Employee Privacy Operations Specialist

TikTok; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Global Employment Law professional in Dublin to provide strategic legal advice to HR and business stakeholders worldwide, focusing on employee privacy matters and privacy compliance across regions. The role involves collaboration with cross‑functional teams to support privacy initiatives.

Strong knowledge of UK/EU data protection laws, excellent project management, and the ability to analyze data and present insights to senior leadership are required.

Qualifications

• Significant privacy and/or compliance experience in similar roles.
• Strong knowledge of UK/EU data protection frameworks and employee privacy.
• Highly organized with excellent project management abilities.
• Ability to analyze data and present reports to senior leadership.
• Maintains integrity handling confidential information.
• Excellent stakeholder management and written/verbal communication skills.
• Familiarity with HR systems and records management involving employee data (preferred).
• In-house experience supporting HR legal or employment counseling teams (preferred).
• Privacy certifications such as CIPP/E or CIPM (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Effectively analyze and respond to data subject request cases related to employee and candidate privacy concerns in compliance with data protection law in multiple jurisdictions.
• Proactively collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders to address and resolve complex employee and candidate privacy requests.
• Navigate complex operational requirements to deliver consistently exceptional service.
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and policies at scale.
• Drive cross‑functional projects balancing priorities of multiple stakeholders while meeting critical deadlines.
• Develop training and guidance relevant to stakeholders on employee data subject rights obligations, response procedures, and emerging legal developments.

Skills

Privacy experience

EU data protection

Project management

Data analysis/reporting

Stakeholder management

Integrity/confidentiality

Job description

Responsibilities

Team Introduction

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. The Global Employment Law team provides strategic and practical legal advice to Human Resources and business stakeholders globally, and handles litigation matters involving TikTok in all the regions in which TikTok operates.

• Effectively analyze and respond to data subject request cases related to employee and candidate privacy concerns in compliance with data protection law in multiple jurisdictions;
• Proactively collaborate with cross‑functional stakeholders to address and resolve complex employee and candidate privacy requests;
• Navigate complex operational requirements to deliver consistently exceptional service;
• Identify opportunities to improve processes and policies at scale;
• Drive cross‑functional projects balancing priorities of multiple stakeholders while meeting critical deadlines;
• Develop training and guidance relevant to stakeholders on employee data subject rights obligations, response procedures, and emerging legal developments.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Significant privacy and/or compliance experience, e.g., privacy support, privacy consulting role, or a similar operations setting;
• Strong knowledge of UK and EU data protection frameworks and employee privacy requirements
• Highly organised and self‑motivated person with excellent project management skills;
• Ability to critically analyse data, and build and present reports to senior leadership;
• Operates with a high degree of integrity including the ability to handle sensitive information confidentially;
• Excellent stakeholder management and written and verbal communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiarity with HR systems and records management involving employee data
• In‑house experience supporting HR legal or employment counseling teams in a multinational organization
• Privacy certification such as CIPP/E, CIPM, or similar is a plus.

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 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.