Global Public Interest & ESG Counsel

TikTok; Washington (District of Columbia); Sur place; USD 157 000 - 282 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

TikTok is hiring a Global Public Interest Law Counsel based in Washington, DC to lead regulatory responses on political activity, ESG compliance, and CSR initiatives within our Global Legal Compliance team.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of experience across government, private practice, or in‑house settings, with strong cross‑functional collaboration and risk assessment skills to navigate ESG and political law frameworks globally.

Qualifications

• Qualified to practice law in the U.S.
• 5+ years of relevant experience across government, private practice and/or in‑house.
• Understanding of key global ESG and business and human rights regulations, standards and frameworks.
• Ability to independently identify and evaluate legal and reputational risk in business contexts and make well‑informed recommendations.
• Excellent cross‑functional collaboration skills, including navigating leadership, internal stakeholders, and external partners.
• Excellent legal and business judgment, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously.

Responsabilités

• Lead responses to regulatory inquiries, complaints and audits involving political activities.
• Lead compliance reviews for ongoing lobbying disclosures in a range of jurisdictions.
• Advise on sustainability‑related risks, impacts and opportunities, and support compliance with ESG reporting, governance and due diligence obligations.
• Provide strategic and regulatory support on CSR and sustainability matters for relevant business lines, products and initiatives, including identifying risks and evaluating mitigations and strategies to increase impact.
• Monitor existing and proposed regulations, standards and frameworks relating to ESG and political law activities across state and international jurisdictions and collaborate with cross‑functional teams to perform relevant time‑sensitive assessments, interpretations and determinations of applicability.
• Manage, enhance, and implement political law and ESG compliance policies, procedures, and controls to comply with evolving regulatory requirements and meet stakeholder expectations with a data driven mindset and approach.
• Provide counsel related to CSR social impact partnerships, employee engagement programs, and related agreements with varying levels of complexity.
• Evaluate and provide recommendations on engagements involving government organizations or government officials, including sponsorships and donations, political advertising agreements, gift and hospitality events, and third party service provider agreements, such as lobbying firms and political consultants.
• Develop strategic approach to compliance training and communications and deliver the training and implement communications plans to increase political law and ESG compliance awareness.
• Provide timely legal advice on requests from internal stakeholders on political law and sustainability‑related topics.
• Undertake special projects and support other compliance program initiatives as needed.

Connaissances

Qualified to practice law in the US

5+ years of relevant experience

ESG regulatory knowledge

Legal risk assessment

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal and business judgment

Description du poste

TikTok is hiring a Global Public Interest Law Counsel based in Washington, DC to lead regulatory responses on political activity, ESG compliance, and CSR initiatives within our Global Legal Compliance team.

Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of experience across government, private practice, or in‑house settings, with strong cross‑functional collaboration and risk assessment skills to navigate ESG and political law frameworks globally.