Data Privacy Counsel

About the role

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. At TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok's global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, and we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Responsibilities

• Support and help lead key components of the company’s global privacy and data governance program, including the design, implementation, and ongoing improvement of scalable legal and operational frameworks.
• Partner closely with privacy operations, engineering, security, product, and other cross-functional teams to review and advise on new and existing processes, operational models, and technical specifications with privacy and data governance implications.
• Analyze new laws, regulations, enforcement trends, and industry developments, and help translate them into practical program requirements, internal guidance, and scalable implementation plans.
• Advise on the development and rollout of privacy-by-design and governance-related processes across the organization.
• Identify recurring issues, common denominators, and thematic risks across products, functions, and regions, and develop consistent legal guidance, frameworks, and solutions that can be applied globally.
• Work closely with other legal teams to align on legal interpretations, implementation approaches, and risk management strategies across jurisdictions.
• Review and advise on engineering specifications, operational workflows, and governance proposals related to privacy, data handling, data access, sharing, retention, and related compliance issues.
• Help develop, maintain, and refine internal policies, standards, templates, playbooks, and training materials to support global privacy compliance and operational consistency.

Qualifications

• J.D. or equivalent law degree, and qualification to practice law in at least one jurisdiction.
• 5+ years of post-qualification experience, including at least 3 years of meaningful experience in data privacy, data protection, data governance, technology regulatory work, or a closely related area.
• Strong understanding of major global privacy and data protection laws and frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA, and other key international regimes.
• Experience working with cross-functional stakeholders, including operational, engineering, product, security, and regional legal teams.
• Ability to assess legal requirements and translate them into practical, scalable processes, controls, and operational guidance.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills, with sound legal judgment and a proactive, execution-oriented approach.

About TikTok

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.

TikTok Accommodation

We are 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/RA-request.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $174,000 - $295,800 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).

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.