Immigration Counsel, Global Corporate Services

About the Team

The Global Corporate Services Legal Team is a dedicated global vertical within TikTok's "Global Legal BP" organization. Corporate Services Legal primarily supports TikTok's "Corporate Services" department functions, including Employee Mobility Services, Visa Services, and Procurement. The team provides global legal support for corporate functions such as workplace strategy, office leasing and design, employee health and security, integrated facilities, admin support, purchasing requests, and procurement-led buying. Additionally, Corporate Services Legal partners with HR and Employment Legal to deliver dedicated support for TikTok's Visa Services and Employee Mobility Services functions.

This is a highly collaborative, on-site role requiring five days per week in the office.

About the Role

Corporate Services Legal is seeking an experienced Immigration Attorney to serve as a critical legal resource across TikTok's U.S. immigration programs. This role involves advising cross-functional stakeholders on compliance requirements, managing external counsel, coordinating across multiple legal specialties, and translating legal advice into operational processes with measurable outcomes. The ideal candidate will be a skilled legal advisor with a business-savvy mindset, aligning immigration strategy with the company's overarching goals. This role reports directly to the Lead, Global Corporate Services Legal, with a dotted-line report to the Global Employment Legal Initiatives team.

Responsibilities

• Immigration Compliance & Risk Strategy: Partner with internal immigration teams and legal stakeholders to provide strategic guidance on U.S. immigration compliance, workforce planning, and risk mitigation.
• External Counsel Oversight: Review and validate advice from external immigration counsel against the company's business interests and compliance posture.
• Audit & Site Visit Preparedness: Lead preparation and response strategies for USCIS site visits, FDNS audits, and government investigations.
• Cross-Functional Risk Coordination: Coordinate with Tax, Export Control, Information Security, and other cross-functional partners to ensure holistic risk assessment for immigration-related matters.
• Regulatory Monitoring & Advisory: Monitor and interpret changes in U.S. immigration law, policy, and enforcement trends; advise Legal and cross-functional stakeholders on regulatory changes affecting nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs.
• Operational Process Design: Lead cross-functional initiatives to enhance immigration program operations, including new tools, templates, process maps, SOPs, and internal training.
• Large-Scale Program Support: Advise on immigration strategy for large-scale workforce transitions, entity restructuring, and high-volume visa programs, including H-1B lottery strategy and entity transfer projects involving significant employee populations.
• Complex Case Advisory: Support teams in addressing complex and arising immigration cases that require escalation beyond routine processing.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree plus a Juris Doctorate (or equivalent) from an ABA-accredited law school or international accredited school of law.
• Experience practicing law at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house.
• Extensive U.S. employment-based immigration experience, including non-immigrant visas (H-1B, L-1, TN, etc.), green card petitions (I-140, EB-1, PERM, etc.), and related programs.
• Experience with immigration compliance audits, site visits, or government investigations.
• Experience advising on large-scale immigration programs or corporate restructuring involving workforce mobility.
• Outstanding analytical, communication, organizational, negotiation, and drafting skills.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience advising on corporate immigration policies at scale, including H-1B lottery strategy and entity restructuring.
• Experience coordinating cross-functional legal risk assessments in the immigration context.
• Proven track record of translating legal requirements into operational compliance processes with measurable outcomes and end-to-end accountability.
• Experience managing external counsel and validating external legal advice for completeness and business applicability.
• Knowledge of student visa compliance, including F-1, OPT, STEM OPT, I-20/I-983, SEVIS reporting, and coordination with DSOs.

About TikTok

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

Why Join Us

At TikTok, we strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make an impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We embrace an "Always Day 1" mindset, achieving meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless.

Pay

The base salary range for this position is $134,400 - $313,200 annually. Compensation may vary based on qualifications, skills, competencies, experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the total compensation package, which may include additional discretionary bonuses/incentives and restricted stock units.

Benefits

• Day-one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance.
• 401(k) savings plan with company match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage.
• Life insurance.
• Wellbeing benefits.
• 10 paid holidays per year.
• 10 paid sick days per year.
• 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).