Head of Business Development, Spain (Merchant Strategy + Partner Management)

TikTok
Madrid
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Business Development & PartnershipsExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: bachelorsSkills: ["Strategic judgment","Disciplined execution","People management","Data-driven decision making","Stakeholder management"]

Drive merchant growth for TikTok Shop in Spain by owning merchant recruitment, incubation, activation, and lifecycle progression. Lead an outsourced merchant incubation team operating model with clear workflows, KPIs, and coaching. Recruit and govern TikTok Shop Partners and service providers to improve merchant onboarding, content production, store ops, live commerce, advertising, and GMV growth. Manage merchant-facing ToB marketing across official accounts and scalable content channels, optimizing conversion using performance and funnel data.

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Head of Business Development, Spain (Merchant Strategy + Partner Management)

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Job Summary

Drive merchant growth for TikTok Shop in Spain by owning merchant recruitment, incubation, activation, and lifecycle progression. Lead an outsourced merchant incubation team operating model with clear workflows, KPIs, and coaching. Recruit and govern TikTok Shop Partners and service providers to improve merchant onboarding, content production, store ops, live commerce, advertising, and GMV growth. Manage merchant-facing ToB marketing across official accounts and scalable content channels, optimizing conversion using performance and funnel data.
Location: Madrid
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Business Development & Partnerships
Seniority: Sr. Director level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Define and execute Spain merchant recruitment and incubation strategy across mass recruitment, targeted acquisition, onboarding, activation, and lifecycle campaigns.
  • •Own merchant growth metrics such as recruitment volume, onboarding conversion, active merchant rate, go-live performance, sales contribution, retention, and graduation to higher-value stages.
  • •Build and manage an outsourced merchant incubation operating model, including role definition, onboarding protocols, KPIs, performance reviews, quality checks, and corrective actions.
  • •Recruit, onboard, and manage TikTok Shop Partners/service providers; define the partner strategy and governance to drive merchant acquisition, activation, GMV growth, service quality, and retention.
  • •Lead merchant-facing ToB marketing for Spain via official accounts and communication channels; develop education and activation content and improve effectiveness using merchant engagement and funnel data.

Key Requirements

  • •5+ years of work experience with 3+ years managing teams, including internal teams, outsourced teams, or external partners against business targets.
  • •Solid e-commerce background with familiarity of the Spain e-commerce market and local merchant ecosystem, including merchant recruitment/management or related business development work.
  • •Proven experience in merchant recruitment, merchant management, seller incubation, partner management, or platform operations.
  • •Strong data-driven mindset to define goals, analyze performance gaps, identify root causes, and drive measurable improvement.
  • •Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across business, operations, product, marketing, and partner teams; Spanish required and Chinese preferred.
Experience:5+ yearsE-commerceMarketplaceLive commerce
Education:Bachelor's
Skills:Strategic judgmentDisciplined executionPeople managementData-driven decision makingStakeholder management
Languages:SpanishChineseEnglish

Company Brief

TikTok
Short-form video platform that lets users create, share, and discover entertainment content through algorithmic recommendations. It also offers advertising and creator tools for brands, influencers, and businesses.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2016
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