timely manner. Focusing on upgrading and optimizing platform products to enhance the platform's capability in improving end-user experience, operation efficiency, system stability, meeting compliance requirements, and reducing cost etc.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing a Undergraduate in fields such as Computer Science, Data Science, Business Analytics, etc.
• Strong analytical skills, be able to think logically and independently.
• Strong execution skills with a sense of responsibility and ownership, drive projects forward and solve problems timely and efficiently.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Work well in a cross-functional team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in engineering or Computer Science is a plus.
• Intern experience in end-to-end product management in software or web technologies is a plus.

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern

The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $35- $35.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year). Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.

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:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
• Exercising sound judgment.

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are 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 enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, 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. 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

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance 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