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Data Management Analyst roles in database administration, data governance, and ETL pipeline management qualify for the 24-month STEM OPT extension when your degree CIP code aligns with computer science, information systems, or a related STEM field. Your employer must be enrolled in E-Verify, and you'll work under a formal I-983 training plan tied to your data management responsibilities.
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About the Team
Trust and Safety Operations is a pivotal team within U.S. Data Security. We strive to enable TikTok to become the most trusted and secure platform in the US through operational excellence in content moderation via innovations in technology, optimization in processes and investment in people. We ensure that we enforce our policies based on our community guidelines and we take appropriate actions in a timely manner to minimize risks on our platform to our users and advertisers.
About the Role
We are looking for a highly analytical and strategic BPO Forecasting & WFM Data Analyst to oversee the workforce planning and data insights for our global BPO network and in-house team. This role is central to our ability to scale efficiently and manage a large, distributed workforce of over 2,450 agents across 10+ partner sites and an in-house team. You will be the engine behind our long-term capacity planning, developing complex forecasting models and managing the critical monthly FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) locking process. Your work will directly influence our operational budget and ensure our BPO partners are staffed to provide world-class support. If you are passionate about using data to solve complex business problems at a global scale, this is the role for you.
What You'll Do
Forecasting & Capacity Planning:
- Develop, maintain, and improve sophisticated forecasting models to project monthly, quarterly, and rolling 3-month FTE requirements for our Content Moderation and Customer Support BPO partners.
- Lead the end-to-end FTE locking process, from initial guidance to final lock, including constant data modeling and ad-hoc variance analyses to accommodate business changes.
- Perform short-term capacity planning by analyzing staffing needs, monitoring queue trends, and conducting interval-level capacity analysis.
- Proactively identify and respond to volume fluctuations, capacity constraints, and performance gaps to maintain operational stability.
Data Analysis & Strategic Reporting:
- Generate and present deep-dive analyses and data-driven narratives for Weekly Business Reviews (WBRs), including performance scorecards, root cause analysis (RCAs), and trend-based heat maps.
- Design, build, and automate operational reports and dashboards to provide leadership with visibility into BPO performance, efficiency, and financial controls.
- Conduct ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support strategic planning and decision-making for our 5 main Customer Service pillars.
Financial & Invoice Management:
- Partner with Finance and Vendor Management teams to conduct monthly BPO invoice reconciliation, ensuring billing accuracy against contractual terms and forecasted hours.
- Track financial performance and identify opportunities for cost optimization within the BPO network.
Partner Performance Management:
- Serve as a key analytical partner to our BPO vendors, providing them with the data and insights needed to manage their staffing and performance effectively.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in a highly analytical role such as WFM forecasting, capacity planning, financial analysis, or business analysis, preferably within a large-scale BPO or technology company.
- Advanced, expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including building complex data models, running statistical analyses, and using advanced formulas.
- Demonstrated experience in long-term forecasting (e.g., monthly, quarterly) and capacity planning for large, multi-site operations.
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills, with a proven ability to dissect complex problems and distill data into actionable insights and compelling narratives.
- Experience working directly with and managing relationships with external vendors or partners.
- A bachelor's degree in a quantitative field like Finance, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, or Business Administration.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
- Proficiency with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to build impactful dashboards and reports.
- Direct experience with BPO invoice reconciliation and financial tracking.
- A Master's degree in a quantitative or business field.
Trust & Safety
Content that this role interacts with includes images, video, and text related to everyday life, but it can also include (but is not limited to) bullying; hate speech; child safety; depictions of harm to self and others, and harm to animals. Hence, it is possible that this role will be exposed to harmful content on a daily basis.
TikTok recognizes that keeping our platform safe for the TikTok communities is no ordinary job which can be both rewarding and psychologically demanding and emotionally taxing for some. This is why we are sharing the potential hazards, risks and implications in this unique line of work from the start, so our candidates are well informed before joining.
We are committed to the wellbeing of all our employees and promise to provide comprehensive and evidence-based programs, to promote and support physical and mental wellbeing throughout each employee's journey with us. We believe that wellbeing is a relationship and that everyone has a part to play, so we work in collaboration and consultation with our employees and across our functions in order to ensure a truly person-centred, innovative and integrated approach.
