Head of Global Security Legal

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

Job summary

TikTok's Global Security Legal team seeks a highly experienced leader to manage information security, privacy, and incident response governance globally. You will guide policy development, risk mitigation, and cross-functional collaboration with engineering, product, and legal stakeholders across regions.

Ideal candidates have extensive experience leading global legal teams in tech, a JD and US Bar admission, and a deep understanding of cyber risk, data privacy, and regulatory matters in a

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) with membership in good standing in a US State Bar.
• Extensive experience leading global teams of legal professionals and providing legal counsel in enterprise technology or leading consumer-facing digital applications.
• Information security and incident response experience within a major global technology company; background in data privacy matters preferred.
• Proven experience advising on cyber risks, remediation, cybersecurity standards, frameworks, risk assessments, and certification processes.
• Extensive experience working with international teams in various time zones in a cross-functional environment.
• Detail-oriented with strong drafting, documentation, presentation, and communication skills in a cross-functional and global role.
• Highly motivated and proactive, with the ability to multitask, collaborate, understand complex technical issues, and produce results in an ever-changing legal and regulatory environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of legal professionals within the information security, physical security, and incident response vertical on the Global Privacy and Security Legal team.
• Oversee and manage the day to day legal support for incident response, covering information security, privacy, safety, and other breaches and incidents.
• Advise on the development and implementation of information security and data protection policies and processes.
• Provide thought leadership on security-related regulatory and litigation matters that may impact the company.
• Collaborate with security teams on matters relating to data assurance, data protection, threat defense, risk management, and regulatory compliance.
• Work with legal and product teams globally to review products, features, new applications and initiatives to provide legal risk mitigation strategies and ensure legal compliance for products from an information security perspective.
• Provide support to procurement and commercial teams with respect to information security aspects of contract and relationship discussions with third parties.
• Coordinate with legal, information security, trust & safety, privacy & data protection, and other cross-functional colleagues on all matters related to information security and incident response, including communication, policy development, and enforcement aspects

Skills

Global team leadership

Legal counsel experience

Cross-functional collaboration

Cyber risk management

Education

Juris Doctorate (ABA accredited)

US Bar admission

Tools

Regulatory frameworks

Job description

The Global Security Legal team is seeking a highly experienced, bright and capable team leader. The team plays a central role in helping TikTok and its parent company, ByteDance build, scale, and operate information security governance frameworks across the globe. We partner closely with operational, engineering, product, and legal stakeholders across the organization to develop practical solutions that support innovation while protecting user and company data.The team's core functions include translating evolving legal and regulatory requirements into scalable processes, standards, and governance structures that can be implemented across products, functions, and regions; partnering cross-functionally to respond to privacy and security incidents and events; and developing strategies to mitigate emerging legal risks in the AI space.

Responsibilities

• Manage a team of legal professionals within the information security, physical security, and incident response vertical on the Global Privacy and Security Legal team
• Oversee and manage the day to day legal support for incident response, covering information security, privacy, safety, and other breaches and incidents
• Advise on the development and implementation of information security and data protection policies and processes
• Provide thought leadership on security-related regulatory and litigation matters that may impact the company
• Collaborate with security teams on matters relating to data assurance, data protection, threat defense, risk management, and regulatory compliance
• Work with legal and product teams globally to review products, features, new applications and initiatives to provide legal risk mitigation strategies and ensure legal compliance for products from an information security perspective
• Provide support to procurement and commercial teams with respect to information security aspects of contract and relationship discussions with third parties
• Coordinate with legal, information security, trust & safety, privacy & data protection, and other cross-functional colleagues on all matters related to information security and incident response, including communication, policy development, and enforcement aspects

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) with membership in good standing in a US State Bar.
• Extensive experience leading global teams of legal professionals and providing legal counsel in enterprise technology or leading consumer-facing digital applications.
• Information security and incident response experience within a major global technology company; background in data privacy matters preferred.
• Proven experience advising on cyber risks, remediation, cybersecurity standards, frameworks, risk assessments, and certification processes.
• Extensive experience working with international teams in various time zones in a cross-functional environment.
• Detail-oriented with strong drafting, documentation, presentation, and communication skills in a cross-functional and global role.
• Highly motivated and proactive, with the ability to multitask, collaborate, understand complex technical issues, and produce results in an ever-changing legal and regulatory environment.

Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $210600 - $520800 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.

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

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