TikTok Shop - Live Operations Manager - Japan

Tokyo, Japan Until 9/20/2026 H-1B sponsor history First posted July 22, 2026 Last posted July 22, 2026
Job description

Description

The e-commerce industry has seen tremendous growth in recent years and has become a hotly contested space amongst leading Internet companies, and its future growth cannot be underestimated. With millions of loyal users globally, we believe TikTok is an ideal platform to deliver a brand new and better e-commerce experience to our users. We are looking for passionate and talented people to join our product and operations team, together we can build an e-commerce ecosystem that is innovative, secure, and intuitive for our users. Join us as we drive the future of e-commerce here at TikTok.

Responsibilities:
- Design and deliver educational materials, training programs, best-practice guides, and operational playbooks for sellers, creators, agencies, and internal teams.
- Support sellers and creators in improving key areas of livestream execution, including content planning, product selection, streaming frequency and duration, audience engagement, conversion, and overall stream quality.
- Plan and execute live-commerce initiatives, growth programs, campaigns, and ecosystem projects designed to increase seller and creator participation, engagement, and GMV.
- Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including Campaign, Affiliate, Product, Algorithm, Governance, Marketing, and other stakeholders, to align priorities, share market insights, and maximize the impact of live-commerce strategies.
- Monitor and analyze key livestream performance metrics, including active streamers, streaming hours, viewership, engagement, conversion, and GMV, to identify trends, performance gaps, and growth opportunities.
- Identify, manage, and develop high-potential sellers and creators in the Japanese market, providing hands-on operational support to help them grow through live commerce.
- Build strong relationships with sellers and creators, understand their business needs and operational challenges, and develop practical action plans to improve livestream performance.
- Contribute to strategic initiatives and day-to-day operational projects aimed at improving operational efficiency and building a healthy, scalable, and sustainable live-commerce ecosystem in Japan.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.
- Experience in e-commerce, livestreaming, social media, creator operations, account management, business development, consulting, or another relevant field.
- Strong growth mindset and a proactive, hands-on approach to identifying problems and driving solutions.
- Excellent communication, stakeholder-management, and relationship-building skills, with experience working in a client-facing or partner-facing role.
- Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities in a fast-moving and rapidly evolving environment.
- Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret data, identify business issues, and make data-informed decisions.
- Strong interest in livestreaming, social commerce, social media, and the creator and influencer ecosystem.
- Professional proficiency in written and spoken Japanese, medium written and read proficiency in English is required.

About this role

Summary

Manage livestream operations, support creators, analyze metrics, and drive growth in Japan.

Job title

Live Operations Manager

Experience level

none

Industry

e-commerce

Location requirements

Tokyo, Japan; remote work not specified

Salary

Not specified

Visa sponsorship

H-1B sponsor history

Management role

No

Skills & keywords

Required skills

communicationstakeholder managementdata analysisproject managementJapanese proficiency

Preferred skills

None specified

Specializations

livestreamingsocial commercecreator operationsbusiness development
Locations

Structured locations inferred from the posting.

Tokyo, Japan

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