About this opportunity
TikTok USDS Joint Venture lists this User Operation Leader- Lemon8 opportunity in los angeles, California. Review the employer’s description below for duties, qualifications and application requirements.
Job description
Responsibilities
About the team Lemon8 is a fast-growing content platform built to empower young, vibrant communities to discover, create, and share lifestyle content. As part of a high-velocity global consumer tech ecosystem, we operate at the intersection of trendsetting content, social discovery, and product innovation. We are seeking an exceptional leader to drive strategic initiatives, align cross-functional priorities, and accelerate business growth.
About the role
As a USDS Lemon8 User Operation Leader, you will take ownership of strategic planning, operational execution, and business opportunity identification across complex ecosystem domains. You will act as the key operational driver who connects high-level organizational goals with day-to-day cross-functional execution.
This role demands an analytical, deeply curious, and effective cross functional engagement leader who thrives in ambiguity, leverages rigorous data to solve unstructured problems, and drives organizational alignment at scale.
Key Responsibilities
Cross-Functional Leadership & Execution: Work closely with diverse Lemon8 key business stakeholders—including Creator Management, Ecosystem, Search, Data Science, and Product partners to input on strategic directions and drive the USDS Lemon8 team for excellent execution. Serve as the primary operational connector to align executive-level priorities and maintain momentum across high-stakes initiatives.
Strategic Problem-Solving & Analytical Rigor: Apply first-principles thinking and strong logical reasoning to break down complex, ambiguous business problems. Formulate data-backed hypotheses, evaluate trade-offs, and design actionable frameworks to scale operational efficiency.
Data-Driven Decision Making: Establish key business metrics, build tracking mechanisms, and derive actionable insights from massive datasets. Translate quantitative trends into concrete business strategies, feature improvements, and operational priorities.
Business Opportunity Discovery: Maintain a proactive mindset by identifying untapped strategic levers, revenue paths, and engagement opportunities. Continuously research market shifts, competitive dynamics, and emerging digital trends to keep Lemon8 at the forefront of social media innovation.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
Experience: 5+ years of professional experience in fast-growth consumer tech companies or high-growth operations environments.
Project & People Leadership: Track record of leading large-scale, multi-track business initiatives from end-to-end. Ideally possesses experience managing, mentoring, and growing high-performing individual contributors while establishing best practices for project governance and operational discipline.
Proven XFN Impact: Proven track record of influencing senior leadership and driving alignment across diverse, global teams without formal authority.
Logical & Analytical Aptitude: Demonstrated ability to construct clear logic models, break down complex business environments, and solve non-standard problems under tight deadlines.
Preferred Qualifications
Data Mastery: Expert-level data literacy with hands-on experience utilizing data analytics frameworks, SQL, and business visualization tools to guide strategic roadmaps.
Intellectual Curiosity: Hunger for new knowledge, quick adaptability to changing business landscapes, and a self-starter drive to initiate projects independently.
About USDS
TikTok USDS Joint Venture LLC is dedicated to the safety and security of millions of Americans who create, discover, and connect with what they love on the apps we operate. The Joint Venture has been established in compliance with the Executive Order signed by President Trump on September 25, 2025. Our foundation is a comprehensive data privacy and cybersecurity program we operate under defined safeguards to protect national security and secure U.S. user data, apps and the algorithm. We safeguard the U.S. content ecosystem, holding decision-making authority for trust and safety policies and moderation. USDS Joint Venture helps ensure Americans can continue to express their creativity, discover new hobbies and interests, and build thriving communities and businesses on a global scale.
On-site presence across teams allows the company to operate with greater speed, alignment, and agility - especially in areas like real-time decision-making, team development, and integrated execution. As such, the company is shifting from a hybrid work model to a fully in-person schedule up to 5 days a week.
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.
USDS Reasonable Accommodation
USDS is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $ - $ 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:
Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems;
Exercising sound judgment.
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Worksite address
los angeles, CA, 90079, US
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