What are the responsibilities and job description for the Internal Controls Business Partner position at ByteDance?
Responsibilities
About the Team:
The Global Internal Control team is responsible for performing risk identification and assessing the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls across ByteDance global functions. The team's mission is to be a trusted advisor and add tangible value to the company through insightful and comprehensive risk management practices and proactive internal controls advisory support.
Role:
We are seeking an experienced Internal Controls professional to support controls to strengthen and streamline internal operations across both organizations. This role is critical to ensuring the business can scale and move quickly while remaining compliant with applicable local laws and industry regulations—without creating unnecessary friction or operational paralysis.
The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of control frameworks (COSO, NIST, or COBIT...etc,.), experience working with regulated organizations (including social media or technology-driven companies), and the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, effective controls.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain internal controls aligned with global risk assessments of third parties/ BPO's and industry requirements.
- Support compliance efforts related to applicable regulations (e.g., data protection, financial controls, platform governance, operational risk).
- Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Product, Engineering, and Policy teams to embed controls into business processes.
- Assess control effectiveness and identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Translate complex regulatory or operational requirements into clear, actionable control frameworks.
- Ensure controls enable business agility and scalability without slowing execution.
- Support audits, regulatory inquiries, and internal assessments as needed.
- Develop documentation, policies, and procedures that clearly articulate control expectations.
- Provide guidance and education to stakeholders on control design, compliance requirements, and risk mitigation.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5 years of experience in internal controls, risk management, compliance, audit, or related disciplines.
- Strong knowledge of global regulatory and control environments, including U.S. regulations and frameworks or other operational risk standards.
- Experience supporting regulated, fast-growing organizations, preferably in technology, social media, or similarly dynamic industries.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex issues into practical, structured solutions.
- Strong risk judgment, with the ability to assess detailed control issues while understanding broader business impact and trade-offs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience influencing and partnering with cross-functional and global stakeholders.
- Ability to balance risk management with business enablement, operating effectively across multi-jurisdictional teams in an evolving organization.
About Us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico 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 ByteDance
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are 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 enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.
As ByteDancers, 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. 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
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.
Reasonable Accommodation
ByteDance 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://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $108000 - $168000 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.
About the Team:
The Global Internal Control team is responsible for performing risk identification and assessing the design and operating effectiveness of internal controls across ByteDance global functions. The team's mission is to be a trusted advisor and add tangible value to the company through insightful and comprehensive risk management practices and proactive internal controls advisory support.
Role:
We are seeking an experienced Internal Controls professional to support controls to strengthen and streamline internal operations across both organizations. This role is critical to ensuring the business can scale and move quickly while remaining compliant with applicable local laws and industry regulations—without creating unnecessary friction or operational paralysis.
The ideal candidate brings a strong understanding of control frameworks (COSO, NIST, or COBIT...etc,.), experience working with regulated organizations (including social media or technology-driven companies), and the ability to translate complex regulatory requirements into practical, effective controls.
Responsibilities:
- Design, implement, and maintain internal controls aligned with global risk assessments of third parties/ BPO's and industry requirements.
- Support compliance efforts related to applicable regulations (e.g., data protection, financial controls, platform governance, operational risk).
- Partner cross-functionally with Legal, Finance, Product, Engineering, and Policy teams to embed controls into business processes.
- Assess control effectiveness and identify gaps, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Translate complex regulatory or operational requirements into clear, actionable control frameworks.
- Ensure controls enable business agility and scalability without slowing execution.
- Support audits, regulatory inquiries, and internal assessments as needed.
- Develop documentation, policies, and procedures that clearly articulate control expectations.
- Provide guidance and education to stakeholders on control design, compliance requirements, and risk mitigation.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications:
- 5 years of experience in internal controls, risk management, compliance, audit, or related disciplines.
- Strong knowledge of global regulatory and control environments, including U.S. regulations and frameworks or other operational risk standards.
- Experience supporting regulated, fast-growing organizations, preferably in technology, social media, or similarly dynamic industries.
- Proven analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to break down complex issues into practical, structured solutions.
- Strong risk judgment, with the ability to assess detailed control issues while understanding broader business impact and trade-offs.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including experience influencing and partnering with cross-functional and global stakeholders.
- Ability to balance risk management with business enablement, operating effectively across multi-jurisdictional teams in an evolving organization.
About Us
Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico 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 ByteDance
Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are 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 enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.
As ByteDancers, 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. 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
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.
Reasonable Accommodation
ByteDance 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://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $108000 - $168000 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.
Salary : $108,000 - $168,000