Program Manager, TikTok Program Management Office

Responsibilities

About the Team
We are seeking an experienced candidate to play a key role on TikTok's PMO team, managing and strategizing critical business projects across the company. We are looking for a proactive self-starter with a strong project management background and the ability to coordinate diverse stakeholders across functions and time zones. The ideal candidate will bring humility, curiosity, excellent communication skills, and strong relationship-building abilities while contributing to strategic decision-making.
Responsibilities
- Champion multiple complex projects simultaneously, driving alignment among PMOs and business leaders to ensure cohesive goals, plans, and deliverables across global teams.
- Collaborate on project scope definition and performance criteria to align deliverables with business strategy.
- Own end-to-end project timelines, maintain a master project calendar, manage work-back schedules, document meetings, and track key project artifacts.
- Anticipate and proactively address potential blockers, risks, and dependencies before they impact delivery.
- Prioritize workloads strategically and escalate issues to leadership in a timely manner.
- Build and nurture relationships across the organization, serving as the primary point of contact for internal teams and select external stakeholders.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Extensive experience in project management or program management roles within fast-paced organizations.
- Proven ability to lead multiple complex, cross-functional projects simultaneously from initiation through delivery.
- Strong organizational and time management skills with a high attention to detail.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Demonstrated ability to manage and align multiple stakeholders toward shared outcomes.

Preferred Qualifications
- MBA or similar advanced degree.
- Experience in large, complex global organizations or technology companies.
- Proficiency with project management tools and methodologies (e.g., Agile, PMP, or similar frameworks).
- International or multi-regional project management experience.
- Experience supporting executive-level decision-making with data-driven insights and strategic recommendations.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $132000 - $248400 annually.

Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. 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, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.