Partner Operation Manager

Responsibilities
TikTok will be prioritizing applicants who have a current right to work in Singapore, and do not require TikTok sponsorship of a visa.

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 Trust & Safety

What will I be doing?
The AI Data Service and Operations (ADSO) team is responsible for providing safety and non-safety data annotation services and search operation services for all of the company's international products, which can also help international products build their own data ecological security.

As a Partner Operation Manager, you will own the partner/vendor relationship for outsourcing performance including monitoring delivery, vendor performance management. This includes the strategy, governance and operations performance of Content Annotation/Review's extended workforce across the region. The team makes it agile and efficient for the T&S team to engage with our suppliers, providing on-boarding, training, standards and guidelines to keep our community safe.

**Responsibilities**:

- You will be responsible to ensure the program/project is successful through strong service delivery of core OKR/goals ( quality, productivity, UR, AHT, wellness)
- You will be responsible for holding the partner/vendor site accountable and helping a set clear path towards operational excellence.
- You will be responsible to ensure adherence to budget and accurate financial accounting of vendor partner production, training and other expenses.
- You will own the partner relationship for outsourcing performance including monitoring delivery, vendor performance management. This includes identifying operational and performance risk and mitigations proactively within the assigned sites and/or lines of businesses.
- You will crisply articulate site performance and any remediation plans to an executive level.
- You are able to manage multiple responsibilities simultaneously and effectively, and efficiently prioritize and meet deadlines.
- You demonstrate Operational Excellence experience and focus on continuous improvement by re-engineering site level processes as needed (i.e. wfm, floor management, workload prioritization, etc.)
- You can manage complex vendor and internal stakeholder relationships and ensure adherence to standard operating procedures.
- You will be responsible for generating regular reports for internal stakeholders along with the necessary data analysis.
- The ability to travel 50%-70% is required for this role.

**Qualifications**:
What should I bring with me?

Minimal Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years of experience managing outsourced partner relationships along with people management experience
- Proven ability in Operations Management along with experience in large-scale operations working across or coordinating with multiple domains and business units
- Proven ability in Program Management, Large scale transformation project experience along with experience in managing multiple responsibilities simultaneously and effectively, and efficiently prioritizing and meeting deadlines
- Proven experience in operational excellence and ability to focus on continuous improvement by re-engineering site-level processes as needed (i.e. wfm, floor management, workload prioritization, etc.)
- Proven ability to articulate business performance and any remediation plans to an executive level.
- Strong oral and written communication along with proven ability to influence skills to be able to navigate a global organization, influence stakeholders, and affect outcomes
- Excellent communication in both written and spoken Japanese (to communicate and manage Japanese speaking external stakeholders)

Preferred Qualifications
1. Experience in RFP
2. Experience in labeling / data annotation /AI data operations
3. Regional/global working experience
4. Prior working experience in a BPO / Social Media / Call center environment is an advantage.
5. You have the ability to think outside the box, multitask and work well under pressure, identify issues, and work to resolve them in partnership with business leaders

TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for the