Global Content

Responsibilities

**About Us**:
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

**Why Join Us**:
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.

**Role Summary**:
**Global Content**: Entertainment is the vertical that aligns the Strategy, Business Development, Partner Management, and Program Management functions to articulate and execute TikTok's Global Entertainment strategy with the operational assistance of local teams in all markets. The Business Development Manager is someone who enjoys synthesizing the overarching Entertainment vertical strategy into actionable partnerships that secure differentiated access to content, IP, product integrations and commercial outcomes. The role will require engagement and alignment within the Global Entertainment vertical and also with local TikTok teams in a number of markets, with the goal to ensure optimal outcomes both globally and to ensure differentiated local market execution. At its core, this role focuses on sourcing, negotiating, and closing identified partnerships that will require great interpersonal skills, strong coordination, and an ability to take pride in the outcomes of collective contribution as it takes inputs from the strategy team and hands off to program and partner management teams to execute the vision and promise of every partnership.

**Responsibilities**:

- Identify potential partners based on a global vertical strategy that prioritizes internal product goals, user needs, and commercial outcomes. Build out these engagements from initiation through end-to-end execution, and ensure smooth transitions to global and local operating teams.
- This role will look to expand the impact of partnerships globally
- Oversee and lead partnership implementation and evaluation while collaborating with Content Programming, Operations, Marketing, Growth, Product, Sales, and other cross-functional teams
- Able to analyze potential content performance and evaluate partnership terms with positive ROI
- Support all strategic initiatives with the relevant research, market/partner intelligence, and deal analytics to aid in strategic decision making

**Qualifications**:

- 5 to 7+ years' working experience that should include roles at leading internet, sports, or entertainment companies. Prior consulting or investment banking experience is a plus.
- 5 to 7+ years' working experience that should include roles at leading internet, sports, or entertainment companies. Prior consulting or investment banking experience is a plus.
- Demonstrated experience identifying, negotiating, and executing content partnerships requiring cross-functional collaboration. This is not an advertising sales or organic partner support role.
- Ability to lead contract negotiations and challenge legal positions both internally and externally
- Comfort with ambiguity and able to thrive and deliver wins without upsetting the harmony of the organization
- Strong contacts in the following industries: Media, Entertainment, Sports, OTT, and Digital Publishers
- Strong documentation, presentation, and communication skills, particularly implemented in a cross-functional and global role
- Speaking another language is a plus but not a must because the role will closely collaborate with stakeholders in other countries (Indonesia, Thailand, Korea, Japan, etc) in the region.

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.