Global Head of Legal, Global Payments

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 social media platform. We help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal guidance and support. The Global Payment business (referred to as PIPO) provides an important role in the monetization of company products. Many of PIPO's initiatives are in heavily regulated financial services that require specific expertise and attention to regulatory compliance requirements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in the global payments and Fintech industry, as well as excellent judgment, acute ability to identify issues, and have the ability to counsel a fast‑moving business.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead legal business partner and counsel for the Global Payments organization leading a team of legal professionals across all payment and financial services matters globally.
• Advise the Global Payment team on a range of issues including payments, lending, financial services, regulatory, consumer protection, marketing, intellectual property, risk assessment/compliance and data privacy related to the company's financial services activities worldwide with both businesses and consumers.
• Structure, draft and negotiate channel partner agreements with our payment partners.
• Actively collaborate with a wide variety of internal stakeholders, including product, engineering, compliance, marketing, business development on a range of issues related to product development and commercialization of global payment projects and financial services.
• Work closely with colleagues across the global legal team to advise on payment issues in connection with the launch of projects or programs in diverse countries/regions.
• Help build scalable and effective processes for legal review and launch of new payment features and products.
• Stay up‑to‑date and serve as the subject matter expert on financial service regulations for the company, including payments, money transmission, virtual currency, gifts, stored value card, lending, KYC and KYB.
• Participate as a proactive business partner for senior managers and build a trusted advisor relationship.

Qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with proven experience in‑house supporting global payment companies, ideally at a FinTech or large technology platform. Global exposure and experience gained in the Fintech startup space would be highly advantageous.
• Familiar with the payments and financial services sector to counsel and assist with licensing and compliance requirements.
• Work experience in the regulatory regimes in Europe, Asia and LATAM.
• An entrepreneurial spirit – a self‑starter who thrives in a fast paced environment, deals well with ambiguity and focuses on driving impact.
• A passion for technology and the ability to understand complex business models and product use cases quickly.
• Excellent judgment and capable of making smart decisions with imperfect information.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, as well as an independent and well‑organized nature to be able to prioritize and manage numerous projects simultaneously with strong execution under tight deadlines.

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.

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. To achieve that goal, we are committed to celebrating our diverse voices and to creating an environment that reflects the many communities we reach.

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

Job Information

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually): The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $250,800 - $487,200 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units.

Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short‑term and long‑term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure).

The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.

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 for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment: 1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues; 2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and 3. Exercising sound judgment.

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