E-Commerce Privacy Counsel

TikTok; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 348,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking an E-Commerce Privacy Counsel in Seattle to lead global privacy work for our e-commerce operations. This on-site role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams and oversight of regulatory developments affecting data protection and product compliance.

The candidate will advise on data collection, sharing, and transfers, and drive privacy governance across markets, leveraging deep U.S. privacy knowledge and potential certifications.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and active membership 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 state and federal frameworks.
• Experience advising multinational businesses on privacy matters.
• Strong communication, interpersonal skills, and ability to translate complex concepts for business teams.
• Preferred: CIPP or similar privacy certification.

Responsibilities

• Actively monitor, analyze, and advise on global privacy and data protection laws relevant to TikTok's e-commerce business.
• Review new products and features to identify privacy requirements and guide compliance with TikTok policies.
• Advise on data collection, use, sharing, retention, and cross-border transfer of data.
• Assess and advise on data sharing arrangements, including vendor onboarding and cross-border transfers.
• Support privacy impact reviews and implementation of privacy controls.
• Drive global privacy strategy for the e-commerce business across markets.
• Develop and update internal and external privacy policies, notices, and governance processes.
• Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to implement privacy policies and controls.

Skills

Privacy law expertise

Cross-border data transfers

Regulatory compliance

Strong communication

Education

Juris Doctor (ABA-accredited)

Job description

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@2026 TikTok

Legal

E-Commerce Privacy Counsel

Location:

Seattle

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A20851

Responsibilities

About the Team: The Global E-Commerce Privacy team handles and oversees legal privacy and regulatory matters pertaining to TikTok's global e-commerce operations. The team works cross-functionally with multiple stakeholders around the world to tackle some of the most complex, interesting, and cutting-edge issues in privacy and security. We are looking for a highly motivated, experienced, and bright legal professional to join our exciting team. This is a highly collaborative, on-site role that requires five days per week in the office.

• 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
• Minimum Qualifications- Extensive years of privacy-related legal experience
• Minimum Qualifications- 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.
• Minimum Qualifications- 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
• Minimum Qualifications- 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
• Preferred Qualifications- CIPP or similar privacy certification in one or more jurisdictions
• Preferred Qualifications- Experience advising on global privacy laws, regulations, and related compliance requirements
• Preferred Qualifications- 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 $200070 - $347700 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