Employment Counsel, LATAM

TikTok; São Paulo; On-site; BRL 300,000 - 520,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok Brazil seeks an experienced Employment Lawyer to join the Global Legal team, focusing on LATAM labor matters with a Brazil emphasis. You will advise HR and leadership on lifecycle issues and draft employment documents for local compliance.

The role is on-site five days a week in São Paulo and requires English plus Portuguese or Spanish, plus 5+ years in private practice or corporate legal. You will collaborate with global teams to ensure practical legal guidance in a fast-changing tech

Qualifications

• Law degree with active bar admission in Brazil.
• 5+ years of experience in private practice or corporate legal department with employment law counseling or employment litigation.
• Expertise in LATAM labor and employment regulations with hands-on Brazil experience; México/Argentina/Colombia preferred.
• Ability to research complex legal questions and provide clear, actionable guidance for cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong judgment, integrity, and handling of confidential information with excellent interpersonal skills.
• Fluency in English and Portuguese or Spanish for regional engagement.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice on all aspects of employment law focusing on TikTok's LATAM workforce.
• Advise HR and business leaders on hiring, onboarding, performance, leaves, accommodations, compensation, restructuring, and terminations.
• Draft, review, and revise employment-related documents and policies tailored to LATAM labor requirements.
• Guide investigations in LATAM on compliant processes and outcomes.
• Collaborate with global colleagues to provide LATAM employment advice respecting global and regional needs.
• Strategically manage and advise on employment litigation matters as required.

Skills

LATAM employment law

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal research

Analytical thinking

Education

Law degree (Brazil)

Job description

Responsibilities

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 help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal guidance and support. The TikTok team is growing fast and is seeking highly experienced, bright and capable legal professionals to join the team. As a subject matter expert team in the Global Legal department, the Global Legal-Employment Litigation & HR Counseling team handles matters involving TikTok in all the regions in which TikTok operates, including the Americas employment law matters.

The ideal candidate will be a team player with a collaborative attitude. They must also possess a builder mentality and have the ability to deliver proactive, practical legal guidance in a rapidly evolving business landscape.

This is a highly collaborative, on-site role that requires five days per week in the office.

Responsibilities

• Provide advice and counsel on all aspects of employment law to TikTok's operations, with a focus on its Latin America (LATAM) workforce.


• Advise HR and business leaders on day-to-day employee lifecycle issues, including hiring practices, onboarding, performance management, leaves of absence, accommodations, compensation & benefits, organizational restructuring, and terminations.


• Draft, review, and revise all employment-related legal documentation including offer letters, employment agreements, severance packages, confidentiality agreements, employee handbooks, and policy updates tailored to local LATAM labor requirements.


• Guide investigative teams in workplace investigations in the LATAM region on compliant investigation processes and outcomes.


• Effectively support and collaborate with colleagues around the world to provide legal advice on LATAM employment matters in a manner that considers global and regional needs.


• Strategically manage and advise on employment litigation matters and pre-litigation employment disputes as required.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Law degree (LL.B./Juris Doctorate equivalent) with active, good-standing bar admission to practice in Brazil.


• 5+ years of experience in private practice or a corporate legal department with a highly-regarded firm or organization practicing employment law counseling and/or employment litigation.


• Expertise in LATAM labor and employment regulations, with mandatory hands-on experience supporting Brazil employment matters; additional experience in Mexico, Argentina, or Colombia preferred.


• Demonstrated ability to research complex legal questions and provide clear, actionable guidance for cross-functional stakeholders.


• Strong judgment, integrity, ability to handle highly confidential information, and exceptional interpersonal skills.


• Fluency in English (required for global collaboration) and either Portuguese or Spanish (required for regional stakeholder engagement).

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing and delivering employment law training for HR and business stakeholders.


• Track record of driving cross-regional and cross-functional initiatives for legal compliance and process improvement.


• Experience integrating AI tools to optimize legal workflows, drive efficiency gains, and improve quality of legal services.

About ByteDance Brazil

ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment, and enterprise services - over 2.5 billion people interact with ByteDance products, including TikTok.

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 towards 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. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

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. 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.

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