Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Helo, and Resso, as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.
Why Join Us
Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible.
Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day.
To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.
At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve.
Join us.
About the Team
The Ethics Office was established at ByteDance in 2017, with the goal of instituting and maintaining high ethical standards and a culture of integrity. The team achieves this goal through 4 main pillars - 1) develop an overarching ethical governance program, 2) implement and maintain ethics policies and processes, 3) provide education and awareness to employees via communications and training, and 4) ensure a highly ethical culture by encouraging employees to speak up and investigate potential misconduct.
Position Summary:
We are looking for an individual with a Legal, Ethics, or Compliance background to support our employees in AMS region. The new hire will assist with Ethics Office initiatives, including project management, drafting and reviewing policies, assessing training needs, developing and presenting trainings, handling concerns related to conflicts of interest, and conducting some investigations. Additionally, in partnership with Employment Legal, HR, and Employee Relations, you will provide guidance for the disciplinary processes, so having knowledge and prior experience with employment law would be beneficial.
This role will report to the AMS Ethics Office regional leader and:

• Project Management: Lead ethics project management efforts, collaborating with key stakeholders to ensure the successful execution of ethics initiatives.
• Investigations: Partner with Employment Legal, HR, Employee Relations, and the business to conduct thorough and fair investigations into ethical concerns.
• Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify and mitigate employment risks using quantitative and qualitative data analysis.
• Ethics Hotline: Monitor and maintain the company's ethics hotline, providing a confidential platform for reporting ethical concerns.
• Training and Education: Prepare and conduct ethics and workplace matters training sessions to raise awareness and knowledge among employees.
• Outreach Initiatives: Conduct ethics awareness and outreach initiatives to engage stakeholders and business teams in ethical practices.
• Policy Implementation: Draft and implement ethics and compliance policies and procedures, ensuring adherence to ethical standards.
• Experience: Ethics & Compliance experience, preferably from a global company in Technology, Media, or Entertainment industries.
• Proactive Approach: Enthusiasm to develop the internal framework and proactively contribute to building the Ethics Office functionality in the AMS region.
• Communication Skills: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex topics clearly and concisely.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Strong communicator and influencer with the ability to work effectively across functions and international teams.
• Action-Oriented: Must be hands-on with a bias for action and flexibility to adapt to the rapidly growing company's needs.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Legal Background: A law degree from an accredited university.
• Relationship Management: Experience in managing relationships in a cross-functional environment across global teams.

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.
ByteDance Inc. 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 corpfunctions.accommodations@bytedance.com.