Global eDiscovery Leader: Strategy & Tech

TikTok Inc.; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 211,000 - 521,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a senior eDiscovery leader to own global strategy, operations, and technology within the Global Litigation team. You will supervise a multinational group, align discovery workflows with regulatory demands, and drive efficiency across jurisdictions.

The role requires deep eDiscovery expertise, global leadership experience, and a proactive approach to adopting advanced analytics and automation. Collaboration with engineering and security teams is essential.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from ABA-accredited school with license to practice in NY or CA or able to obtain in-house designation in such jurisdictions.
• Deep, specialized experience in eDiscovery in private practice at a highly regarded firm and/or corporate litigation and/or regulatory environments.
• Proven experience leading global teams of legal and eDiscovery professionals with extensive experience managing large-scale cross-border matters.
• Extensive knowledge of the eDiscovery lifecycle, document review management, data privacy, and information governance.
• Strong knowledge of global regulatory obligations related to litigation, discovery, and information governance.
• Strong technical fluency with enterprise discovery platforms and workflows (including Relativity and Nuix).
• Experience partnering with cross-functional teams globally including Engineering, Security and Information Governance, and Global Legal teams.

Responsibilities

• Own and lead the company’s global eDiscovery strategy, operations, and technology across all litigation, regulatory, and investigation matters.
• Serve as the company’s lead subject‑matter expert for eDiscovery advising the Global Legal team and collaborating closely with outside counsel and internal business stakeholders on all eDiscovery‑related matters.
• Act as the primary relationship owner for eDiscovery outside counsel, service providers, and vendors, driving performance, innovation, and cost control.
• Lead the global eDiscovery team by overseeing day‑to‑day operations, setting short‑term and long‑term goals to build scalable discovery practices globally, and ensure team member engagement in alignment with those goals.
• Design, implement, and continuously improve global eDiscovery standards, workflows, and playbooks to ensure consistency, compliance, and scalability across all regions and matters.
• Oversee the full eDiscovery lifecycle (from preservation through external productions) to ensure defensibility and efficiency across all jurisdictions.
• Evaluate, implement, and optimize eDiscovery technologies and platforms, including advanced analytics and automation. Develop metrics, reporting, and forecasting to track performance, risk, and spend across the global discovery portfolio.
• Proactively identify opportunities to modernize and innovate the company’s discovery program through process improvement and technology adoption.

Skills

eDiscovery

Global team leadership

Regulatory knowledge

Data privacy

Information governance

Cross-functional collaboration

Cross-border matters

Education

Juris Doctorate, ABA-accredited

Tools

Relativity

Nuix

Job description

TikTok is seeking a senior eDiscovery leader to own global strategy, operations, and technology within the Global Litigation team. You will supervise a multinational group, align discovery workflows with regulatory demands, and drive efficiency across jurisdictions.

The role requires deep eDiscovery expertise, global leadership experience, and a proactive approach to adopting advanced analytics and automation. Collaboration with engineering and security teams is essential.