Senior Technical Compliance Manager

TikTok; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 143,000 - 259,000; Full time

Job summary

TikTok is seeking a Senior Technical Compliance Manager in Washington DC to lead export control compliance across products and platforms. You will perform classification, licensing analysis, and develop defensible records to support enforcement readiness.

Collaborate with product, engineering, infrastructure, and operations teams to advise on export control implications, monitor regulatory changes, and translate them into scalable processes for a fast-growing tech company.

Qualifications

• Experience in export control, classification, licensing or related trade compliance work.
• Classification/licensing reviews in multinational tech environments preferred.
• Strong knowledge of EAR/BIS concepts and licensing principles.
• Ability to analyze product architecture and technical specs for compliance.

Responsibilities

• Support day-to-day export control compliance across TikTok products, focusing on technical counseling, classification, and licensing analysis.
• Perform end-to-end classification assessments for hardware/software/AI-related items and support license determinations.
• Advise product/engineering teams on export control implications for new features and cross-border deployments.
• Monitor BIS regulatory developments and translate changes into internal guidance and processes.

Skills

Export control

Classification

Licensing reviews

Regulatory analysis

Cross-functional collaboration

Communicating guidance

Technical fluency

Job description

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@2026 TikTok

Legal

Senior Technical Compliance Manager

Location:

Washington D.C.

Employment Type:

Regular

Job Code:

A23461A

Responsibilities

About the Team: Our Global Legal Compliance (GLC) team provides key support for TikTok’s innovative initiatives, advanced technology development, and integrated platforms serving our global markets. We partner closely with legal, business, product, engineering, infrastructure, and operations teams to help enable strategic growth while managing complex regulatory risk.

• Support day-to-day export control compliance work across TikTok’s products, technologies, and infrastructure, with a primary focus on technical product counseling, ECCN classification, and licensing-related analysis; maintain clear and defensible compliance records including classification rationales, technical inputs, regulatory analysis, and supporting documentation to strengthen internal consistency and enforcement readiness.
• Conduct end-to-end classification assessments for hardware, software, technology, and related items, with particular depth in advanced semiconductors, advanced computing items, AI-related technologies, and other sensitive or emerging technologies; support license determinations, license exception analysis, transaction reviews, and related documentation for high-risk, sensitive, or business-critical activities.
• Partner closely with product, engineering, infrastructure, procurement, and business teams to advise on export control implications for new products, features, partnerships, deployments, and cross-border technology transfers; assess export control issues relating to FDPR, intangible technology transfers, cloud/IaaS operations, API or software access, and other digital or infrastructure-enabled technology flows.
• Monitor relevant BIS and regulatory developments, including changes to technical parameters and control scope, and translate those changes into updated internal guidance, review criteria, and operational processes; work closely with the broader export control and trade compliance team to support scalable workflows, cross-functional coordination, and continuous improvement of compliance operations.

Minimum Qualifications

• Multiple years of relevant experience in export control, classification, licensing, technical compliance, or related international trade compliance work.
• Demonstrated experience conducting classification and licensing reviews in a multinational business, ideally in the technology, semiconductor, advanced computing, cloud, data center, or infrastructure sectors.
• Strong working knowledge of U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the EAR, BIS regulatory concepts, licensing principles, and restricted party screening fundamentals.
• Familiarity with issues relating to Foreign Direct Product rules, de miminis calculations, advanced computing controls, AI model-related export control issues, intangible technology transfers, and cross-border infrastructure deployments.
• Strong technical fluency and ability to understand product architecture, hardware and software concepts, technical specifications, compute-related infrastructure, and technology use cases relevant to export control analysis.
• Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, operations, procurement, supply chain, or related stakeholders on compliance reviews and technical issue-spotting.
• Ability to analyze complex facts, apply regulatory requirements in a practical way, and communicate clear, actionable guidance to non-legal stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Industry experience in advanced semiconductors, AI technologies, cloud infrastructure, or software and technology transfers.
• Experience building or improving internal workflows, review processes, tracking mechanisms, or documentation systems for export control compliance.
• Experience in a high-growth technology company or similarly complex global environment.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, and strong attention to detail.
• High integrity, professionalism, and a solutions-oriented mindset in a fast-moving environment.

Job Information

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $ 143100 - $ 259200 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.

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