What are the responsibilities and job description for the Policy Counsel Lead, Americas Public Policy position at TikTok?
Responsibilities
About the Team:
We are looking for an experienced and innovative counsel to join the public policy subject matter expert team made up of seasoned tech policy leaders from an array of disciplines. The team provides strategic advice to the business and anticipates policy trends and impacts. We also proactively drive thought leadership by seeking out new ideas to help the company lead the industry. You will focus on leading the team charged with preparing responses to Congressional correspondence and other policymaker inquiries, and serve as a subject matter expert for the broader Americas public policy team, based in Washington, DC.
Responsibilities
- Anticipate and shape the future of tech policy by partnering with internal and external legal and government affairs teams to track, interpret, and respond to emerging legislation across the Americas—including high-stakes correspondence from Congress and key public policy stakeholders.
- Craft compelling, clear messaging that demystifies complex legal and policy issues for a broad audience—ensuring our public policy communications are both accurate and impactful.
- Navigate regulatory change with confidence, working hand-in-hand with legal counsel and government affairs experts to stay ahead of shifting tech regulations and safeguard the company’s operations across the region.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- JD and significant legal experience, ideally in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
- Excellent writer and communicator and comfortable tracking, prioritizing, and managing multiple tasks and projects; ability to execute in a fast and flexible environment.
- Experience working across multiple functions, influencing, and collaborating with others to successfully implement programs and initiatives; history of successful cross-functional team and leadership collaboration.
- Focused on problem-solving and proactive work ethic. Self-motivated; can identify and complete work without being instructed.
- Strong research and analysis abilities paired with significant discretion. The individual will need to take complex and sensitive situations and effectively communicate their implications for the company, as well as defend priorities for the public policy function.
- Outstanding judgment, persuasive and advocacy skills, creativity, and the ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and often uncertain environment. A problem-solver experienced at remaining focused and calm when problems come your way.
- Demonstrated familiarity with issues of importance to lawmakers in tech policy arena, such as minor safety, privacy and data security, and content moderation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience analyzing and shaping tech policy at a regulatory agency or legislative body, tech company, or law firm.
- Experience working with technology companies and ability to understand complex legal and technical issues.
- Experience partnering with global stakeholders.
- Demonstrated comfort with public speaking.
- Ability to work collaboratively on finding practical, implementable tools and operational solutions.
- Experience inspiring and developing teams.
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.
TikTok Accommodation
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://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】 Compensation Description (Annually) - Washington, DC
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is 135 - 239 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.
About the Team:
We are looking for an experienced and innovative counsel to join the public policy subject matter expert team made up of seasoned tech policy leaders from an array of disciplines. The team provides strategic advice to the business and anticipates policy trends and impacts. We also proactively drive thought leadership by seeking out new ideas to help the company lead the industry. You will focus on leading the team charged with preparing responses to Congressional correspondence and other policymaker inquiries, and serve as a subject matter expert for the broader Americas public policy team, based in Washington, DC.
Responsibilities
- Anticipate and shape the future of tech policy by partnering with internal and external legal and government affairs teams to track, interpret, and respond to emerging legislation across the Americas—including high-stakes correspondence from Congress and key public policy stakeholders.
- Craft compelling, clear messaging that demystifies complex legal and policy issues for a broad audience—ensuring our public policy communications are both accurate and impactful.
- Navigate regulatory change with confidence, working hand-in-hand with legal counsel and government affairs experts to stay ahead of shifting tech regulations and safeguard the company’s operations across the region.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- JD and significant legal experience, ideally in government, in-house, or at a law firm.
- Excellent writer and communicator and comfortable tracking, prioritizing, and managing multiple tasks and projects; ability to execute in a fast and flexible environment.
- Experience working across multiple functions, influencing, and collaborating with others to successfully implement programs and initiatives; history of successful cross-functional team and leadership collaboration.
- Focused on problem-solving and proactive work ethic. Self-motivated; can identify and complete work without being instructed.
- Strong research and analysis abilities paired with significant discretion. The individual will need to take complex and sensitive situations and effectively communicate their implications for the company, as well as defend priorities for the public policy function.
- Outstanding judgment, persuasive and advocacy skills, creativity, and the ability to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, and often uncertain environment. A problem-solver experienced at remaining focused and calm when problems come your way.
- Demonstrated familiarity with issues of importance to lawmakers in tech policy arena, such as minor safety, privacy and data security, and content moderation.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience analyzing and shaping tech policy at a regulatory agency or legislative body, tech company, or law firm.
- Experience working with technology companies and ability to understand complex legal and technical issues.
- Experience partnering with global stakeholders.
- Demonstrated comfort with public speaking.
- Ability to work collaboratively on finding practical, implementable tools and operational solutions.
- Experience inspiring and developing teams.
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.
TikTok Accommodation
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://tinyurl.com/RA-request
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】 Compensation Description (Annually) - Washington, DC
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is 135 - 239 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.
