Strategy & Insight Data Analyst Graduate (TikTok Shop - Governance & Experience) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)
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Job description
Within your first year, you'll rotate into carefully selected cross-functional teams, broadening your perspective, sharpening your problem-solving skills, and developing leadership skills to drive meaningful impact across the business. Each rotation's duration and pathway are thoughtfully designed to help you connect the dots across business areas, grow strategically, and build the versatility needed to thrive in a fast-evolving environment.
You'll Get To
- Go deep and go broad - Develop cross-functional agility and understanding to adapt to evolving markets and accelerate your growth
- Solve real problems with global impact - Contribute to projects that shape the experience for millions of users and sellers around the world
- Build what doesn't exist yet - shape new systems, processes, and policies in a fast-scaling business
What's this role about?
As a Data Analyst in the Strategy, Insights, and Data Science team, you'll go beyond building dashboards - you'll help shape how our global Governance and Experience (GNE) teams understand the business, set priorities, and take action. This role offers rare exposure to real business strategy and cross-functional problem solving. You'll work closely with senior stakeholders, apply data to guide decisions, and contribute to high-impact projects across governance, risk, and user experience. If you're looking to grow as a data-driven business thinker while sharpening your technical skills through real-world problems and learning from experienced analysts, this is the role for you.
Examples Of What You'll Work On
- Build and maintain performance frameworks and self-service tools to help global teams track impact and make informed decisions.
- Analyze internal operations and external signals (e.g. user feedback, market trends) to generate actionable insights and uncover strategic opportunities.
- Shape organizational strategy by framing data-backed recommendations that guide cross-functional priorities and long-term planning.
- Drive cross-team collaboration by working with product, ops, and engineering teams to solve complex problems and deliver scalable solutions.
- Enable data literacy by creating documentation, leading training sessions, and supporting business teams in applying data effectively.
- Support core infrastructure such as metrics governance, performance dashboards, and strategic budget tracking to ensure sustainable decision-making.
Requirements
Minimum Qualifications
About
We are seeking ambitious individuals who are passionate about solving complex problems and delivering meaningful impacts on millions of users. Ideal candidates should have:
- Final year student (graduate in 2026) or recent graduates with less than 1 year of working experience, majoring in Business Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics or related fields with strong academic performance.
- Skilled in SQL and Python, familiar with common data statistics and analysis methods.
- Strong Analytical Skills - Comfortable working with data to uncover insights and drive decisions.
- User-First Thinking - Understand and anticipate users' needs to build better experiences.
- Drive and Adaptability - Thrive in fast-paced environments and navigate change with agility.
- Curiosity and Creativity - A knack for turning ideas into actionable strategies and a desire to explore innovative approaches.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience working in a multicultural environment or with international stakeholders.
- Additional language skills, especially European or Chinese languages, are a plus.
About the company
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.
Why Join Us
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.
Diversity & Inclusion
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.
