Data Solutions Manager

Responsibilities

About the team
The success of Tik Tok's data business model hinges on the supply of a large volume of high quality labeled data that will grow exponentially as our business scales up. However, the current cost of data labeling is excessively high. The Data Solutions team is built to understand data strategically at scale for all Global Business Solution (GBS) business needs. Data Solutions Team uses quantitative and qualitative data to guide and uncover insights, turning our findings into real products to power exponential growth.

Data Solutions Team responsibility includes infrastructure construction, recognition capabilities management, global labeling delivery management.

About the role:

We’re looking for a highly capable Data Solutions Manager to build the next generation of data solutions in support of industry leading products and services in the space of Monetization and Integrity that Tik Tok provides. You will be assessing business needs, innovating across your given resources, and navigating across both business and technical XFN stakeholder teams.

Design solutions to build data labeling at scale, using state-of-the-art algorithms (like active learning) and recognition models to improve datasets and optimize the requirement handling mechanism and process.

Drive analytics and insights to aid business decisions and the quantification impact of initiatives through scientific approaches (like experimental designs).

• Work closely with stakeholders to capture requirements for data labeling projects
• Track the progress of data labeling projects and manage resources to ensure timely completion
• Develop strong relationships with XFN partner teams to deliver efficient data solutions that support revenue generation and cost savings
• Translate complex business requirements into technical product solutions
• Enhance the service and quality of labelled data delivery
• Innovate across multiple different data product types to reduce cost and increase impact
• Utilize experience to recommend the right machine learning techniques to the appropriate business use‑cases
• Experience the entire model pipeline from data gathering to model delivery and maintenance

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or equivalent practical experience
• Experience with writing and optimizing SQL, and with one general purpose programming language (e.g., Java, C/C++, Python)
• Experience in data analytics and data visualization
• Outstanding skills of communication, collaboration, project management, problem solving, and an excellent team player
• Strong interest in process optimization and improvement

• Experience in client facing roles/consulting preferred
• Experience in artificial intelligence, computer vision, and machine learning techniques and other fields are highly preferred
• Strong communication skills, for example, demonstrated through documentation and presentations. Able to present findings to senior management to inform business decisions.
• Solid foundations of statistics and data science/analytics projects management is preferred

Tik Tok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At Tik Tok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. Tik Tok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Inspiring creativity is at the core of Tik Tok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an “Always Day 1” mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and…