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TikTok

IP Counsel, IP Platform Governance

Singapore

Responsibilities

Company Summary:
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.

Why Join Us:
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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About the Team:
The Global Legal IP Protection and Platform Governance team operates under the global legal. The team is responsible for establishing global external and internal policies and rules, implementing IP laws and regulations in each region, and ensuring our platform is safe and trustworthy for not only users, but also IP rights holders. Within the legal work framework, the team is committed to protecting IP rights.

We are looking for an experienced IP attorney for a position that offers the candidate a unique opportunity to be part of a growing team dedicated to working with cross functional teams, especially in South East Asia, to develop and improve our platform governance in a fast-paced environment. The candidate must be highly collaborative, self-motivated, a strategic thinker, and intellectually curious.

Responsibilities
- Responsible for the company's global IP rights protection work, supporting global IP litigation and dispute resolution
- Collect and investigate infringement targets, analyze and evaluate legal opinions, independently or cooperate with external lawyers to complete IP complaints, letters, rights protection, negotiations, dispute resolution and other work;
- Sort out and plan the IP rights protection system , responsible for the planning and implementation of key IP projects
- Sort out and formulate intellectual property platform protection strategies and provide relevant legal opinions;
- Manage suppliers' daily work
- Provide legal training for business departments , support daily IP legal consultation, etc .

Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree or above in law, familiar with and proficient in using intellectual property law and related regulations, policies, etc.; Familiarity with overseas intellectual property law is a plus;
- Engaged in IP rights protection and platform intellectual property protection related work in law firms and Internet companies , with more than 5 years of work experience;
- English is the working language;
- Good at thinking, good at discovering problems, drawing inferences from one instance to another; strong execution, flexible thinking, strong communication and cross-team collaboration skills; able to quickly and effectively complete established work tasks, and can actively do precipitation and improvement based on daily work, improve work quality and efficiency ;
- Strong pressure resistance, high initiative, able to accept high-intensity work, accept cross-time zone communication and daily docking , have pioneering and innovative spirit; good at summarizing and reviewing, down-to-earth and steady , positive and optimistic .

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.

Client-provided location(s): Singapore
Job ID: TikTok-7319842932784695590
Employment Type: Other

Perks and Benefits

  • Health and Wellness

    • Health Insurance
    • Dental Insurance
    • Vision Insurance
    • HSA
    • Life Insurance
    • Fitness Subsidies
    • Short-Term Disability
    • Long-Term Disability
    • On-Site Gym
    • Mental Health Benefits
    • Virtual Fitness Classes
  • Parental Benefits

    • Fertility Benefits
    • Adoption Assistance Program
    • Family Support Resources
  • Work Flexibility

    • Flexible Work Hours
    • Hybrid Work Opportunities
  • Office Life and Perks

    • Casual Dress
    • Snacks
    • Pet-friendly Office
    • Happy Hours
    • Some Meals Provided
    • Company Outings
    • On-Site Cafeteria
    • Holiday Events
  • Vacation and Time Off

    • Paid Vacation
    • Paid Holidays
    • Personal/Sick Days
    • Leave of Absence
  • Financial and Retirement

    • 401(K) With Company Matching
    • Performance Bonus
    • Company Equity
  • Professional Development

    • Promote From Within
    • Access to Online Courses
    • Leadership Training Program
    • Associate or Rotational Training Program
    • Mentor Program
  • Diversity and Inclusion

    • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Program
    • Employee Resource Groups (ERG)

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