Data Protection and Sovereignty Senior Analyst, Global Security

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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 Senior 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 executing on organizational sovereignty strategy and contributing to the advancement of prioritized 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 Sovereignty Lead within Data Protection, a pillar of the Global Security Organization.

Responsibilities
- Provide strategic input in cross-functional Legal and Engineering engagements where security execution is required to advance Global Security-Data Protection owned projects
- Collaborate with engineers to review and assess system designs for adherence to data privacy and security requirements
- 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 regionalized environments
- Establish migration plans and socialize timelines for regionalized transfer of specific toolsets and team operations
- Provide guidance for the adaptation of existing security solutions and considerations required for regionalized compliance
- Establish and document new regionalized 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
- Establish technical requirements and professional services needed from third party providers to help bolster regionalised compliance
- Assess third party providers based on delivery of regionalized security and privacy requirements
- Build and compile artifacts to certify security and privacy solutions in relation to regionalized security and privacy requirements
- Deliver projects in alignment with established guidelines for data sovereignty and data regionalization across global regions
- Stay up-to-date with evolving data sovereignty and regionalization requirements and guidelines (e.g., GDPR, cross-border transfer requirements)
- Collaborate with stakeholders to ensure technical implementations comply with relevant regional regulations and policies

Qualifications

- In-depth knowledge of data privacy regulations and standards, such as GDPR, CCPA, or other global data protection laws
- Strong understanding of:
- Data privacy regulations and standards (e.g., GDPR, CCPA)
- Data security principles
- Data encryption
- Data retention and deletion practices
- Strong critical thinking and technical analysis skills to apply to documentation review or security solution design
- Demonstrate ability to quickly assimilate to new knowledge and remain current on new developments in data sovereignty, data regionalization and data privacy

Preferred Qualifications
- 5 years experience working in cybersecurity or privacy program management
- Relevant certifications:
- CIPP/E
- CISSP
- Understanding of:
- Cloud architecture
- Cloud security
- System design
- 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
- Ability to adapt to changing requirements or non-standard situations

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 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 gprd.accommodations@tiktok.com.