Business Development Manager - TikTok Global Entertainment Micro Series

About the team:
Our Micro Series Business Development team drives strategic content partnerships and licensing deals that bring compelling short-form entertainment to global audiences. Working at the intersection of content, product, and market strategy, the team collaborates cross-functionally to identify growth opportunities, shape production and distribution partnerships, and support the expansion of our micro series business across diverse international markets.
Responsibilities:
- Source, pitch, and close partnerships with micro-series producers across studios, production companies, and talent-led studios; partner closely with Legal for negotiations
- Monitor and analyse market trends, building pipelines of potential IPs and micro-series producers; producing and presenting reports to Product and cross-functional teams
- Work closely with the Product and Product Operations team to operationalize micro-series strategy, acquisition pipeline, production, delivery, editorial & marketing, monetization, and performance
Minimum Qualification(s):
- 5+ years of experience in content acquisition or business development within industry-leading streaming platforms; deep familiarity with AVOD/SVOD/TVOD models
- Strong commercial and analytical capabilities: ability to build forecasts, benchmarks, ROI models and communicate tradeoffs to stakeholders
- Deep fluency in content performance metrics and the ability to connect supply strategy to platform growth outcomes
- Operational excellence: experience building scalable acquisition pipelines and managing execution cross-functionally
- Product fluency: ability to translate deal negotiations and projects into platform metrics
- Strong communication and relationship-building skills; ability to collaborate effectively across global teams and time zones.
- Ability to operate in a fast-paced environment with ambiguity and drive crisp execution under deadlines
Preferred Qualification(s):
- Track record of sourcing and closing micro-series deals

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $115520 - $258400 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.

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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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok'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 our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

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TikTok is committed to creating an inclusive space where employees are valued for their skills, experiences, and unique perspectives. Our platform connects people from across the globe and so does our workplace. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are passionate about this and hope you are too.

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