Immigration Counsel, Global Corporate Services

TikTok; New York (NY); On-site; USD 134,000 - 296,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking an experienced Immigration Attorney to serve as a key legal resource across U.S. immigration programs within the Global Corporate Services Legal Team. You will advise internal stakeholders, manage external counsel, and translate complex regulatory requirements into practical compliance processes.

The ideal candidate will have a JD and extensive U.S. employment-based immigration experience, aligning immigration strategy with TikTok’s growth and global operations.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctorate from ABA-accredited law school or international equivalent.
• Experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house.
• Extensive U.S. employment-based immigration experience (H-1B, L-1, TN, etc.).
• Experience with immigration compliance audits, site visits, or government investigations.
• Experience advising on large-scale immigration programs or corporate restructuring.
• Strong analytical, communication, organizational, negotiation, and drafting skills.

Responsibilities

• Immigration Compliance & Risk Strategy: provide guidance on U.S. immigration compliance and risk mitigation.
• External Counsel Oversight: review and validate advice from external counsel.
• Audit & Site Visit Preparedness: lead strategies for USCIS site visits, FDNS audits, investigations.
• Cross-Functional Risk Coordination: coordinate with Tax, Export Control, Info Security, and other partners.
• Regulatory Monitoring & Advisory: monitor changes in immigration law and advise on programs.
• Operational Process Design: lead initiatives to enhance immigration program operations and training.
• Large-Scale Program Support: advise on workforce transitions and entity transfers.
• Complex Case Advisory: support teams on escalated immigration cases.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Organizational skills

Negotiation skills

Drafting skills

Education

Bachelor's degree

Juris Doctorate (ABA-accredited)

Job description

Responsibilities

About the Team

The Global Corporate Services Legal Team is a dedicated global vertical within TikTok's "Global Legal BP" organization. Corporate Services Legal is primarily responsible for covering TikTok's "Corporate Services" department functions, which include Employee Mobility Services, Visa Services, and Procurement.

Corporate Services Legal provides legal support on a global scale for TikTok's corporate functions, workplace strategy, office leasing & design, employee health and security, integrated facilities, admin support, purchasing requests, and procurement-led buying.

Corporate Services Legal also partners with HR and Employment Legal to provide dedicated support to TikTok's robust Visa Services and Employee Mobility Services functions.

This is a highly collaborative, on-site role and requires five days per week in the office.

About the Role:

As part of this cross-functional collaboration with HR and Employment Legal, Corporate Services Legal is seeking an experienced Immigration Attorney to serve as a critical legal resource across TikTok's U.S. immigration programs.

This attorney will advise cross-functional stakeholders on compliance requirements, manage external counsel, coordinate across multiple legal specialties, and translate legal advice into operational processes with measurable outcomes.

The ideal candidate is expected to be a skilled legal advisor with a business-savvy mindset who understands the company's overarching goals and can align immigration strategy accordingly.

This role reports directly to the Lead, Global Corporate Services Legal, with a dotted-line report to the Global Employment Legal Initiatives team.

Responsibilities:

• Immigration Compliance & Risk Strategy. Partner with internal immigration teams and legal stakeholders to provide strategic guidance on U.S. immigration compliance, workforce planning, and risk mitigation.
• External Counsel Oversight. Review and validate advice from external immigration counsel against the company's business interests and compliance posture.
• Audit & Site Visit Preparedness. Lead preparation and response strategies for USCIS site visits, FDNS audits, and government investigations.
• Cross-Functional Risk Coordination. Coordinate with Tax, Export Control, Information Security, and other cross-functional partners to ensure holistic risk assessment for immigration-related matters.
• Regulatory Monitoring & Advisory. Monitor and interpret changes in U.S. immigration law, policy, and enforcement trends; advise Legal and cross-functional stakeholders on regulatory changes affecting nonimmigrant and immigrant visa programs.
• Operational Process Design. Lead cross-functional initiatives to enhance immigration program operations, including new tools, templates, process maps, SOPs, and internal training.
• Large-Scale Program Support. Advise on immigration strategy for large-scale workforce transitions, entity restructuring, and high-volume visa programs, including H-1B lottery strategy and entity transfer projects involving significant employee populations.
• Complex Case Advisory. Support teams in addressing complex and arising immigration cases that require escalation beyond routine processing.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree plus a Juris Doctorate (or equivalent) from an ABA-accredited law school or international accredited school of law
• Experience practicing law at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house
• An extensive amount of years of U.S. employment-based immigration experience, including non-immigrant visas (H-1B, L-1, TN, etc.), green card petitions (I-140, EB-1, PERM, etc.), and related programs
• Experience with immigration compliance audits, site visits, or government investigations
• Experience advising on large-scale immigration programs or corporate restructuring involving workforce mobility
• Outstanding analytical, communication, organizational, negotiation, and drafting skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Demonstrated experience advising on corporate immigration policies at scale, including H-1B lottery strategy and entity restructuring
• Experience coordinating cross-functional legal risk assessments in the immigration context
• Proven track record of translating legal requirements into operational compliance processes with measurable outcomes and end-to-end accountability
• Experience managing external counsel and validating external legal advice for completeness and business applicability
• Knowledge of student visa compliance, including F-1, OPT, STEM OPT, I-20/I-983, SEVIS reporting, and coordination with DSOs

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.

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 $134400 - $295800 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.