E-commerce Counsel

Responsibilities

**About the company**:
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 its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, 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
Our Global Legal team provides key support for all TikTok’s innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global video market. We will support the business in advising digital platforms, in particular e-commerce platforms and online marketplaces, understanding how the law is developing to regulate them, and have the versatility to advise across a broad range of commercial workstreams. You will support a diverse range of initiatives across cross-functional and multi-jurisdictional teams to support the TikTok e-commerce teams.

**Responsibilities**:
As part of the global legal e-commerce team, you will primarily support our Mexico and Latin America e-commerce businesses. In doing so you will:

- Provide advice and guidance on a wide range of operational, commercial and product counselling e-commerce matters, with a focus on consumer protection, consumer product regulation, advertising, marketing and intellectual property.
- Support the business in understanding and complying with legal and regulatory requirements when launching new products, features and initiatives in Mexico.
- Contribute to the continuous improvement of TikTok e-commerce initiatives through review of the consumer disclosures, product policies, terms and conditions applicable to our users/customers/partners and support for feature development.
- Review, draft, negotiate and manage commercial agreements relevant to digital and e-commerce platforms.
- You will contribute to template development, process improvement and internal training, identifying and resolving opportunities to simplify workflows and reduce contractual friction.
- Partner closely with local and international stakeholders in legal, privacy, and public policy, to deliver projects against short timeframes, setting appropriate priorities and managing legal risk.

**Qualifications**:
Minimum Qualifications
- A Juris Doctorate from a Mexican law school; and a Master of Laws (LLM).
- Strong background in e-commerce, retail, marketplace and technology industry.
- Solid experience in drafting and negotiation of agreements across the retail, creative, advertising, and technology industries
- Knowledge of Mexican laws as it applies to platform providers and e-commerce platforms
- Experience in platform liability, intellectual property, consumer protection, regulatory and compliance with new technology and e-commerce products and customer/third party agreements
- Strong documentation, presentation, and communication skills in a cross-functional and global role
- Fluent English

Preferred Qualifications
- Experience dealing with consumer/regulator complaints/disputes/court action
- Proven track record of operating independently, working under pressure, strong attention to detail, supporting a heavy volume of transactions across business functions and managing multiple projects simultaneously.
- Team player, strong collaboration skills and ability to engage at all levels of the organisation.

**Diversity & Inclusion Statement**:
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.