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About TikTok
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.
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Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.
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The Global Security Organization provides industry-leading cyber-security and business protection services to TikTok globally. Our organization employs four principles that guide our strategic and tactical operations. Firstly, we Champion Transparency & Trust by leading the charge in organizational transparency, prioritizing customer trust, and placing user needs first. Secondly, we aim to maintain Best in Class Global Security by proactively identifying and reducing risks while enabling innovative product development. We constantly work towards a sustainable world-class security capability. Thirdly, we strive to be a Business Catalyst & Enabler by embodying the DNA of technical innovation and ensuring our Global Security operations are fast and agile. Finally, we Drive Empowered & Risk-Informed Decision Making by providing our leaders with the necessary information to make agile decisions based on risk. In order to enhance collaboration and cross-functional partnerships, our organization follows a hybrid work schedule that requires employees to work in the office for 3 days a week, as directed by their manager. We regularly review our hybrid work model, and the specific requirements may change at any time.
TikTok is seeking a highly adaptable and motivated Analyst for Data Protection and Sovereignty Solutions. As a key member of our Data Protection team, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the privacy and security of our regional data by contributing to the advancement of cross-functional projects. You will collaborate closely with various teams, including Legal and Engineering, to ensure compliance with data privacy regulations and the implementation of robust security measures. This role reports to the Data Protection Lead within the Global Security Organization.
Responsibilities
- Provide input in cross-functional Legal and Engineering engagements where security execution is required to advance Global Security-Data Protection owned projects
1. Collaborate with engineers to review and assess system designs for adherence to data privacy and security requirements
2. Provide guidance and recommendations to ensure technical solutions align with best practices and regulatory standards
- Coordinate migration of Global Security operations, tailored to data sovereignty compliance within regionalised environments
1. Establish migration plans and socialize timelines for regionalised transfer of specific toolsets and team operations
2. Provide guidance for the adaptation of existing security solutions and considerations required for regionalised compliance
3. Establish and document new regionalised processes to bring awareness to upcoming requirements, deadlines, standard operating procedures
- Collaborate with third party providers and adhere to cooperative engagement plans, deadlines, and material requests
1. Establish technical requirements and professional services needed from third party providers to help bolster regionalised compliance
2. Assess third party providers based on delivery of regionalised security and privacy requirements
3. Build and compile artifacts to certify security and privacy solutions in relation to regionalised security and privacy requirements
- Deliver projects in alignment with established guidelines for data sovereignty and data regionalization across global regions
1. Stay up-to-date with evolving data sovereignty and regionalization requirements and guidelines (e.g., GDPR, cross-border transfer requirements)
2. Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure technical implementations comply with relevant regional regulations and policies
Qualifications
- Bachelors' Degree or industry equivalent work experience
- 4-6 years experience working in cybersecurity, or privacy program management
- In-depth knowledge of data privacy regulations and standards, such as GDPR, CCPA, or other global data protection laws
- Strong critical thinking and technical analysis skills to apply to documentation review or security solution design
- Understanding of:
Data privacy regulations and standards (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
Data security principles
Data encryption
Data retention and deletion practices
- Demonstrate ability to quickly assimilate to new knowledge and remain current on new developments in data sovereignty, data regionalization and data privacy
- Ability to adapt to changing requirements or non-standard situations
- Strong communication skills to collaborate with cross-functional teams (both technical and non-technical), influence without authority and persuade priorities, objectives and controls to stakeholders
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.