E-Commerce Privacy Counsel

TikTok; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 174,000 - 296,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) with company match

Parental leave

Short-term disability

Long-term disability

Life insurance

Wellbeing benefits

10 paid holidays per year

10 paid sick days per year

Paid Personal Time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking an E-Commerce Privacy Counsel in San Jose to lead privacy and data protection efforts for the e-commerce business. You will monitor global developments, guide cross-functional teams, and advise on cross-border transfers and vendor arrangements.

Responsibilities include policy development, privacy impact reviews, and coordinating with local and global counsel to ensure compliant product launches and data handling across markets.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor from ABA-accredited law school.
• Active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
• Extensive privacy-related legal experience.
• In-depth knowledge of U.S. privacy laws and federal/state frameworks.
• Experience advising multinational businesses on privacy matters.
• Strong communication and ability to translate legal concepts for business teams.
• Preferred: private practice and in-house experience.
• Privacy certifications (CIPP or equivalent).
• Familiarity with privacy laws across AMS region including LGPD and Mexican law.

Responsibilities

• Monitor, analyze, and advise on global privacy laws affecting TikTok's e-commerce business.
• Review products and features for privacy compliance.
• Advise on data collection, use, retention, sharing, and cross-border transfers.
• Assess vendor onboarding and data-sharing agreements.
• Support privacy impact assessments and controls implementation.
• Drive global privacy strategy with cross-region coordination.
• Develop internal and external privacy policies and notices.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to implement privacy controls across the business.

Skills

Privacy law

Cross-border data

Policy advice

Stakeholder collaboration

Regulatory monitoring

Education

Juris Doctor

Bar admission

Tools

CIPP certification

Job description

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@2026 TikTok

Legal

E-Commerce Privacy Counsel

Location:

San Jose

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A123135

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Responsibilities

• Actively monitor, analyze, and advise colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders on global privacy and data protection laws, regulatory developments, and enforcement trends relevant to TikTok's e-commerce business.
• Review new products, product features, and initiatives impacting the e-commerce business to identify relevant legal and regulatory requirements and guide compliance with privacy and data protection laws and TikTok policies.
• Advise on e-commerce-related privacy issues, including the collection, use, sharing, retention, and cross-border transfer of creator, merchant, buyer, logistics, payments, communications, and sensitive data.
• Assess and advise on third-party and intra-group data sharing arrangements, including vendor onboarding, data processing terms, cross-border transfer requirements, and other privacy-related contractual provisions.
• Support compliance assessments, privacy impact reviews, and implementation of controls relating to new products, data uses, and operational processes.
• Drive global privacy strategy for the e-commerce business, while coordinating with global and local counsel on multi-jurisdictional issues and consistent implementation across markets.
• Support the development of internal and external global privacy policies, notices, standards, guidelines, and governance processes relevant to the e-commerce business.
• Collaborate with cross-functional and cross-regional stakeholders to ensure the effective implementation of privacy policies and controls across the e-commerce business.

Qualifications

• Minimum Qualifications: Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar.
• Extensive years of privacy-related legal experience.
• In-depth knowledge of U.S. privacy and data protection laws, including U.S. state privacy laws, federal privacy and consumer protection frameworks, and relevant regulatory guidance and enforcement trends.
• Experience advising multinational businesses on a broad range of privacy matters, including data collection and use, cross-border transfers, product and feature counseling, merchant, creator and customer data, payments, logistics, communications, vendor relationships, and sensitive data.
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and sound judgment, and the ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical advice for business and product teams.
• Preferred Qualifications: Legal experience gained in both private practice and an in-house role at a multinational business.
• CIPP or similar privacy certification in one or more jurisdictions.
• Experience advising on global privacy laws, regulations, and related compliance requirements.
• Familiarity with privacy and data protection laws across the broader AMS region, including Brazil's LGPD, Mexico's private-sector data protection law, and related regulatory guidance.

Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $174000 - $295800 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;
3. Exercising sound judgment.

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.

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