Talent Acquisition Partner - TikTok AI/ML - San Jose

this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 5 days a week, or as directed by their manager/department. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.

Specifically, you will:

• Full-Cycle Recruitment: Lead and manage end-to-end hiring for 10-15+ roles, primarily across Engineering, AI, ML, and Data Science.
• Strategic Partnering: Build trusted relationships with hiring managers and business leaders to define hiring needs, advise on market insights, and develop effective recruitment strategies.
• Data-Driven Sourcing: Use data and insights to design sourcing strategies that attract, engage, and convert top-tier technical and product talent globally.
• Market Expertise: Serve as a subject matter expert on talent market trends, compensation benchmarks, and competitor insights to help inform hiring decisions and workforce planning.
• Operational Excellence: Maintain a high bar for candidate experience, process efficiency, and compliance across all recruiting activities.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner closely with HRBPs, Compensation, and Global TA peers to ensure consistent hiring practices and alignment across regions.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• 2+ years of full-lifecycle recruiting experience, ideally within a high-growth tech company or a recruiting agency supporting technical clients.
• Comfortable managing a dynamic requisition load (10-15+).
• Proven ability to partner with hiring managers and technical leaders in a consultative, data-driven capacity.
• Bilingual proficiency in both English & Mandarin to effectively collaborate with stakeholders and cross-functional teams based in Mainland China.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ year of experience successfully supporting and filling highly technical roles such as Software Engineering (e.g., Backend, Systems, Machine Learning, Mobile), Research, or Data Science.
• Experience supporting global or cross-regional recruiting efforts, with flexibility to collaborate across time zones.
• Strong analytical skills and proficiency in data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, or Excel) to generate reports and insights.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage effectively with senior leadership and cross-functional partners.
• Passion for innovation and curiosity about how technology, data, and creativity intersect to drive impact at scale.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $76000 - $168000 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.