Industry Strategy Project Intern (TikTok Shop - US Operation) - 2026 Start

About the team

The commerce industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has become a hotly contested space amongst leading Internet companies, with future growth that cannot be underestimated. We aim to bring discovery, inspiration, and joy back to shopping by making TikTok the commerce channel of choice for merchants, creators, and affiliates. You've seen the virality and impact of #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt—come join the team that is helping scale that phenomenon and pioneer Content & Creator commerce in the US. We are building TikTok into the leading, on-trend commerce platform for brands, creators, and shoppers.

We are an entrepreneurial team passionate about shaping the future of shopping. With over 1 billion loyal users globally, TikTok is the ideal platform to deliver a brand-new and exciting shopping experience. TikTok is already where trends first surface, and where brands, creators, and consumers connect in meaningful ways. We are looking for passionate and talented people to help build an e-commerce ecosystem that is innovative, secure, and intuitive for our users and partners.

Responsibilities

• Assist with industry strategy and business analysis, including business data tracking, core operational metric monitoring, and daily data analysis to help the team identify industry opportunities and issues.
• Participate in key operational initiatives and project tracking for core modules such as merchants and products, driving cross-team information synchronization and process collaboration.
• Support the organization and output of materials related to business weekly reports, operational reviews, and industry strategy analysis.
• Assist the team in the daily operation of basic operational mechanisms such as target breakdown and strategy tracking.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Currently pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, with strong data analysis and logical thinking skills.
• Detail-oriented, responsible, and execution-focused, capable of efficiently managing multi-threaded tasks.
• Strong learning ability, excellent communication and collaboration skills, with a sense of ownership, results-oriented mindset, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Available to work 5 days a week; preference given to those who can intern continuously for 6 months or more.
• Base location: Los Angeles.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior internship experience in domestic or international e-commerce is a plus.

Pay

The hourly rate for this position in Los Angeles is $23.75.

Benefits

• Day-one access to health insurance, life insurance, and wellbeing benefits.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• Paid sick time (56 hours if hired in the first half of the year, 40 if hired in the second half).
• Eligibility for housing allowance if not working 100% remote.