Head of Regulatory

Responsibilities

Our Regulatory team 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.

Develop and lead TikTok’s global regulatory legal strategy, aligning legal guidance with business objectives and evolving regulatory requirements.

Advise senior executives and business leaders on high‑stakes regulatory issues, providing clear, actionable, and risk‑aware guidance.

Build and manage a global team of regulatory lawyers, fostering collaboration, professional growth, and operational excellence.

Oversee engagement with regulators and government agencies, ensuring TikTok’s positions are effectively communicated and aligned with legal obligations.

Monitor, assess, and anticipate emerging laws and regulations across multiple jurisdictions, translating complex requirements into practical business strategies.

Partner with cross‑functional stakeholders (including Public Policy, Compliance, Trust & Safety, and Product teams) to ensure proactive and coordinated approaches to regulatory matters.

Lead legal input into regulatory investigations, inquiries, and examinations, balancing compliance with business priorities.

Drive the development of scalable processes, policies, and training to ensure consistent and efficient regulatory compliance.

Serve as a thought leader within the Legal organization, helping to shape TikTok’s overall approach to operating responsibly in a complex global environment.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA‑accredited law school with a strong academic record.

Deep knowledge of global regulatory frameworks, including Data privacy (GDPR, CCPA, etc.), AI regulation (EU AI Act, U.S. Executive Order on AI), Competition / antitrust law, Platform liability and content moderation laws (DSA, Section 230).

Experience engaging with government regulators, lawmakers, and industry bodies.

Strong ability to align regulatory compliance with business strategy and skilled at identifying and mitigating regulatory risk across markets.

Skilled in managing regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, and high‑stakes crises.

Successful in driving cross‑functional adoption of new policies or compliance requirements.

Exceptional interpersonal and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Technical literacy in AI systems (e.g., ML models, generative AI, algorithmic decision‑making).

Proven ability to embed regulatory readiness into product development, go‑to‑market, and operations processes.

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 toward 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.

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.

We are passionate about celebrating diverse voices and creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach. By doing so, we aim to sustain the mission of inspiring creativity and bringing joy.

TikTok Accommodation

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at https : / / tinyurl.com / RA-request

Job Information

For Pay Transparency

Base salary range : $242,000 – $624,000 annually. Compensation may vary outside this range depending on qualifications, skills, and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the total package, which may include discretionary bonuses, incentives, and restricted stock units. Benefits include medical, dental, and vision insurance, 401(k) with company match, paid parental leave, disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, 10 paid holidays, 10 sick days, and 17 days of paid personal time (prorated with tenure).

For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates : Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act. Criminal history may adversely affect the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment :

Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal / external clients and / or colleagues.

Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems.

Exercising sound judgment.

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