CDN Acquisition Manager, US
TikTok.com
Office
San Jose, California, United States
Full Time
Team Introduction
The infrastructure engineering team supports the company's fast growth by building and operating hyper-scale data centers as well as vastly distributed global edge networks. Our edge sourcing team focuses on the acquisition of co-locations and various network connectivities from the commercial angle to support edge and backbone network that enable users to interact with our platform with optimal performance gobally. As we interact with various partners in this industry, we also develop and maintain relationships and strategic partnership with suppliers. Also, as we develop our acquisition strategy, we conduct market research, manage the potential and existing supplier pool, cost analysis and supplier performance evaluation to build our roadmap for the acquisition effort to support our growth. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about global infrastructure acquisition with exciting growth opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Manage strategic sourcing initiatives with the CDN market, including the leading providers in global markets. Convert business requests from various business units to an actionable plan. Act as POC in the market, representing Bytedance to lead the RFP process and contract negotiation.
- Negotiate and implement complex supplier agreements and contracts working with cross-functional teams to meet the deliverables on milestone dates.
- Lead supplier performance review and manage supplier engagement via systematic and trackable records.
- Conduct market research, build market intelligence, select and onboard qualified suppliers and manage the supplier lifecycle.
The infrastructure engineering team supports the company's fast growth by building and operating hyper-scale data centers as well as vastly distributed global edge networks. Our edge sourcing team focuses on the acquisition of co-locations and various network connectivities from the commercial angle to support edge and backbone network that enable users to interact with our platform with optimal performance gobally. As we interact with various partners in this industry, we also develop and maintain relationships and strategic partnership with suppliers. Also, as we develop our acquisition strategy, we conduct market research, manage the potential and existing supplier pool, cost analysis and supplier performance evaluation to build our roadmap for the acquisition effort to support our growth. This role is ideal for someone who is passionate about global infrastructure acquisition with exciting growth opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Manage strategic sourcing initiatives with the CDN market, including the leading providers in global markets. Convert business requests from various business units to an actionable plan. Act as POC in the market, representing Bytedance to lead the RFP process and contract negotiation.
- Negotiate and implement complex supplier agreements and contracts working with cross-functional teams to meet the deliverables on milestone dates.
- Lead supplier performance review and manage supplier engagement via systematic and trackable records.
- Conduct market research, build market intelligence, select and onboard qualified suppliers and manage the supplier lifecycle.
CDN Acquisition Manager, US
Office
San Jose, California, United States
Full Time
October 8, 2025