Product Operations Manager Intern (TikTok Shop, Merchandise Growth) - 2026 Summer (BS/MS)

About the role

We are looking for talented individuals to join us for an internship in 2026. Internships at TikTok aim to offer students industry exposure and hands-on experience. Watch your ambitions become reality as your inspiration brings infinite opportunities at TikTok.

Responsibilities

• Partner with Product Managers to design and iterate growth mechanisms for new products, including cold-start pathways, growth scoring models, and task-based incentive systems.
• Analyze product and merchant data to identify growth opportunities and measure outcomes.
• Draft structured product requirement documents (PRDs) and user flows.
• Collaborate with engineering, data science, algorithm, and ops teams to drive product delivery.
• Track KPIs, support A/B testing, and contribute to ongoing product iteration.

Qualifications

• Currently pursuing a Bachelor’s or Master’s degree.
• Strong analytical skills – proficient with SQL, Excel, or other data tools.
• Interest in e-commerce product design, platform growth, and merchant success.
• Clear communicator with strong ownership and attention to detail.
• Experience with seller-facing e-commerce tools (e.g. merchant dashboards, listing tools, or growth platforms) is a strong plus.
• Able to commit to working for 12 weeks during Summer 2026.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (Hourly) - Campus Intern: The hourly rate range for this position in the selected city is $28.5- $28.5. Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year). Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

About the team

We are looking for a product operations manager intern to join our Merchandise Growth team in Seattle. This role focuses on building seller-side tools and systems that help merchants grow from zero to breakout success on our e-commerce platform. You will work on product lifecycle modeling, cold-start mechanisms, and incentive design — all grounded in data.

Benefits

Interns have day one access to health insurance, life insurance, wellbeing benefits and more. Interns also receive 10 paid holidays per year and paid sick time (56 hours if hired in first half of year, 40 if hired in second half of year). Interns who are not working 100% remote may also be eligible for housing allowance.

TikTok Accommodation

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https://tinyurl.com/RA-request.