Product Strategies & Operations Associate - TikTok Search & Trending Operations

Tiktok • San Jose, CA

62d

About The Position

Our Search & Trending Operations team plays a pivotal role in shaping how global users discover, consume, and engage with trends on TikTok. We strive to make TikTok the #1 destination for real-time trend discovery - across entertainment, sports, music, news, and technology. Our team drives the full lifecycle of trend operations: expanding trend supply, enhancing content quality, and creating large-scale cultural moments through customized product features and events. If you're passionate about how people search, create, and connect through trends, this is the place where your ideas can make a global impact.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Data, Communications, or other content/culture-related majors.
• 2+ years of relevant experience in content or product operations, with a solid understanding of trending operations workflows and methodologies.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to effectively partner with diverse business stakeholders, including not but limited to Design, Product & Content Operations, Data Science, and R&D teams - to drive global scale alignment and business results.
• Excellent data analysis capabilities; able to identify problems, uncover opportunities, and translate insights into actionable operational strategies.
• Proven ability to plan and execute projects independently, demonstrating strong problem-solving, resource integration, and data-driven decision-making skills.

Nice To Haves

• Experience collaborating with multiple stakeholders and global teams across different business units under fast-paced working environment.
• A team-oriented, goal-driven mindset; adaptable to fast-changing environments and open to new challenges.
• Familiarity with search engines and major social media platforms such as TikTok, Twitter, Instagram, and YouTube.

Responsibilities

• Lead core strategies and operations for TikTok's Search & Trending ecosystem, focusing on search growth, content expansion, and user engagement.
• Design and execute vertical campaigns (e.g., sports, entertainment, music, and tech), optimizing event content strategy and product solutions to drive in-app engagement.
• Leverage data insights to identify opportunities for trend amplification and experience improvement.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Product, R&D, Content, and Marketing teams to enhance product capabilities and user value.
• Partner closely with global stakeholders across time zones to launch innovative, localized trend experiences.
• Maintain awareness of sensitive or high-risk content areas (e.g., misinformation, violence, or explicit materials) to ensure the integrity of the platform.
• Comfortable working in a global environment, with flexibility to collaborate across different time zones and regions when needed.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Broadcasting and Content Providers
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees