Privacy Counsel

3 days ago

Singapore ByteDance Full time

About Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve.
Join us.

**About the Team**:
The following describes the responsibilities and requirements for the role.

**Responsibilities**:

- Provide data privacy legal support in the APAC and Emerging Markets (AEM) region with a focus on assessing new product and feature launches.
- Monitor privacy across markets to determine trends and issues for the company to address.
- Coordinate internal communication, projects, and training amongst different teams (legal, data security, information security, product, business development, monetization, and regional teams).
- Identify areas of common concern, redundancies in operation, and inefficiencies in order to develop standards and policies to improve workflow in the region.
- Plan any other required activities so international and regional legal teams can meet their objectives and provide actionable deliverables to the company at large.
- Merge solutions across key jurisdictions and their legal requirements with a focus on AEM but should have a foundational knowledge of other global laws (i.e. PDPA, GDPR, CCPA, et cetera)
- Qualified to practice law and in good standing in Singapore, US, UK, or other common law jurisdiction.
- 6 or more years' of post qualifications experience, at least 2-3 years in managing privacy legal and regulatory matters; internationally recognized data privacy certifications or courses would be advantageous.
- Experience leading data privacy efforts for a major multinational corporation or advising agency on data privacy issues.
- Experience, and more importantly personal interest, in technology, social network, internet, and all things digital is ideal.
- Experience with analyzing products to determine their compliance with applicable data protection regulations and principles.
- Detail-oriented and able to work effectively cross-functionally across multiple teams/countries.
- Strong sense of problem-solving and proactive work ethic.
- Determination to face tough challenges in a fast-paced environment while keeping a sense of humor.
- Fluency in written and spoken English

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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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