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TikTok · 2 months ago

Tech Lead Manager - Growth & User Lifecycle Optimization, Global E-commerce Content Recommendation

Seattle, WA

Full-time

Onsite

Lead/Staff

$198K/yr - $416K/yr

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. They are seeking a Tech Lead Manager to drive growth and user lifecycle optimization for their global e-commerce content recommendation system, focusing on innovative algorithms and machine learning techniques to enhance user engagement and satisfaction.

Content CreatorsContent DiscoveryMedia and EntertainmentSocial MediaVideo

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

Design and optimize growth strategies for user acquisition, engagement, and retention; build lifecycle segmentation and personalized recommendation models

Develop cross-domain and multimodal models that connect short videos, live streams, and e-commerce to build unified user interest graphs

Apply advanced algorithms (Graph Learning, Contrastive Learning, Diffusion Models) to enable interest transfer and cross-scenario optimization

Explore generative and representation learning methods to enhance cold-start performance, recommendation diversity, and conversion efficiency

Lead core growth projects, collaborate with product and operations teams, and drive algorithmic innovations to global scale

Qualification

Recommender systemsCross-domain modelingGenerative recommendationTensorFlow/PyTorchE-commerce growth metricsUser lifecycle strategiesAnalytical skillsCommunication skillsLeadership skills

Required

Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science or related fields

Strong background in recommender systems, cross-domain modeling, or generative recommendation

Proficient in TensorFlow/PyTorch and familiar with GNNs, Diffusion, or multimodal learning

Solid understanding of e-commerce growth metrics and user lifecycle strategies

Excellent analytical, communication, and leadership skills

Benefits

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

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure)

Company

TikTok

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TikTok is a short-form video entertainment app and social network platform. It is a sub-organization of ByteDance.

Founded in 2003

Los Angeles, California, USA

10001+ employees

https://www.tiktok.com

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