Senior Technical Compliance Manager

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 day-to-day export control compliance work across TikTok's products, technologies, and infrastructure, with a primary focus on technical product counseling, ECCN classification, and licensing-related analysis; maintain clear and defensible compliance records including classification rationales, technical inputs, regulatory analysis, and supporting documentation to strengthen internal consistency and enforcement readiness.
• Conduct end-to-end classification assessments for hardware, software, technology, and related items, with particular depth in advanced semiconductors, advanced computing items, AI-related technologies, and other sensitive or emerging technologies; support license determinations, license exception analysis, transaction reviews, and related documentation for high-risk, sensitive, or business-critical activities.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, infrastructure, procurement, and business teams to advise on export control implications for new products, features, partnerships, deployments, and cross-border technology transfers; assess export control issues relating to FDPR, intangible technology transfers, cloud/IaaS operations, API or software access, and other digital or infrastructure-enabled technology flows.
• Monitor relevant BIS and regulatory developments, including changes to technical parameters and control scope, and translate those changes into updated internal guidance, review criteria, and operational processes; work closely with the broader export control and trade compliance team to support scalable workflows, cross-functional coordination, and continuous improvement of compliance operations.

Qualifications

• Multiple years of relevant experience in export control, classification, licensing, technical compliance, or related international trade compliance work.
• Demonstrated experience conducting classification and licensing reviews in a multinational business, ideally in the technology, semiconductor, advanced computing, cloud, data center, or infrastructure sectors.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the EAR, BIS regulatory concepts, licensing principles, and restricted party screening fundamentals.
• Familiarity with issues relating to Foreign Direct Product rules, de minimis calculations, advanced computing controls, AI model-related export control issues, intangible technology transfers, and cross-border infrastructure deployments.
• Strong technical fluency and ability to understand product architecture, hardware and software concepts, technical specifications, compute-related infrastructure, and technology use cases relevant to export control analysis.
• Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, operations, procurement, supply chain, or related stakeholders on compliance reviews and technical issue-spotting.
• Ability to analyze complex facts, apply regulatory requirements in a practical way, and communicate clear, actionable guidance to non-legal stakeholders.

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

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