About

Adam Midgett is a highly experienced HR and talent acquisition specialist, currently serving as the Global Talent Acquisition Partner for TikTok/ByteDance in New York City. With over 5 years of professional experience working in China, South Korea, and the United States, Adam is a graduate of the University of Florida with a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. In his current role, Adam is responsible for recruiting a range of open positions for TikTok, the leading destination for short-form mobile video. He works to support TikTok E-commerce and other business lines on product, operation, marketing, and business-related roles in New York City, North America, and globally. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo. Prior to his current position, Adam served as the Global Talent Acquisition Partner for TikTok and the Talent Acquisition Partner - GTM for Cutover. At Cutover, he was responsible for global talent acquisition for the Go-to-Market teams, based in New York City. Cutover is the leader in Work Orchestration and Observability, enabling teams to plan, orchestrate, and analyze complex work faster, smarter, and with greater visibility. The Cutover platform, developed with decades of experience in managing operational resilience, technology delivery and release, transformation, and business change initiatives, enables organizations to move quickly with confidence. Adam's educational background includes a Master's Degree in LL.M. from Tsinghua University, where he studied Chinese Politics and Foreign Policy. He also holds a Bachelor's Degree in Animal Sciences from the University of Florida. Adam has also studied Chinese Language and Culture at the Southwestern University of Finance and Economics. Adam's technical skills include LLM and Mobile. With 6.11 years of relevant experience, Adam is a highly skilled professional with a proven track record of success in talent acquisition and HR.