Responsibilities
About the Team:
Our Global Legal Compliance team provides key support for all of ByteDance's and TikTok's innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global markets. We help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal and compliance guidance and support. The ByteDance and TikTok team are growing fast and is seeking a highly experienced, bright, and capable legal/compliance lawyer to join us.
We are looking for sanctions compliance counsel to join our Global Legal Compliance team as a key member to advise and counsel sanctions-related issues. We are seeking a compliance attorney with direct experience in sanctions and anti-money-laundering areas, who also possess strong client engagement skills. The ideal candidate is willing to work in a fast-paced, global environment with cross-functional teams in different time zones, and enjoys the challenges and opportunities of novel issues across a variety of jurisdictions with an open-minded mentality to tackle issues which we may not see before.
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Responsibilities:
- This position is responsible for the ongoing enhancement and maintenance of global corporate sanctions compliance programs with a focus on US and EU/UK sanctions laws and regulations;
- Be a key member of the sanctions compliance team to advise and counsel stakeholders on sanctions-related issues and provide thoughtful and practical solutions when navigating complex geo-political environments;
- Conduct periodic legal compliance risk assessments to assess effectiveness of compliance programs, systems, identify gaps and develop remediation plans;
- Maintain competency in evolving sanctions law and regulation trends and risks, and regulatory regimes that could impact the business;
- Provide guidance and legal advice on how to improve and operationalize sanctions compliance screening and its mechanism;
- Advise internal investigation relevant to compliance policies owned by the Global Legal Compliance team, and partner with internal investigation team to support internal investigations if needed;
- Conduct internal compliance training and education programs from time to time in partnership with the other regional compliance counsel and cross functional stakeholders.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- Law degree and legal qualifications in a common law jurisdiction.
- Proven compliance experience at an international law firm and in-house at a multinational company (tech/fintech a plus), with sanctions knowledge and US/UK/EU market experience favored.
- Deep understanding of sanctions and AML laws, with strong analytical, leadership, and risk assessment skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication, able to adapt to different audiences.
- High ethical standards, positive attitude, and eagerness to learn.
- Demonstrated leadership in strategy and execution ("roll up sleeves" mentality).
- Maintains confidentiality.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Thrives in fast-paced settings, is flexible with tasks, committed to teamwork, and prioritizes anticipating and meeting client needs with timely and sensitive delivery.
- Effectively manages heavy workloads and meets critical deadlines with minimal supervision.
- Identifies issues, takes initiative to resolve them, and recommends process improvements.
- Demonstrates a strong understanding of the client's business and supports the organization's objectives.
- Knows how to redirect issues appropriately, finds creative solutions using good judgment, and can influence others.
Job Information
[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $202350 - $357390 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.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.