Technical Program Manager - TikTok Global PMO (Singapore)

Responsibilities

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 its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact-for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us.

About The Team

The Technical Program Manager will be joining TikTok's Global PMO team. The PMO acts as the bridge between product and engineering teams and drives tech projects from ideation to launch.

The Technical Program Manager will partner with a software engineering team based in San Jose or Seattle.

• As a TPM, you’ll be the bridge between various teams across countries, working closely with people from Product, Engineering, UI/UX, Data Analyst and various TikTok teams, driving the end-to-end delivery of new products and features to market, inspiring creativity and bring joy to our users around the globe.
• Manage a variety of complex, cross-functional programs and lead all aspects of assigned programs delivery.
• Create and maintain the Roadmap for the teams you work closely with, along with the respective Engineering and Product leaders.
• Define the way of driving these programs and constantly find ways of improving this process in a data-driven manner. You'll be the owner of the collaboration process and tools.
• General Project management activities including but not limited to:
• Prepare the project schedule, define the milestones;
• Track and report progress, identify and mitigate risks, removing blockers;
• Lead Agile/Scrum teams as a coach or scrum master;
• Ensure products/ app release to market smoothly;
  
  

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification

• BA/BS degree or above with 3+ years of project delivery or technical leadership background, plus strong organizational and interpersonal skills, will enable you to succeed in TikTok’s fast paced environment.
• An understanding of Agile is desirable but not essential, more important than your specific skillset is your ‘can do’ attitude and willingness not to be constrained by your job description.
• Effective communication skills to handle comms to teams, management and cross functional stakeholders at all levels, and a proven track record of getting things done/shipping projects.
• Experience working in a dynamic, fast-moving environment where self-motivated, autonomy and self-decision making is needed (to an extent) and juggle between multiple projects/tasks.
  
  

Preferred Qualification

• Experience working in multi-time zone preferred.
• Passionate about the Internet industry and willing to grow with the company in the process of learning by dealing with emerging global issues and challenges.
  
  

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.