Strategy & Insight Data Analyst Graduate (TikTok Shop - Governance & Experience) - 2026 Start (BS/MS)

TikTok Shop’s Governance and Experience (GNE) team is a global, mission-driven group dedicated to building a safe, fair, and seamless marketplace for users, sellers, and creators. Behind every transaction, we shape trust policies, engineer intelligent systems, and design secure, intuitive user journeys that protect the integrity of the platform and enhance the e-commerce experience for millions every day.

Graduate Track Overview

We are looking for talented individuals to join our team in 2026. As a graduate, you will get opportunities to pursue bold ideas, tackle complex challenges, and unlock limitless growth. Launch your career where inspiration is infinite at TikTok. Our graduate track is designed to develop cross-functional talent with deep expertise in governance and experience, while also cultivating broad, cross-domain understanding. 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.

Role Overview

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 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.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Final year student (graduating in 2026) or recent graduate with less than 1 year of work experience, majoring in Business Analytics, Computer Science, Statistics, Mathematics, Economics, or related fields with strong academic performance.
• Skills in SQL and Python; familiar with common statistical and data 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, to support internal and external communications.

Application Information

• Successful candidates must be able to commit to an onboarding date by the end of 2026.
• Please state your availability and graduation date clearly in your resume.
• Candidates can apply to a maximum of two positions and will be considered for jobs in the order applied. The application limit applies to ByteDance and its affiliates globally.
• Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis — early applications are encouraged.

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok\'s global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, with additional 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 helps people authentically express themselves, discover, and connect — and our global, diverse teams make that possible. We create value for our communities, inspire creativity, and bring joy — a mission we work toward every day. We strive to do great things with great people, leading 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.

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. We are dedicated to celebrating our diverse voices and creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach.

Senioriy level

• Internship

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Information Technology

Industries

• Technology, Information and Internet