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 https://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $88000 - $151112 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:
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
3. Exercising sound judgment.
Responsibilities
About the Team
Trust and Safety Operations is a pivotal team within U.S. Data Security. We strive to enable TikTok to become the most trusted and secure platform in the US through operational excellence in content moderation via innovations in technology, optimization in processes and investment in people. We ensure that we enforce our policies based on our community guidelines and we take appropriate actions in a timely manner to minimize risks on our platform to our users and advertisers.
About the Role
We are looking for a highly analytical and strategic BPO Forecasting & WFM Data Analyst to oversee the workforce planning and data insights for our global BPO network and in-house team. This role is central to our ability to scale efficiently and manage a large, distributed workforce of over 2,450 agents across 10+ partner sites and an in-house team. You will be the engine behind our long-term capacity planning, developing complex forecasting models and managing the critical monthly FTE (Full-Time Equivalent) locking process. Your work will directly influence our operational budget and ensure our BPO partners are staffed to provide world-class support. If you are passionate about using data to solve complex business problems at a global scale, this is the role for you.
What You'll Do
Forecasting & Capacity Planning:
- Develop, maintain, and improve sophisticated forecasting models to project monthly, quarterly, and rolling 3-month FTE requirements for our Content Moderation and Customer Support BPO partners.
- Lead the end-to-end FTE locking process, from initial guidance to final lock, including constant data modeling and ad-hoc variance analyses to accommodate business changes.
- Perform short-term capacity planning by analyzing staffing needs, monitoring queue trends, and conducting interval-level capacity analysis.
- Proactively identify and respond to volume fluctuations, capacity constraints, and performance gaps to maintain operational stability.
Data Analysis & Strategic Reporting:
- Generate and present deep-dive analyses and data-driven narratives for Weekly Business Reviews (WBRs), including performance scorecards, root cause analysis (RCAs), and trend-based heat maps.
- Design, build, and automate operational reports and dashboards to provide leadership with visibility into BPO performance, efficiency, and financial controls.
- Conduct ad-hoc reporting and analysis to support strategic planning and decision-making for our 5 main Customer Service pillars.
Financial & Invoice Management:
- Partner with Finance and Vendor Management teams to conduct monthly BPO invoice reconciliation, ensuring billing accuracy against contractual terms and forecasted hours.
- Track financial performance and identify opportunities for cost optimization within the BPO network.
Partner Performance Management:
- Serve as a key analytical partner to our BPO vendors, providing them with the data and insights needed to manage their staffing and performance effectively.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- 3+ years of experience in a highly analytical role such as WFM forecasting, capacity planning, financial analysis, or business analysis, preferably within a large-scale BPO or technology company.
- Advanced, expert-level proficiency in Microsoft Excel, including building complex data models, running statistical analyses, and using advanced formulas.
- Demonstrated experience in long-term forecasting (e.g., monthly, quarterly) and capacity planning for large, multi-site operations.
- Exceptional analytical and quantitative skills, with a proven ability to dissect complex problems and distill data into actionable insights and compelling narratives.
- Experience working directly with and managing relationships with external vendors or partners.
- A bachelor's degree in a quantitative field like Finance, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, or Business Administration.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with SQL for data extraction and manipulation.
- Proficiency with data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Power BI) to build impactful dashboards and reports.
- Direct experience with BPO invoice reconciliation and financial tracking.
- A Master's degree in a quantitative or business field.
Trust & Safety
Content that this role interacts with includes images, video, and text related to everyday life, but it can also include (but is not limited to) bullying; hate speech; child safety; depictions of harm to self and others, and harm to animals. Hence, it is possible that this role will be exposed to harmful content on a daily basis.
TikTok recognizes that keeping our platform safe for the TikTok communities is no ordinary job which can be both rewarding and psychologically demanding and emotionally taxing for some. This is why we are sharing the potential hazards, risks and implications in this unique line of work from the start, so our candidates are well informed before joining.
We are committed to the wellbeing of all our employees and promise to provide comprehensive and evidence-based programs, to promote and support physical and mental wellbeing throughout each employee's journey with us. We believe that wellbeing is a relationship and that everyone has a part to play, so we work in collaboration and consultation with our employees and across our functions in order to ensure a truly person-centred, innovative and integrated approach.
