Product Manager, Search AI Evaluation – TikTok

Product Manager, Search AI Evaluation – Tik Tok

Location:

San Jose

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code: A224796A

• Lead the development of Tik Tok's AI search evaluation framework; leverage user research and data analysis to deeply understand user needs, and participate in defining experience quality goals and quantifying key issues.
• Act as the project owner to drive cross‑functional collaboration across upstream and downstream teams — including algorithm, business product, and evaluation operations — ensuring that evaluation outcomes accurately reflect real user experience and provide clear directional guidance for the business.
• Support the building of an AI search evaluation knowledge base; contribute to the optimization of evaluation tools and workflows; proactively explore the application of LLMs to improve evaluation efficiency and team execution.

• Bachelor's degree or above; strong interest in large language model (LLM) technology and search products; prior relevant experience is a plus.
• Solid foundational project management skills; clear and efficient communicator with the ability to follow through on processes and consistently deliver on goals.
• Working in a fast‑paced environment; highly accountable and self‑motivated.
• Eager to grow rapidly in the AI product space; proactive learner who is willing to take on challenging tasks and responsibilities.

• Ability to think outside the box rather than just following industry trends.

• The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $151200 - $311600 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.
• Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).
• The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

• Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
• Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
• Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
• Exercising sound judgment.