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# Product Manager (PC & Desktop Recommendation)

- **Company:** Tiktok Inc.
- **Location:** San Jose, CA, United States
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Salary:** $185,600.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Recommender Systems, Information Technology
- **Published:** September 4, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.themuse.com/jobs/tiktok/senior-product-manager-pc-desktop-recommendation-tiktok-growth-san-jose

## About the Role

Minimum Qualification(s)

 - 5+ years of PM experience in consumer internet, preferably Web/PC products.
 - Experience with recommendation systems, ranking strategies, or feed-based products is preferred.
 - Strong data-driven mindset with hands-on experimentation experience.

Preferred Qualification(s)

 - Strong cross-functional leadership skills across various cross-functional teams.
 - Experience in working with cross functional partners across different time zones, cultures and languages.

## Description

About the Team
The User Growth (UG) team is responsible for the growth of TikTok. We help develop customized growth strategies for the products and utilize various marketing, product, and data analysis techniques to achieve business growth goals.

You will lead the product strategy and execution for TikTok's Desktop/PC Web experience with a user-centric and "large-screen" mindset. You will own the full product lifecycle for the PC platform, transforming it from a companion interface into a primary destination for content consumption and creation. You will bridge the gap between Mobile and Desktop, delivering a seamless ecosystem that maximizes user engagement, retention, and creator productivity on the Web.

Responsibilities

 - Own the product roadmap for TikTok Desktop/PC and define its unique large-screen value proposition.
 - Lead recommendation and personalization strategy for Web, partnering with algorithm and data teams to optimize feed ranking, session depth, retention, and creator discovery.
 - Design web-native user experiences optimized for mouse-and-keyboard interaction to increase engagement.
 - Build cross-device continuity between App and Web, leveraging shared user signals to improve recommendation quality and drive conversion., 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


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