Job Description

The HRBP TikTok Product and Design team partners with leaders across the organizations shaping TikTok’s global product experience. We translate product and design priorities into people and organizational strategies, supporting teams across areas such as content discovery, search, user growth, product infrastructure, user experience, content design, and localization.

We work across multiple product areas, professional disciplines, and regional markets, where user needs and ways of working can vary widely. This requires us to understand how product and design teams collaborate, anticipate emerging capability needs, and develop people strategies that connect specialized talent across regions. By combining organizational insight with business and workforce data, we help teams evolve while strengthening leadership, collaboration, and team effectiveness.

You will build trusted partnerships with leaders and collaborate across HR functions to guide important organization and talent decisions. Your work may span organizational design, workforce and succession planning, leadership development, performance, culture, and engagement. You will stay close to the organization as strategies are implemented, seeing how people decisions shape the teams designing TikTok’s global product experience and using those insights to strengthen what comes next.

About The Team

At TikTok, our Local Services team is revolutionizing how users discover and engage with the world around them. This team is building the next generation of O2O (Online-to-Offline) experiences—connecting digital discovery with real-world consumption. From local merchant solutions and geolocation features to seamless transaction tools, we are shaping an ecosystem that empowers local businesses and provides immense value to our global community.

We are looking for an experienced Talent Acquisition Partner to lead the charge for TikTok Local Services' entry into the US market and build operations team from ground up. You'll develop and implement bespoke recruiting strategies aimed at attracting top-tier, diverse talent in the hyper-competitive local commerce and product space. In this role, you’ll partner directly with key business leaders to drive critical hiring initiatives from the ground up. The ideal candidate is a proactive and results-oriented recruiter who thrives in a fast-paced environment, understands the nuances of hiring Sales-focused talent, and is excited to make a significant impact on a global scale.

Responsibilities

• Manage the full-cycle recruitment process for a variety of roles within Local Services, from crafting job descriptions and sourcing passive candidates to interviewing, negotiating complex offers, and ensuring a seamless onboarding experience.
• Partner closely with hiring managers and department leaders to understand the unique talent needs of the Local Services business, provide expert advice on market trends, and develop tailored hiring strategies that align with ambitious business goals.
• Act as a strategic partner to business leaders, using recruitment data and market insights to contribute to workforce planning, identify future talent gaps, and build a robust pipeline of talent within the O2O and commerce sectors.
• Drive continuous improvements in our recruitment processes and systems, championing efficiency, scalability, and a world-class candidate experience.
• Identify, attract, and close high-caliber candidates at all levels, consistently meeting and exceeding hiring targets to scale the Local Services team.
• Serve as an employer brand champion to empower hiring managers and interviewers to represent TikTok's culture and the mission of Local Services in a meaningful way.

Minimum Qualifications

• A minimum of 5 years of full-lifecycle recruitment experience, with a proven track record of hiring for Sales and Marketing roles.
• Proven experience leading recruitment process optimizations, including policy and system improvements.
• Proficiency in leveraging market insights, data and metrics to enhance recruitment efficiency and guide strategic hiring decisions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience recruiting within a fast-paced, high-growth technology company, specifically within Local Services, E-commerce, or related domains.
• Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport quickly and influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization.
• A results-oriented, data-driven self-starter who is resourceful, innovative, and intellectually curious about the evolving local services landscape.
• Experience partnering with international colleagues and stakeholders across multiple time zones and cultures.