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 https://tinyurl.com/USDS-RA
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $88000 - $151112 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:
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
3. Exercising sound judgment.
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Get Access To All JobsTips for Finding STEM OPT Authorization as a Data Management Analyst
Verify your CIP code before applying
Check that your degree's Classification of Instructional Programs code maps to an approved STEM field on the STEM Designated Degree Program List maintained by USCIS. Computer science, management information systems, and data science codes commonly support Data Management Analyst roles, but information technology programs vary by institution.
Build an I-983 training plan now
Draft your I-983 before you receive an offer so you can present a role-specific plan during negotiations. Map your data governance, SQL, or ETL responsibilities directly to your STEM degree learning objectives. Employers unfamiliar with STEM OPT move faster when you arrive with a near-complete template.
Filter job searches by E-Verify status
Confirm E-Verify enrollment before investing time in an application. Use Migrate Mate to search Data Management Analyst roles filtered for E-Verify-enrolled employers, so you're only targeting companies that can legally employ STEM OPT workers from day one.
Target employers with dedicated data teams
Companies running enterprise data warehouses or cloud data platforms hire Data Management Analysts under structured IT or data engineering departments. These teams are more likely to have existing STEM OPT onboarding processes and HR staff familiar with the I-983 and DSO reporting requirements.
Use OFLC Wage Search to anchor salary conversations
Pull the prevailing wage for Data Management Analyst roles using the OFLC Wage Search before you negotiate. DOL wage levels are public, role-specific, and tied to the metropolitan area where you'll work. Entering negotiations with Level I or Level II wage data prevents underpayment and protects your training plan's legitimacy.
Plan your timeline around the 60-day grace period
If your initial 12-month OPT ends before your STEM extension is approved, you have a 60-day grace period to secure a new offer and file the extension with your DSO. Line up your Data Management Analyst offer at least 90 days before your OPT end date to avoid a gap in authorization.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does a Data Management Analyst role qualify for the STEM OPT extension?
It depends on your degree and the employer's E-Verify enrollment, not the job title alone. The role must be directly related to your STEM degree field, and your employer must be E-Verify enrolled. Data Management Analyst positions in database administration, data governance, and information systems typically qualify when the candidate holds a degree in computer science, information systems, or a closely related STEM discipline recognized on the USCIS STEM Designated Degree Program List.
How do I confirm an employer is enrolled in E-Verify before accepting an offer?
Ask the recruiter or HR contact directly whether the company is enrolled in E-Verify as part of your offer-stage due diligence. You can also search E-Verify's public employer search tool, which lists participating companies by name. STEM OPT regulations require E-Verify enrollment at the time you begin working, not just at the time of hire, so confirm the status is active rather than lapsed.
What goes into the I-983 training plan for a Data Management Analyst?
Your I-983 must describe how your day-to-day responsibilities connect to your STEM degree. For a Data Management Analyst, that means mapping specific tasks, such as maintaining data pipelines, enforcing data quality standards, or building metadata repositories, to learning objectives tied to your coursework. USCIS expects the plan to be practical and role-specific. Your DSO reviews and signs it, and your employer's authorized representative must also sign before you start.
What happens to my STEM OPT authorization if I'm laid off mid-extension?
You have a 60-day grace period from your last day of employment to find a new qualifying position with an E-Verify employer. During this period you aren't authorized to work, but your F-1 status remains valid. Your DSO must be notified promptly, and you'll need a new I-983 with the incoming employer before restarting work. Searching for your next Data Management Analyst role on Migrate Mate lets you filter specifically for E-Verify-enrolled employers to avoid disqualifying offers.
Can I use my STEM OPT extension to bridge to an H-1B?
Yes, and this is one of the primary reasons F-1 students pursue the extension. If your employer files an H-1B visa petition on your behalf during a registration period, the cap-gap rule automatically extends your OPT work authorization through September 30 of the fiscal year the H-1B would take effect, provided your F-1 status and OPT remain valid. For Data Management Analyst roles, which commonly appear in H-1B filings from technology and financial services employers, the extension gives you up to three H-1B lottery cycles to secure selection.