Senior Technical Program Manager

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 212,800 - 387,600; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Technical Program Manager to lead cross-functional technical programs across multiple domains at a global scale, including Data Lifecycle Governance, Privacy Products, and Business Risk Control. You will partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, and broader stakeholders to build auditable, compliant solutions that protect user data privacy and drive engineering efficiency.

Responsibilities include planning through launch, risk mitigation, and defining metrics to measure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or above.
• Proven track record leading technical programs at scale, or equivalent experience in related fields.
• Strong Technical/Engineering acumen with solid software engineering fundamentals and hands-on experience across Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC).
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and time management skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with proven ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional and cross-timezone global teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional technical program management from planning through launch, ensuring high-quality execution across global teams.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, Privacy & Security SMEs, and other global stakeholders to deliver scalable, reliable and compliant solutions.
• Identify and mitigate risks, manage cross-functional dependencies, and remove execution blockers throughout the program/project lifecycle.
• Own program/project communications, providing timely & clear visibility into project status, milestones, risks and mitigation plan, and key decisions.
• Define and leverage program/project metrics to measure execution health, identify value-add opportunities, and drive ROI & success measurement.
• Monitor product and engineering efficiency through key metrics tracking, and derive actionable insights to drive continuous improvements.
• Translate evolving business needs and complex scope into clearly defined priorities while maintaining a focus on critical path execution.

Skills

Strong Technical/Engineering acumen

SDLC experience

Organizational and analytical skills

Interpersonal and communication skills

Proven track record leading technical

Education

Bachelor's degree or above

Job description

We’re looking for a Technical Program Manager (TPM) to lead cross-functional technical programs across multiple domains at a global scale, including Data Lifecycle Governance, Privacy Products, and Business Risk Control. In this role, you will closely partner with Product, Engineering, Operations and broader stakeholders to build and implement scalable, auditable and globally compliant solutions to better protect TikTok users' data privacy, uphold compliance, safeguard TikTok community integrity, while driving continuous engineering efficiency improvements.

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional technical program management from planning through launch, ensuring high-quality execution across global teams.
• Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, Legal, Privacy & Security SMEs, and other global stakeholders to deliver scalable, reliable and compliant solutions.
• Identify and mitigate risks, manage cross-functional dependencies, and remove execution blockers throughout the program/project lifecycle.
• Own program/project communications, providing timely & clear visibility into project status, milestones, risks and mitigation plan, and key decisions.
• Define and leverage program/project metrics to measure execution health, identify value-add opportunities, and drive ROI & success measurement.
• Monitor product and engineering efficiency through key metrics tracking, and derive actionable insights to drive continuous improvements.
• Translate evolving business needs and complex scope into clearly defined priorities while maintaining a focus on critical path execution.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s)

• Bachelor's degree or above.
• Proven track record leading technical programs at scale, or equivalent experience in related fields.
• Strong Technical/Engineering acumen with solid software engineering fundamentals and hands-on experience across Software Development Life Cycles (SDLC).
• Excellent organizational, analytical, and time management skills, with strong attention to detail.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with proven ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional and cross-timezone global teams.

Preferred Qualification(s)

• Experience in Privacy Products, User Lifecycle Data Management/Governance, and digital content/platform compliance.
• Experience driving initiatives related to system stability, engineering quality/efficiency, or solution architecture.
• Experience managing software development programs in privacy or risk control-related domains, with understanding of user-facing product features and industry regulations.

Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $212800 - $387600 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

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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