Senior Legal Counsel - Mexico

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About the team

Our legal team provides key support for all TikTok's innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global video market. We help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal guidance and support. The TikTok team is growing fast and is seeking highly experienced, bright and capable legal professionals to join the team. One of the critical challenges is the need for our team to provide exceptional legal support for privacy matters involving TikTok. The following describes the responsibilities and requirements for the role.

Responsibilities
Our ideal candidate is a seasoned professional who brings both private practice and in-house experience of supporting digital media and tech industries, in Latin America region.

-You will primarily support TikTok's business, commercial and corporate affairs teams across the region, including collaborating closely with our global cross-functional teams.
-As part of a full service team, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide range of matters, including, for example, supporting creative and partnership teams.
-You will work with internal stakeholders (both business and legal) at a global, regional and local level, both setting and implementing strategy from a legal perspective.
-You will manage on a wide variety of projects to promote a scaled approach in assisting the business to meet its objectives.
-You will thrive in an environment that asks you to deliver at pace, juggle competing priorities, support bespoke initiatives to increase commercial engagement and develop opportunities and bring your experience and enthusiasm to respond to an ambitious business that is growing fast.
This is a fantastic opportunity to develop your career in a company that is enjoying hyper growth on a truly international scale.

Qualifications

Minimum qualifications

• Qualified into the commercial, media & technology or advertising division of a leading private practice law firm.
• Strong commercial acumen across a range of digital advertising matters, and be comfortable taking commercial decisions and working closely with senior business stakeholders, marketing and creative leads at a LatAm and global level;
• Strong negotiating and drafting skills, being comfortable taking the lead in negotiations, such as sponsorships, production and creator engagement opportunities;
• Worked collaboratively to develop new documentation, workflows and best practices and have experience of implementing legal processes and self serve resources which assist a business to scale at pace;
• Fluent English skills

Preferred qualifications

• Experience of supporting digital platforms is a plus;
• Experience of working in highly matrixed organisations and in an international business is a plus.

Diversity & Inclusion Statement:
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 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://shorturl.at/cdpT2