About the team
Our team plays a crucial role in ensuring the company’s success.
We seek people who are willing to learn and put in the effort to solve problems.
Our challenges are not your regular day-to-day problems - you’ll be part of a team that’s developing new solutions to new challenges.
It’s working fast, at scale, and we’re making a difference.
We are looking for talents to join us on this exciting journey! In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 3 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department.
We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
Responsibilities
We are seeking a Technical Program Manager to join our Tech and Product PMO team based in San Jose.
You'll drive the end-to-end tasks that keep the systems behind TikTok running and work with various team members to deliver best user experiences and highest-standard user privacy.
As a TPM, you’ll be the bridge between various teams and drive collaboration tasks across teams.
Work closely with cross-functional teams from Product, Engineering, and Sales to drive the end-to-end delivery of new products, services, and/or features to market.
Manage a variety of complex, cross-functional programs and lead all aspects of assigned programs delivery.
Create and maintain the Roadmap for the teams by working with the respective Tech and Product leaders.
Define the way of driving the programs and constantly find ways to improve the process in a data-driven manner.
Prepare the project schedule, define the milestones, and be the owner of the collaboration process and tools.
Track and report progress, identify and mitigate risks, and remove blockers.
Ensure products and applications release to market smoothly.
Mentor and help develop the team.
Minimum Qualifications
Must have a technical educational background, such as a Bachelor's or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Technology, Information Systems, or a related field.
3 years of relevant work experience in project/program management or software development leadership.
Must have at least 1 year of experience in each of the following:
- Leading Agile development processes
- Managing software development projects, including building development processes and coordinating release schedules.
- Creating and maintaining software development roadmaps for engineering teams.
- Managing stakeholder relationships and gathering feedback to build programs that support customer revenue, growth, and retention.
- Planning and executing projects using both Agile and Waterfall methodologies.
Preferred Qualifications
Excellent cross-functional communication and collaboration skills.
Experience operating in fast-paced environments and managing multiple priorities across time zones.
Passion for problem-solving, process optimization, and delivering results in a data-driven and iterative way.
Growth mindset with a willingness to take initiative and adapt in a constantly evolving environment.
As a condition of employment, all successful candidates must be able to establish authorization to work in the United States.
For this position, the Company does not provide sponsorship for any immigration-related benefits.