Senior Legal Counsel (Regulatory Investigations) - #2159877

Responsibilities
About the Team
The Online Safety Investigations team is part of the European Digital Regulation and Governance team with colleagues located in Dublin, Paris, Brussels and London. We are part of the Global Regulatory team that provides essential guidance to TikTok and its family of products, ensuring that our innovation is matched with compliance, responsibility, and foresight. We empower the business by navigating complex regulatory landscapes, shaping strategies that allow our teams to achieve their boldest ambitions while meeting evolving legal and policy expectations. We are looking for an experienced senior legal counsel to join our European Online Safety Investigations team. The team is responsible for managing global regulatory matters — advising on new and existing frameworks, engaging with regulators, and ensuring proactive alignment with fast-changing laws across multiple jurisdictions. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career at a company experiencing hyper-growth on a truly international scale, advising on cutting-edge products and features.

Responsibilities:
- Lead on strategy and execution of regulatory enforcement and investigations regarding digital safety rules and regulations with European and national regulators.
- Support broader digital regulatory matters, particularly on enforcement processes relating to the Digital Services Act, Online Safety Act and other new and upcoming digital regulations in the EU and UK, with a focus on online safety and content regulation.
- Collaborate and advise internal stakeholders regarding a wide range of regulatory online safety and content enforcement regulatory matters.
- Support our online safety and content regulation governance and enforcement policy programs.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Significant post-qualification experience, including substantial time in a regulatory legal compliance role within a well-regarded private practice team or established in-house function;
- Background in consumer-facing tech and/or digital media, or a solid understanding of these industries from private practice;
- Experience advising on laws relating to user generated content, including the Digital Services Act in the EU and Online Safety Act in the UK;
- Ability to manage a large number and variety of high profile, fast-paced and multi-jurisdictional regulatory investigations and navigate ambiguous legal and regulatory environments;
- Previous experience of advising on the practical implementation of new laws and/or on regulatory disputes matters.
- Ability to work as a team player who can effectively work with, manage and coordinate colleagues, internal stakeholders and the business;
- Highest standards of ethics and professional integrity; and
- Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and proficient in working closely with and advising senior executives of an organisation.

Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience working in technology company or a large, multinational company environment.

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.