User Growth Safety Compliance Counsel- TikTok

TIKTOK PTE. LTD.; Singapore; On-site; SGD 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company in Singapore is seeking a legal expert to join their user growth team. This role involves assessing high-risk legal matters and ensuring compliance in a dynamic environment. The ideal candidate will possess a strong legal background with a focus on data privacy and platform liability, along with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience. Join a diverse team where creativity meets innovation and contribute to our mission of inspiring joy and creativity.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of legal experience in data privacy and platform liability.
• Ability to navigate legal ambiguity in technology environments.
• Experience with evolving internet laws.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate high-risk legal matters and assist in risk mitigation.
• Identify compliance issues and build a compliance Knowledge Base.
• Assist in optimizing product legal templates and SOPs.

Skills

Legal analysis

Data privacy expertise

Risk mitigation

Compliance knowledge

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Master of Laws (LLM)

Job description

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.

Responsibilities

About the team

The user growth team is a multiple functional and regional team and we take responsibility for driving user growth by including but not limited to product, marketing, and partnership approaches, not only focusing on new user acquisition but also focusing on users' retention.

Responsibilities:

1. Evaluate high-risk legal matters; assist the UG team in determining risk mitigation plans, reducing business decision-making difficulty, and improving decision-making efficiency.

2. Identify high-risk business areas and frequent compliance issues (including data privacy); build a key compliance Knowledge Base for the UG team; and ensure business plan safety through collaboration with the corporate legal & compliance team.

3. Assist the UG product team in optimizing PRD quality, and draft/optimize legal & compliance templates (e.g., risk escalation decision evaluation forms).

4. Systematize and optimize SOPs for high-risk matter decision escalation, enabling pre-communication/assessment to enhance risk evaluation efficiency for UG projects.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

1. Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Master of Laws (LLM) degree.

2. Minimum 5 years of legal experience in data privacy and platform liability.

3. Proven experience navigating legal ambiguity in fast-paced technology environments - including areas where internet laws are evolving or inconsistently enforced (e.g., cross-border data transfers, platform liability, user consent frameworks, algorithmic regulation, or content moderation). Candidates should demonstrate the ability to interpret unclear regulatory frameworks and provide sound legal guidance in situations where established legal precedents may not exist.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Preferred legal and compliance experience across multiple jurisdictions.