Commercial Counsel - AMS Legal

Responsibilities

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 its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, 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.
Join us.

About the Team
The US Commercial, IP, and Law Enforcement Legal Team (the "Team") is part of the North America Global Business Services and Corporate Compliance legal team, primarily covering TikTok and supporting other products and services. The Team provides key commercial, intellectual property, and law enforcement legal support for all TikTok's initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global video and other markets. We provide legal support for the following functional verticals: content, corporate services (procurement, real estate and data infrastructure), distribution and product partnerships, functional services (comms, trust and safety and public policy), intellectual property, law enforcement, and marketing (B2C). We help our business, product, and functional teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal guidance and support.

Responsibilities:
- Experienced commercial counsel who can handle sophisticated commercial work and counseling for content licensing and partnerships deals (e.g., gaming and entertainment partner transactions);
- Provide strategic counsel on a broad range of initiatives (partnerships, live events, integrations, creator programs, terms of service, etc.) and draft and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements (co-marketing agreements; studio portfolio agreements; content and data licensing; creator agreements; master service agreements, research agreements, etc.); and
- You will work cross-functionally with business and legal colleagues to support the global businesses of TikTok and our other products.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:
- US qualified attorney with significant experience in commercial legal matters;
- Bachelor’s degree plus a Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school;
- A track record of closing challenging deals and advising on digital subject matter; and
- Confident, ownership-styled personality, who is comfortable with uncertainty, high work volumes, and demanding client stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience as an in-house legal counsel;
- Experience in a high-growth technology company and fast-paced operating environment;
- A passion for and understanding of platform technology and how it intersects with law and policy; and
- Experience with a wide variety of commercial deal types.

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 https://shorturl.at/cdpT2.

Job Information:

【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $133000 - $216600 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.​

Our company benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support our employees to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees: ​

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care. ​

Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off (PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability. ​

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. 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.​