Responsibilities
About the Team The Global E-Commerce Privacy team handles and oversees legal privacy and regulatory matters pertaining to TikTok's global e-commerce operations. The team works cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders around the world to tackle some of the most complex, interesting, and cutting edge issues in privacy and security. We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and bright legal professionals to join our exciting team. Responsibilities: - Actively monitor, analyze, and advise colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders on global privacy and data protection laws, regulatory developments, and enforcement trends relevant to TikTok's e-commerce business. - Review new products, product features, and initiatives impacting the e-commerce business to identify relevant legal and regulatory requirements and guide compliance with privacy and data protection laws and TikTok policies. - Advise on e-commerce-related privacy issues, including the collection, use, sharing, retention, and cross-border transfer of creator, merchant, buyer, logistics, payments, communications, and sensitive data. - Assess and advise on third-party and intra-group data sharing arrangements, including vendor onboarding, data processing terms, cross-border transfer requirements, and other privacy-related contractual provisions. - Support compliance assessments, privacy impact reviews, and implementation of controls relating to new products, data uses, and operational processes. - Help drive global privacy strategy for the e-commerce business, while coordinating with global and local counsel on multi-jurisdictional issues and consistent implementation across markets. - Support the development of internal and external global privacy policies, notices, standards, guidelines, and governance processes relevant to the e-commerce business. - Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-regional stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation of privacy policies and controls across the e-commerce business.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Qualified to practice law in Singapore or any other common law jurisdiction - In-depth knowledge of major privacy and data protection laws in Southeast Asia, including Indonesia's PDP Law, Singapore's PDPA, Malaysia's PDPA, the Phillippines' DPA, Thailand's PDPA, and Vietnam's PDP, as well as Japan's APPI - Experience advising on privacy matters impacting e-commerce businesses, such as data collection and use, cross-border transfers, merchant and creator data, payments, logistics, communications, vendor relationships, and sensitive data - Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and judgment, with the ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical advice for business and product teams Preferred Qualifications: - Legal experience gained in both private practice and an in-house role at an international organization - CIPP certification in one or more jurisdictions - Experience advising on global privacy laws and regulations and reporting requirements
Job Information
About TikTok
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.
Why Join Us
Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.
We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.
Diversity & Inclusion
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.
