Program Manager, News - TikTok Operations (Los Angeles)

Responsibilities

• Deliver end-to-end program management for news content partnerships, publisher programs, global collaborations, tentpole news moments, and audience growth initiatives.
• Lead cross-functional alignment with key teams including Product, Content Partnerships, Creator Management, Business Development, and more.
• Deliver owned and operated product go-to-market and partner accelerator programs for news publishers and creators, including clear rollout plans, partner education, feedback loops, and market expansion strategies.
• Build operational infrastructure to streamline and scale news programs, including processes for partner onboarding, campaign execution, reporting, documentation, and internal visibility.
• Create communication channels, frameworks, templates, best practice playbooks, and resources to support news program execution across markets.
• Partner with internal teams to identify publisher needs, surface product and operational feedback, and help shape scalable solutions that support credible, high-quality news content.
• Develop foundational operational products and processes that empower teams to execute and evolve news programs at scale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in program management, project management, operations, partnerships, media, or a related field.
• Experience working with or strong understanding of news, journalism, digital media, publishers, or content ecosystems.
• Deep understanding of key metrics and measurements in content, publisher, or creator operations, including audience growth, engagement, retention, partner performance, and operational efficiency.
• Strong understanding of local business dynamics, market nuances, and the evolving digital news landscape, with intellectual curiosity to dive deeply into complex issues.
• Natural collaborator with the ability to drive alignment among diverse stakeholders across Marketing, GBS, Product, Data, Algorithm, User Growth, Policy, Trust & Safety, and more.
• Experience working in a global or highly cross-functional role, including building relationships across regions, markets, and stakeholder groups.
• Strong ability to manage ambiguity, prioritize competing workstreams, and translate strategic goals into actionable operating plans.

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $103,360 - $273,600 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; and
• Exercising sound judgment.

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.

Diversity & Inclusion

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

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.