Partnership Manager - TikTok Local Services - Los Angeles

About the Team

TikTok Local Services (TikTok GO) is a one-stop commerce solution that connects global users with local services through the creative use of TikTok POI (Points of Interest), short videos, LIVE, and search. It delivers valuable real-life experiences and inspires users to explore the world around them. With the mission of "Discover great places, Empower local businesses," Local Services aims to be the most trusted platform to discover great places and connect local businesses.

It helps communities engage with restaurants, hotels, and attractions, equips businesses with new ways to connect with customers and drive transactions, and combines innovative marketing and operational tools to support sustainable growth.

Job Overview

Responsible for the daily management of TTLS agencies, including but not limited to agency qualification & assessment for onboarding, agency exit, risk control etc., to ensure smooth daily operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and execute partnership growth strategies that align with overall business objectives and support the achievement of key commercial and ecosystem goals.
• Identify high-impact opportunities to grow agency partnerships, improve partner performance, and strengthen the long-term value of the agency ecosystem.
• Analyze market trends, agency performance, creator monetization patterns, and business data to generate strategic insights and recommend growth initiatives.
• Design and refine incentive frameworks and partnership policies to drive sustainable business outcomes, improve partner engagement, and support scalable growth.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to define strategic priorities, develop business plans, and launch initiatives that enhance agency capabilities, creator quality, and monetization potential.
• Lead strategic reviews of agency performance to identify key challenges, growth levers, and areas for business improvement.
• Build strong relationships with key agency partners, acting as a strategic advisor to help them grow their business and operate sustainably within the platform ecosystem.
• Collaborate with product, operations, policy, and data teams to improve agency management systems, tools, and processes that support business scalability and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Bachelor's degree or above, with relevant experience in partnerships, key account management, growth strategy, internet monetization, or channel strategy.
• Proven experience working with external partners, agencies, creators, or commercial stakeholders to drive business growth and long-term partnership value.
• Possess a self-starter attitude: You should be able to initiate and drive complex analysis to completion with minimal guidance while synthesizing and communicating insights effectively.
• Experience in the creator economy, digital content, livestreaming, marketplace platforms, agency management, or internet monetization business is preferred.

About TikTok

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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day. We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $70,304 - $159,600 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:

• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
• Exercising sound judgment.