HR Business Partner - TikTok - San Jose

About the position The Human Resources team at TikTok is a strategic partner to the business, dedicated to enabling our global organization's growth and success. We work to build a strong, innovative, and high-performing culture by attracting, developing, and retaining the world's best talent. Our team is focused on creating an environment where every employee can thrive, contribute, and do their most impactful work. We are seeking a dynamic HR Business Partner to join our team in San Jose. You will partner with senior leaders to drive the strategic people agenda in a fast-paced, rapidly evolving environment. In this role, you will be instrumental in shaping and executing HR strategies that support organizational growth, enhance leadership capabilities, and optimize talent. You will influence key stakeholders, lead transformative initiatives, and drive a high-performance culture across teams, ensuring alignment with TikTok's global goals. Your role will be critical in fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and scalability. To enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, among other things, at this time, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office 4 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.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leadership teams to develop and execute a comprehensive HR strategy aligned with business goals, ensuring people initiatives directly drive organizational performance.
• Provide strategic coaching to leaders, advising on talent assessment, succession planning, organizational design, and building high-performing, scalable teams.
• Lead the proactive resolution of complex employee relations issues, collaborating with Employee Relations and Legal teams to mitigate risk, ensure compliance, and preserve our culture.
• Drive key initiatives in organizational design, workforce planning, headcount modeling, and business restructuring to drive operational efficiency and strategic growth.
• Oversee the full-cycle performance management process, including goal-setting, 360-degree performance evaluations, and calibration sessions to ensure alignment with business needs.
• Lead the design and implementation of scalable, high-impact HR programs that foster growth, employee engagement, and talent retention across the Engineering organization.
• Leverage people data and analytics to provide insights, drive informed decision-making, and optimize business outcomes.
• Execute people strategies with a focus on measurable goals, ensuring timely delivery and continuous improvement.
• Collaborate seamlessly with HR peers and Centers of Excellence (CoEs) across Employee Relations, Compensation, Benefits, and Talent Acquisition to implement holistic, integrated solutions.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field, or equivalent years of HR experience.
• 3+ years of experience in Human Resources, with 1+ years of experience as an HR Business Partner.
• Proven ability to lead and execute talent management, organizational design, and performance management strategies in complex, high-growth environments.
• Strong track record of designing and implementing high-impact HR programs that drive business performance and align with company goals.
• Expertise in leveraging advanced data analysis tools (e.g., Tableau, Excel, Power BI) to extract insights, inform strategic decision-making, and measure the impact of HR programs.

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree in Human Resources, MBA, or a related field.
• Direct experience supporting organizations in a high-growth tech environment, particularly in scaling teams globally.
• Exceptional communication, influencing, and relationship-building skills, with the ability to partner effectively at all levels of the organization.
• Experience working in a matrixed, multi-cultural, and global organization, with the ability to adapt HR strategies for diverse, geographically dispersed teams.

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