Regulatory Lead, North America

About The Team

Our Regulatory team provides essential guidance to TikTok and its family of products, ensuring that our innovation is matched with compliance, responsibility, and foresight. We empower the business by navigating complex regulatory landscapes, shaping strategies that allow our teams to achieve their boldest ambitions while meeting evolving legal and policy expectations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and lead TikTok’s North American regulatory legal strategy, aligning legal guidance with business objectives and evolving regulatory requirements across the region.
• Advise senior executives and business leaders on high-stakes North American regulatory issues, providing clear, actionable, and risk-aware guidance.
• Serve as the primary Regulatory lead for North America, reporting into the Head of Regulatory and helping translate global regulatory priorities into regional strategies and execution plans.
• Build, manage, and develop a high-performing regional team of regulatory lawyers and professionals, fostering collaboration, professional growth, and operational excellence.
• Oversee engagement with regulators and government agencies in North America, ensuring TikTok’s positions are effectively communicated and aligned with legal obligations.
• Monitor, assess, and anticipate emerging laws and regulations across North America, translating complex requirements into practical business strategies.
• Partner with cross-functional stakeholders, including Public Policy, Compliance, Trust & Safety, Product, Privacy, and Security teams, to ensure proactive and coordinated approaches to regulatory matters.
• Lead legal input into North American regulatory investigations, inquiries, and examinations, balancing compliance with business priorities.
• Drive the development of scalable processes, policies, and training to support consistent and efficient regulatory compliance across the region.
• Serve as a thought leader within the Legal organization, helping to shape TikTok’s approach to operating responsibly in a complex North American regulatory environment.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school with a strong academic record.
• Significant experience advising on regulatory matters in North America, with deep knowledge of U.S. and Canadian regulatory frameworks relevant to technology platforms, digital services, and consumer-facing products.
• Experience engaging with government regulators, lawmakers, and industry bodies in North America.
• Strong ability to align regulatory compliance with business strategy and skilled at identifying and mitigating regulatory risk across complex regional markets.
• Skilled in managing regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, inquiries, and high-stakes crises.
• Successful in driving cross-functional adoption of new policies, processes, or compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including managing teams and influencing senior stakeholders in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.