Travel Industry Lead - TikTok Local Services

TikTok; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 182,780 - 322,240; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Paid holidays and sick days

Paid Personal Time

Job summary

A leading social media platform is seeking a Travel Industry Lead to supervise and optimize partnerships within the travel sector. The ideal candidate will have over 5 years of experience in business development and be skilled in managing high-performance teams. The role is based in Seattle, Washington, offering a competitive salary along with comprehensive benefits including medical and paid time off.

Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of experience in senior business development or account management.
• Experience managing high-performance and goal-driven teams.
• Strong understanding of performance metrics.

Responsibilities

• Establish and maintain relationships with key travel partners.
• Work on new product initiatives with internal teams.
• Ensure content meets supply and quality standards.
• Monitor and analyze partner performance metrics.
• Facilitate communication between internal and external stakeholders.

Skills

Analytical mindset

Team management

Performance metrics understanding

Job description

Travel Industry Lead - TikTok Local Services

With the mission of "Inspiring New Life and Helping Good Business", Local Services is committed to becoming the most trusted local services platform for users and partners. Local Services connects POI, Video, LIVE, Search, and other products to make daily life richer, more unique, and more innovative. The team aims to create an inclusive and fair healthy business environment, helping merchants, service providers, creators and other partners to continuously create revenue and improve efficiency.

Responsibilities

1. Partner Development and Management: Establish and maintain strong relationships with key travel partners and be fully responsible for partner performance on TikTok. Understand the specific needs and goals of each partner. Collaborate with partners on product integration, optimization, and performance improvement. Negotiate and manage partner contracts and agreements.
2. Product Strategy and Development: Work with internal cross-functional teams to develop and implement new product initiatives. Analyze partner performance data to identify opportunities for growth and optimization. Provide input on product roadmap and feature enhancements.
3. Content Strategy and Operations: Ensure that content meets supply and quality standards and aligns with partner business goals. Collaborate with content teams to develop and optimize content strategies for partners.
4. Performance Analysis and Optimization: Monitor and analyze partner performance metrics. Identify areas for improvement and implement optimization strategies. Provide insights and recommendations to partners and internal teams.
5. Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with teams such as product, engineering, data and operations to ensure successful partner management. Facilitate communication and collaboration between internal and external stakeholders.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 5+ years of experience in senior business development or account management.
• Experience managing high-performance and goal-driven teams.
• Highly analytical mindset with a strong understanding of performance metrics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Strong understanding of the travel industry or monetization/ads sales business.
• Preferred experience working as part of a global or international team.
• Robust product acumen, with the ability to understand and contribute to product strategy.

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 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. 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

Job Information

For Pay Transparency Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $182,780 - $322,240 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.

Details

• Senioriy level: Executive
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Management and Manufacturing
• Industries: Computer Hardware Manufacturing