Job Description

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 a Global Anti-Bribery and Anti-Corruption ("ABAC") Lead Compliance Counsel to join our Global Legal Compliance team as the global team lead for our highly capable ABAC compliance lawyers and professionals. We are seeking an experienced ABAC compliance attorney with direct experience in the relevant legal and compliance space from multinational companies, who also possess a data-driven mindset and have people management experience. The ideal candidate is a program builder who can build and mature our ABAC program and can challenge assumption, existing process and bring our program to the next level. The candidate is also 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.

Key Responsibilities

- Offer timely and practical legal counsel to internal stakeholders and business units on all ABAC-related issues and risks, including gifts, entertainment, sponsorship, donations, and engagement with public officials.

- Draft, revise, and implement clear and comprehensive ABAC policies, procedures, and internal controls, and ensure they align with legal requirements and best practices.

- Conduct regular, thorough risk assessments to identify potential areas of vulnerability and implement targeted mitigation strategies and control enhancements in the ABAC space.

- Establish and enhance third party risk management program to oversee and perform risk-based due diligence for third parties, agents, intermediaries, and in mergers and acquisitions (M&A) to ensure they adhere to the organization's ABAC standards.

- Develop and deliver targeted ABAC training programs and communications to employees and third parties to foster a culture of integrity and compliance, and ensure awareness of their responsibilities and reporting mechanisms. Also partner and support senior leaders to develop a culture of integrity and compliance.

- Implement monitoring activities to track compliance, detect red flags or anomalies, and support/advise internal investigation teams into suspected breaches or misconduct in the ABAC space.

- Stay informed of changes in relevant laws, regulations, and act as a point of contact during government enforcement defense matters or regulatory inquiries in the ABAC space.

- Support or lead ad hoc projects when needed for Global Legal Compliance team.