Global Senior AML Compliance Counsel

TikTok; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 217,000 - 399,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a global senior AML Compliance Counsel in Los Angeles to lead the Global Legal Compliance team. The role involves providing legal guidance for compliance initiatives, ensuring adherence to AML and sanctions laws, and collaborating with various teams across the organization to promote a culture of compliance. Strong analytical and leadership skills are essential for this position.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401(k) savings plan with company match

Paid parental leave

Short-term and long-term disability coverage

Life insurance

Paid holidays and sick days

Paid Personal Time

Qualifications

• Proven in-house legal and compliance experience with a multi-national company.
• Familiarity with sanctions, AML, financial regulations, and financial crime schemes.
• Strong familiarity with regulatory agencies and the ability to navigate complex legal issues.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate and support a culture of compliance within the organization.
• Advise on compliance programs related to global AML and sanctions laws.
• Conduct internal compliance training and maintain policies and procedures.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Leadership

Compliance expertise

Education

Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

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Responsibilities
About the Team
Our Global Legal Compliance team provides key support for all of TikTok’s innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global markets. We help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal and compliance guidance and support. The ByteDance and TikTok team are growing fast and is seeking a highly experienced, bright, and capable legal/compliance lawyer to join us.

We are looking for a global senior AML Compliance Counsel to be based in [LA/NY/DC/San Jose] to join our Global Legal Compliance team as the global team lead for our highly capable AML and sanctions compliance lawyers and professionals. We are seeking an experienced AML compliance attorney with direct experience in financial crime areas including anti-money-laundering and sanctions, who also possess a data-driven mindset. The ideal candidate is willing to work in a fast-paced, global environment with cross-functional teams in different time zones, and enjoys the challenges and opportunities of novel issues across a variety of jurisdictions with an open-minded mentality to tackle issues which we may not see before.

Responsibilities
- Evaluate, support, and influence a culture of compliance throughout the organization, as well as counseling, assessing, and supporting an efficient Anti-Money Laundering/Counter-Terrorism Financing (AML/CTF) compliance program
- Advise and drive compliance initiatives and programs to comply with applicable global Anti-Money Laundering and sanctions laws and regulations
- Partner closely with TikTok, Global Payments, Internal Audit, and the various business verticals to implement and operationalize the aforementioned compliance initiatives and programs; continuously advise on the improvement of technical solutions to monitor, analyze, and report suspicious activity
- Counsel, and work closely with global government relations teams in preparing for impending regulatory changes or revisions to Anti-Money Laundering and sanctions areas
- Improve and maintain AML/CTF policies and procedures
- Conduct internal compliance training and education programs from time to time with key stakeholders

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school and qualified to practice law in the U.S.
- Proven combined legal and compliance in-house experience with a multi-national company, possessing advanced knowledge and recognized expertise in areas relevant to sanctions, AML, Bank Secrecy Act, payments, money transmission, financial regulations, financial crimes schemes etc. Acts as a trusted advisor on complex legal issues. Strong familiarity with regulatory and other related agencies.
- Demonstrates expert-level analytical skills and exceptional judgment in addressing complex and nuanced issues and is able to articulate how legal decisions relevant to the company and the industry are impacted by the regulatory environment and trends, thus making appropriate recommendations to the business
- Possess the highest standard of ethics and a positive attitude in learning and willing to pick up new knowledge and skills.
- Strong oral and written communication skills; understands client needs, requirements, and key concerns; adapts communication style and approach to maximize impact across a range of audiences
- Handles conflicts empathetically, addressing issues openly and constructively
- People management experience and ability to demonstrate leadership and management skills in setting strategic goals, but also have a "roll up their sleeves" mentality in executing the work together with the team

Preferred Qualifications
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while demonstrating flexibility, commitment to teamwork, and a willingness to change assignments to meet clients' needs
- Ability to manage heavy workload volume and meet critical deadlines with little supervision. Anticipates clients needs and delivers with timeliness, accurately sensing the urgency and sensitivity to the situation.
- Proactively makes recommendations for necessary process improvements
- Coach, mentor, and develop people, including having open discussions about career development. Empower employees to take responsibility for their jobs and goals.
- Demonstrates ability to redirect issues to appropriate resources
- Demonstrates creativity in finding solutions and uses good judgment in doing so
- Demonstrates ability to influence and enlist support

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


Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $217360 - $398240 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; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Executive

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

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  Legal

• Industries

  Technology, Information and Internet

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