Privacy Researcher

4 weeks ago

Singapore TIKTOK PTE. LTD. Full time
Roles & Responsibilities

Responsibilities

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 its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.


Why Join Us

Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible. Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve. Join us.


The global privacy training operation team aims to help all TikTok employees improve their privacy awareness and deepen their understanding of privacy, and provide professional "privacy by design" practical training for international product lines to ensure that employees in different positions and responsibilities can obtain the required privacy in a timely manner. At the same time, a wealth of online and offline activities such as privacy weeks and salon sharing are carried out, and high-quality publicity channels such as privacy clubs and privacy observatories are created to enrich daily publicity and implementation, and create a "privacy first" cultural atmosphere.


We are seeking a Researcher specialising in Privacy, Data Protection, and more generally on Data/AI Governance. The primary responsibility is to analyse the latest developments in related areas, including but not limited to new legislation, public policy-making, breakthroughs in privacy-enhancing technologies and other related realms. Based on the study of these developments, the role involves producing industry-oriented work to support and guide the sustainable development of business practices.


This position requires a deep understanding of the law, policy, political economy, social-technical changes, along with a keen interest and understanding of core business priorities such as short video, social media, music, gaming, e-commerce, and foundation models. The candidate should be capable of working closely with a diverse and inclusive team to enhance Bytedance’s influence and development in the compliance sector.


Main Responsibilities

1. Reach a comprehensive and adequate understanding of Bytedance’s products and services, analysing their strengths, weaknesses, blind spots, focal points for optimisation from various perspectives. Engage in constructive interactions between research outcomes and product development and optimisation.

2. Keep abreast of international policies and legislative dynamics, capable of critically and reflectively participating in public/academic debates, dialogues, while aligning the underlying normative logics and ideas with product/service development.

3. Support and participate in all stages of the research process, including information collection and integration, problem framing, project coordination and design, argument and evidence support, presentation & discussion at academic conferences, writing academic papers, and ultimately putting your research outputs into practice.

4. Engage and interact effectively with product/service development, business partners, legal teams, and colleagues of diverse backgrounds, establishing effective communication channels. Acquire necessary research ideas, directions, and resources while providing valuable output.

5. Participate in and support Bytedance’s internal privacy and data protection training and related activities. Designing training materials, activities, and processes, and turn the training into a research subject with a view to optimising and enhancing its quality.


Qualifications

1. Postgraduate degree or an undergraduate degree with proven academic training. Candidates from fields such as Law, Public Policy, Computing Science (focusing on social aspects and privacy security), Privacy Engineering, or related areas are encouraged to apply, especially those with interdisciplinary backgrounds.

2. Proficient in English, capable of fluent professional communication and academic/public writing.

3. Deep understanding and/or practical experience in legal, technical, and social issues related to privacy and data protection, familiar with EU data protection laws (GDPR, EUDPR, ePrivacy, LED, etc.). Ideally possess the foundational knowledge of EU (and other countries/regions) digital governance legislation since 2018.

4. Ability and willingness to participate in top conferences and academic events as a speaker or panelist, and to publish peer-reviewed papers and reports.

5. Good team collaboration, communication skills, and self-motivation. Capable of working under pressure and effectively in a diverse and inclusive environment.

Preferred Qualifications

• Ability to step outside one’s comfort zone and maintain an open attitude towards new knowledge and skills and adapting quickly to changes.


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.


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