Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago

Singapore TikTok Full time

Responsibilities

**About Us**:
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

**Why Join Us**:
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.

**About the Team**:
The SEA regional legal team provides key support for all TikTok’s innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our local communities across the region.

This fulltime position will be based in Singapore.

**Responsibilities**:

- Primarily advise on a broad range of product compliance issues, including consumer protection, intellectual property, platform liability, and certain other industry specific regulations with respect to TikTok and other products
- Provide pragmatic day-to-day advice to manage legal risks while advancing business objectives
- Prepare/review terms and conditions applicable to the relevant products/features
- Monitor relevant legislative developments and advise on business impact and recommend action items
- Effectively collaborate with regional and international business and cross-functional colleagues to provide globally aligned legal advice that appropriately balances local and global perspectives and needs
- Contribute to the development, implementation and upgrading of relevant toolkits of the legal team, identifying and resolving opportunities to simplify workflows and keep up with growth
- Engage, instruct, and manage external counsel as necessary

**Qualifications**:

- Qualification to practice law and in good standing in Singapore, US or a common law jurisdiction.
- Prior private practice experience in a highly regarded law firm.
- Significant experience in platform liability, intellectual property, consumer protection, regulatory and compliance schemes applicable to new technology and user/third-party agreements.
- Experience in navigating highly ambiguous environments, especially in emerging markets.
- Motivated, efficient, and organized with proven ability to thrive in a fast-paced and high-pressure environment.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver creative, thoughtful and business-oriented results that appropriately balance business growth and legal risk.
- Strong analytical, communication, and writing skills, including the ability to distill complex legal issues efficiently and effectively for a business audience, often in novel or ambiguous situations.
- Experience working in an international team is a plus, fluent in English.
- Driven, high integrity, self-starting, adaptable, excellent judgment.

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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