Global Public Interest Law Counsel

About the role

The Global Legal Compliance (GLC) team at TikTok supports innovative initiatives and products globally, providing legal compliance guidance to our technological and business teams. We are seeking a Global Public Interest Law Counsel to lead regulatory responses, advise on ESG and CSR matters, and support cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead responses to regulatory inquiries, complaints and audits involving political activities.
• Lead compliance reviews for ongoing lobbying disclosures in a range of jurisdictions.
• Advise on sustainability-related risks, impacts and opportunities, and support compliance with ESG reporting, governance and due diligence obligations.
• Provide strategic and regulatory support on CSR and sustainability matters for relevant business lines, products and initiatives, including identifying risks and evaluating mitigations and strategies to increase impact.
• Monitor existing and proposed regulations, standards and frameworks relating to ESG and political law activities across state and international jurisdictions and collaborate with cross-functional teams to perform relevant time-sensitive assessments, interpretations and determinations of applicability.
• Manage, enhance, and implement political law and ESG compliance policies, procedures, and controls to comply with evolving regulatory requirements and meet stakeholder expectations with a data driven mindset and approach.
• Provide counsel related to CSR social impact partnerships, employee engagement programs, and related agreements with varying levels of complexity.
• Evaluate and provide recommendations on a wide-variety of engagements involving government organizations or government officials, including sponsorships and donations, political advertising agreements, gift and hospitality events, and third party service provider agreements, such as lobbying firms and political consultants.
• Develop strategic approach to compliance training and communications and deliver the training and implement communications plans to increase political law and ESG compliance awareness.
• Provide timely legal advice on requests from internal stakeholders on political law and sustainability-related topics.
• Undertake special projects and support other compliance program initiatives as needed.

Qualifications

• Qualified to practice law in the U.S.
• 5+ years of relevant experience gained across government, private practice and/or in-house.
• Understanding of the key global ESG and business and human rights regulations, standards and frameworks, as well as political laws and regulatory guidelines.
• Ability to independently identify and evaluate legal and reputational risk in business contexts and make well-informed recommendations.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills, including navigating leadership, internal stakeholders, and external partners in a complex and challenging environment.
• Excellent legal and business judgment, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously.

About TikTok

TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our global headquarters are in Los Angeles and Singapore, with offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo. We strive to inspire creativity and bring joy through our innovative product, which helps people authentically express themselves, discover and connect. TikTok is committed to celebrating diversity and inclusion, and fostering an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. We are dedicated to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities and other protected groups. TikTok offers competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and a supportive work culture. For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) candidates, qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with applicable laws.