Senior Regulatory Counsel

TikTok; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 157,000 - 266,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a regulatory lawyer to join its global team in Washington, DC. You will lead regulatory strategy, assess proposed legislation, and advise across government engagements and cross-functional partners to ensure compliant innovation.

The role is on-site, five days a week, and requires deep knowledge of U.S. and international regulatory frameworks, strong legal judgment, and the ability to manage multiple matters in a fast-paced tech environment.

Qualifications

• Qualified to practice law in the U.S.
• Experience across government, private practice and/or in-house.
• Understanding of the key global US regulations, standards and frameworks.
• Ability to independently identify and evaluate legal and reputational risk.
• Excellent cross-functional collaboration skills and leadership.
• Experience in technology or large multinational environments (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze emerging regulatory developments across U.S. federal, state, and international jurisdictions.
• Assess applicability and business impact of new regulatory requirements with cross-functional partners.
• Support responses to regulatory inquiries and investigations with regulators.
• Partner with government relations to inform regulatory engagement strategies.
• Develop internal guidance to anticipate and operationalize regulatory developments.

Skills

Regulatory law

Cross-functional collaboration

Legal analysis

Policy engagement

Risk assessment

Education

US Bar Admission

Job description

Responsibilities

Our Regulatory team provides essential guidance to TikTok and its family of products, ensuring that our innovation is matched with compliance, responsibility, and foresight. We empower the business by navigating complex regulatory landscapes, shaping strategies that allow our teams to achieve their boldest ambitions while meeting evolving legal and policy expectations. The Regulatory team is responsible for managing regulatory matters, including advising on new and existing frameworks, engaging with regulators, and ensuring proactive alignment with fast-changing laws across multiple jurisdictions.

We are seeking an exceptional regulatory lawyer to join a high-performing global team responsible for some of the most complex and high-profile regulatory issues facing the company. The ideal candidate will have experience in developing regulatory strategy, assessing the impact of proposed and existing legislation, and advising on a wide-variety of engagements including government organizations or government officials. This is a fast-paced environment, with the opportunity to work on challenging issues across a variety of jurisdictions with cross-functional teams.

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

Responsibilities

• Monitor and analyze emerging regulatory developments across U.S. federal, state, and international jurisdictions, including new laws, regulations, standards, and regulatory frameworks relevant to the company’s products and services.
• Assess applicability and business impact of new regulatory requirements by collaborating with cross-functional partners (e.g., policy, product, compliance, and operations) to provide timely legal analysis, interpretations, and implementation guidance.
• Support responses to regulatory inquiries and investigations, including coordinating with internal stakeholders, developing legal positions, and helping manage communications with regulators.
• Partner with the government relations team to inform regulatory engagement strategies, including providing legal analysis that supports advocacy, consultations, and discussions with policymakers and regulators.
• Develop internal guidance and processes to help the company anticipate, track, and operationalize regulatory developments in a scalable and practical way.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• Qualified to practice law in the U.S.
• Extensive experience gained across government, private practice and/or in-house.
• Understanding of the key global US regulations, standards and frameworks, as well as political laws and regulatory guidelines.
• 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 in a complex and challenging environment.
• Excellent legal and business judgment, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage multiple matters simultaneously.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience working in technology company or a large, multinational company environment.

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) - Washington, DC

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $ 156600 - $ 266220 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.