Senior Data Scientist, Global Search

Responsibilities

The information below covers the role requirements, expected candidate experience, and accompanying qualifications.

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 its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us :

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.

Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity;

to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At TikTok, we create together and grow together.

That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve. Join us.

About :

The Global Product & RD team is building up core TikTok products to ensure TikTok continues to grow, deliver the best product experience to all of our users, build the most attractive features to help users enjoy their time on TikTok, earn trust in privacy protection, and more.

The Global Product team is growing exponentially. The business lines are ranging from Monetization Technology, Data, Machine Learning, System, Infrastructure, AR Effects, Security Technology and more.

About the Team :

The Product Data Analytics Team analyses a combination of product usage and product performance data to derive meaningful insights that would serve as a guide to better product and decision making for our business leaders.

Our team will work through different business scenarios including improving TikTok In-App Search user experiences, Creator ecosystem, etc.

In addition, it is important to manage the data life cycle to ensure problems are quantitatively measured to propose logical solutions.

Responsibilities :

• Responsible for data analysis work related to international product search business.
• Lead a team in conducting in-depth analysis within the business domain. Identify optimization points that can enhance the user search experience across various products based on business logic.

Provide clear and actionable optimization solutions, and collaborate with product, operations, algorithm, and development teams to implement these solutions, resulting in actual business growth.

• Lead the team in designing and analyzing various A / B experiments within the search business, evaluating product optimization outcomes, assessing market activity impact, analyzing fluctuations in key metrics, and establishing data systems.
• Stay informed about industry trends and gain insights into the search business. Offer directional analysis guidance to the search business, participate in critical business decisions, and provide solutions to key and challenging issues within the search business.
• Responsible for building specialized models to support the business.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications :

• Bachelor's degree or higher, with a preference for majors in mathematics, statistics, or computer-related fields.
• Data-sensitive with the ability to quickly grasp business concepts, uncover business details, and establish connections between data.
• Proficient in SQL, with experience in R, Python, or other scripting languages.
• Possess machine learning capabilities, including regression, classification, and clustering.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills.
• Strong learning ability and curiosity. Keen interest in the internet industry with a desire for long-term development within the field.

Preferred Qualifications :

• Experience in internet data analysis is a plus.
• Prior experience in search business and team management is a plus.

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 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 this link.

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Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $176355 - $355752 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.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life.

We offer the following benefits to eligible employees :

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match.

As well as Dental, Vision, Short / Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care.

Our time off and leave plans are : 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability.

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements.

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

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