Senior Product Manager (SEO) - User Growth (San Jose)

ikTok Web product, using organic search (SEO) as a primary growth channel. Scope includes page experience and design, information architecture, content distribution, KPI frameworks, and experimentation platforms for the full Web product lifecycle.

• Partner directly with external search engine companies and other search-engine teams to validate advanced search strategies and technical guidance, and rapidly translate those findings into actionable product and engineering plans.
• Design and implement end-to-end SEO programs - including standardized information architecture, structured data, traffic acquisition tactics, and client-side conversion funnels - and coordinate with Web and App product and engineering teams to operationalize them.
• Lead full lifecycle product delivery from business analysis and roadmapping through solution design, requirement decomposition, development coordination, launch validation and continuous iteration. Mobilize cross-functional stakeholders (product, engineering, data, content and operations) to ensure timely, high-quality execution.
• Localize and scale growth strategies for global markets: adapt information architecture, metadata, and distribution pathways to regional, linguistic and cultural differences while ensuring scalability, sustainability and regulatory compliance across multiple countries and languages.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 3+ years of product experience in internet or digital businesses (or equivalent career progression), with hands-on exposure to Web products, content distribution or user-growth initiatives. Prior involvement in SEO/search/recommendation projects is a strong plus.
• End-to-end product mindset that connects business objectives to technical implementation. Able to deliver tightly-coupled solutions across page design, information architecture and engineering; treats SEO as a product lever within a broader product ecosystem.
• Proven experience working directly with large third-party platforms or technical teams to align on requirements and integrate external rules or new technologies into product roadmaps.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated ability to craft deep, multi-dimensional strategies in complex business contexts with a focus on long-term value and systematic growth; experience or strong motivation for cross-border and cross-cultural product rollout.
• Excellent cross-team collaboration and project management skills, strong logical thinking and communication skills will be preferred.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $149040 - $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.

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:

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:

1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;

2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and

3. Exercising sound judgment.