Program Manager - Early Careers, EMEA

Responsibilities

About the Team:
The Early Careers team is essential in shaping TikTok's future talent pipeline by engaging with universities and managing early-career programs across 15+ countries in the Americas and EMEA. The team ensures that interns, working students, apprentices, and graduate hires have meaningful experiences while contributing to TikTok's expanding business. As a dynamic global group, the team collaborates across diverse cultures, teams, countries, and time zones. This role offers candidates the opportunity to work alongside colleagues worldwide, providing a rich international experience.

Role Overview:
This role blends university relation management and intern program execution, ensuring we attract top talent and provide a high-quality experience for those joining our early careers programs.
University Relations Management - You will work closely with universities, career centers, and student organizations to attract high-caliber students, build strong talent pipelines, and ensure well-organized university engagements that result in top candidate hires.
Intern Program Execution - You will support the management of the internship program across EMEA, ensuring its effectiveness and smooth operation. Your efforts will contribute to creating a strong and impactful experience for interns and early-career hires across key markets, helping them thrive within TikTok.
Candidate will work across the following key regions/focus areas:
- London & France: Key hiring markets for Sales, Marketing, and Business roles, with a strong focus on internships, apprenticeships, and graduate programs.
- Dubai: A growing hub for Computer Science and PhD hiring, particularly in engineering, AI, and research-focused roles. Focused efforts are needed to attract top STEM talent while aligning with labor laws.
- Other Countries: Programming and recruitment efforts are also in place across other regions, including Germany, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Kazakhstan, Morocco, Netherlands, Norway, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, and Turkey.
- Although the position will be primarily focused on EMEA, the candidate will also play a role in supporting AMS-based initiatives, working collaboratively across both regions to ensure alignment and consistency.

Key Responsibilities:
1. University Engagement & Early Talent Outreach
- Manage EMEA university partnerships by driving outreach to career centers, student groups, and faculty, especially in London and Paris (sales, marketing, MBA, etc.) and Dubai for both business ( technical (computer science, PhD, etc.) hiring.
- Coordinate engagements such as career fairs, information sessions, and networking events to engage students and increase TikTok's employer brand visibility.
- Assist with event logistics and communications, including invitations, event materials, and follow-ups.
- Provide data tracking and reporting to measure outreach effectiveness.
- Support select AMS university engagements on a project basis by sharing insights, helping organize cross-regional events, and leading on site.
- Support early talent identification efforts across EMEA and AMS to ensure a strong pipeline of high-potential students for hiring.
2. Intern Program Coordination
- Support the execution of the EMEA intern program plan, ensuring smooth onboarding, engagement, and offboarding across multiple countries.
- Assist in managing EMEA program logistics, including tracking intern headcount, start dates, and key milestones to ensure a seamless experience.
- Coordinate intern event logistics, including booking venues, managing catering orders, handling reimbursements, and ensuring smooth execution of intern sessions.
- Provide operational support for global intern engagement initiatives, including tracking attendance, collecting feedback, and maintaining program records.
- Assist in managing intern program communications, ensuring interns receive timely updates about events, policies, and engagement opportunities.
3. Act as a secondary point of contact for select AMS internship initiatives, such as intern learning & development programs, engagement sessions, or intern mentorship programs.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, or a related field; 2 years of experience in program coordination, campus recruitment, and university relations in EMEA.
- English is required as the primary working language; fluency in one of the following languages (German, French, Italian, or Spanish) for professional use is highly desirable; Experience working on projects that involve cross-regional collaboration, particularly between AMS and EMEA.