Privacy Counsel Latam

Responsibilities

**About the company**:
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**:
Our privacy-legal team provides key support for all ByteDance’s innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms. We help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated privacy-legal guidance and support. The ByteDance team is growing fast and is seeking highly experienced, bright and capable legal professionals to join the Global Privacy team. One of the critical challenges is the need for our team to provide exceptional privacy-legal support for privacy matters in the Latin America. This position will be part of the Global Privacy team, and will partner and collaborate with the American, AEM, and European Privacy teams focused on Latin America, as well as Global Legal, Litigation and Public Policy colleagues. The following describes the responsibilities and requirements for the role.

**Responsibilities**:
General management of privacy for Latin America, reporting to the Privacy Counsel Lead, including:

- Handle legal-related privacy programs for Latin America;
- Handle regulatory matters related to privacy in Latin America, in accordance with applicable laws and our platform policies.
- Supervise and partner with outside counsel to ensure that all aspects of the company's privacy-legal representation are of the highest quality, including the day-to-day running of matters, overall strategy, written work, and oral advocacy.
- Identify potential privacy risk and counsel the business to minimize exposure.
- Support the company's global strategy for privacy actions.

**Qualifications**:
**Must have**:

- Admitted to practice as a lawyer in Latin America;
- 5+ years or more of professional experience, with focus on privacy;
- Have foundational knowledge of Spanish Speaking LatAm countries and respective data privacy laws, in particular in Argentina, Colombia and Mexico.
- Strong team and XFN player, good communication skills and ability to engage at all levels of the organization;
- Proven track record of operating independently, working under pressure, strong attention to detail, and managing multiple projects simultaneously;
- Able to coordinate across multiple teams/countries.
- Fluency in English and Spanish (both written and spoken).

**Bonus if you have**:

- In-house experience, particularly in tech and digital media;
- Experience in matrixed, global organisations.

**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.