TikTok Shop org chart: See the 14 executives running its US e-commerce operations and their direct reports

• TikTok Shop is the e-commerce arm of TikTok, where users buy products from influencer videos.
• The org chart below shows TikTok Shop's 14 US operations leaders and their direct reports.
• Its US operations team is primarily led by executives with experience in Chinese tech or e-commerce.

TikTok Shop is the video app's big bet on social commerce.

Since launching in the US in 2023, the company has recruited thousands of brands and influencers to post shopping videos and host livestreams.

While Shop's operations were initially led by alumni of Amazon and other US companies, after a series of reorgs, review cycles, and voluntary exits, its team is now largely overseen by executives with backgrounds in Chinese e-commerce.

Through a leaked org chart and conversations with company insiders, we have put together a clear picture of TikTok Shop's operations leadership structure.

TikTok Shop's top US operations leader is Mu Qing, a former e-commerce executive for Douyin, the Chinese version of TikTok. Mu reports to Bob Kang, the e-commerce lead at ByteDance, TikTok's global parent company. Six out of the seven US product category leaders who report to Mu previously worked in China at ByteDance or other companies. The executive running TikTok's US Shop creator team previously led Douyin's creator team.

A TikTok spokesperson said its Shop US leadership team "has remained largely unchanged for more than a year, and the entire organization is focused on helping American businesses of all sizes grow and succeed on the platform."

Below is an org chart showing TikTok Shop's US operations leaders and their direct reports:

Read more about how TikTok Shop's US organizational structure has shifted over the last few years.