Product Counsel, Livestreaming - San Jose, United States - TikTok

TikTok

Verified Company

San Jose, United States

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

beBee recruiter

Description

Responsibilities
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
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.

About the team

This is your opportunity to develop your skills within a collaborative and supportive legal team, working at the cutting-edge of advertising product innovation in a company enjoying hyper growth on a truly international scale.

We work closely with our technology and business teams, helping them to realize their vision by providing practical, scalable, end-to-end advice, that is rooted in a deep understanding of the products we support and the wider advertising industry.

Responsibilities:

We are looking for a highly skilled Product lawyer to act as strategic counsel to our livestreaming Product teams.

You will need to understand their business goals, objectives, timing and processes and work cross-functionally to help to deliver on those goals.

You will join a supportive and collaborative legal team, that is international in nature, passionate about the work they do and dedicated to delivering excellent stakeholder service.

This is a rare opportunity to work on cutting edge legal matters and to help shape an exciting company.

Review new products, features, and initiatives and advise on legal risk mitigation strategies for TikTok and its livestreaming features;
Draft and maintain online terms related to product initiatives, interfacing with operations teams who develop policies and processes to operationalise those terms;
Coordinate crossfunctionally with partners in legal, compliance, privacy and public policy to provide legal guidance, practical solutions and external communications advice related to TikTok and other consumer apps;
Serve as a business partner for livestream product legal requests;
Monitor, review and assess new laws that impact content platforms and provide timely advice on their implications to the business, including stakeholder training.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree plus a Juris Doctorate from an ABAaccredited law school.
Member in good standing of the California or New York bar or Registered Inhouse Counsel in the appropriate jurisdiction.
3+ years of experience gained in a law firm or inhouse team advising on regulated platform obligations and consumer laws;
A good understanding of laws relating to privacy, payments, electronic communications, marketing and promotions and online safety;
The ability to assess legal, practical and business risks in a fastpaced environment and provide actionable advice against tight deadlines;
Excellent communication skills, able to distil complex advice for business stakeholders and update/report effectively to other legal teams and crossfunctional colleagues;

Preferred Qualifications:

A passion for and understanding of platform technology and how it intersects with law and policy;
Experience working collaboratively with crossfunctional teams to reach agreed positions swiftly and an ability to take control of matters and drive them forward to conclusion;
A positive, proactive and supportive approach to your stakeholders.
Prior inhouse experience working with global internet or global technology companies is a plus. We would love it if you could bring additional language skills to the team.

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.

Job Information
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $ $228000 annually.

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life.

We offer the following benefits to eligible employees:
We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer