Technical Project Manager (Distribution Partnerships) - TikTok

Summary

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video, and they are seeking a passionate and experienced technical project manager to lead the successful delivery of complex technical projects. This role requires close cross-functional collaboration and a strong technical project management background to ensure timely and efficient project delivery.

Responsibilities

• Become an expert in critical technical domains of partnership implementation. You don't need to be an engineer, but it helps if you can speak it as a second language. You will translate business case or partner needs into technical requirements that can then be translated back to non-technical teams
• Analyze and develop procedures for management and technical duties. Hold regular technical team meetings to determine progress and address any questions or challenges regarding projects
• Project management: execute and manage projects by working closely with cross-functional stakeholders through an implementation plan. Create management, communication plans and processes
• Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders across User Growth, Product, Engineers, Legal, Operations, Marketing, and Business teams on the conceptualization, development, implementation, and go-to-market strategy of new partnership initiatives
• Work closely with the Distribution Business Development team to identify and execute potential collaborations, especially product-related pillars

Skills

• Bachelor's degree or above
• At least 1 year of experience in project management in Tech, Telecom, OEM or Consumer electronics
• Exceptional communication skills across geographies, with ability to recognize and navigate the needs of internal stakeholders, with a focus on building and maintaining credibility
• Strong technical project management skills and ability to manage large international (multicultural) projects end-to-end, meeting critical deadlines
• Delivering through other people and teams cross-functionally; and eager to understand their priorities and build relationships
• Having creativity together with in-depth market knowledge and internal business goals will enable you to identify partnership opportunities and build out a compelling proposition that offers mutual value
• Ability to pitch effectively and appropriately engage the relevant cross-functional partners to give life to those brilliant ideas
• In-depth knowledge and experience in mobile industry technologies and trends, and proven track record of successfully leading and implementing key innovation programs within the industry
• Strong internal communication skills -- be able to recognize the needs and concerns of internal stakeholders and navigate through it
• Powerful documentation, storytelling and research skills
• Product manager experience in Tech is a plus

Qualifications

Must Haves

• Bachelor's degree or above
• At least 1 year of experience in project management in Tech, Telecom, OEM or Consumer electronics
• Exceptional communication skills across geographies, with ability to recognize and navigate the needs of internal stakeholders, with a focus on building and maintaining credibility
• Strong technical project management skills and ability to manage large international (multicultural) projects end-to-end, meeting critical deadlines
• Delivering through other people and teams cross-functionally; and eager to understand their priorities and build relationships
• Having creativity together with in-depth market knowledge and internal business goals will enable you to identify partnership opportunities and build out a compelling proposition that offers mutual value
• Ability to pitch effectively and appropriately engage the relevant cross-functional partners to give life to those brilliant ideas

Nice to Haves

• In-depth knowledge and experience in mobile industry technologies and trends, and proven track record of successfully leading and implementing key innovation programs within the industry
• Strong internal communication skills -- be able to recognize the needs and concerns of internal stakeholders and navigate through it
• Powerful documentation, storytelling and research skills
• Product manager experience in Tech is a plus

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
• Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year
• 10 paid sick days per year
• 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)