Global Export & Compliance Specialist - Global Legal & Compliance

Responsibilities

Our Global Legal Compliance team provides key support for 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 Global Legal Compliance team is growing fast and seeking highly experienced, bright, and capable legal professionals to join us. We are looking for an experienced export compliance specialist to be based in Singapore to join our Global Legal Compliance team as a key member to advise and support export controls related issues. The ideal candidate is willing to work in a fast-paced, global environment with cross-functional teams in different time zones. - This position is responsible for the ongoing enhancement and maintenance of ByteDance/TikTok’s export controls compliance program. - Develop, implement, improve, and maintain internal policies, internal control plans, procedures, guidelines, and other export compliance program tools tailored to specific operations and demands of our company. - Support global export compliance practices, including developing export compliance process automation tools. - Maintain competency in evolving export controls laws and regulations and strong working knowledge of the U.S. Export Administration Regulations and relevant agency guidance. - Be a key member of the export controls compliance team to support export controls-related projects and provide thoughtful and practical solutions when navigating complex geo-political environments. - Work with stakeholders to monitor, assess, and determine impacts of potential changes to export controls. - Conduct or support periodic risk assessments of operations to identify vulnerabilities and close compliance gaps. - Respond to country/territory specific sanctions intersections with U.S. export controls laws and regulations. - Contribute to a wide range of other export compliance activities and cross-functional engagements, including but not limited to export classification reviews, export controls compliance training, and export compliance due diligence.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's Degree or equivalent degree in the area of specialization or closely related field (e.g., international trade, law, compliance, public policy, or engineering). - Proven in-house export controls compliance experience in technology company. - Strong understanding and working knowledge of the U.S. Export Administration Regulations and related national security laws. - Experience with trade compliance program management. - Ability to proactively identify export controls issues. - Experience with product, part and component classifications under the Commerce Control List. - Experience researching companies and individuals for export controls risks. Preferred Qualifications: - Excellent oral and written communication skills. - Excellent organization, project management, and documentation skills. - Possess the highest standard of ethics and a positive attitude and willingness to learn new skills. - Willing to travel and work in different time zones.

Job Information

About TikTok

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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We're resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

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.