Privacy Counsel, E-Commerce, EMEA

TikTok
London
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Legal, Risk & ComplianceExperience: 5+ yearsEducation: professionalSkills: ["Communication","Interpersonal skills","Sound judgment","Ability to translate complex concepts"]

Join TikTok’s Global E-Commerce Privacy team to advise stakeholders on privacy and data protection laws affecting global e-commerce operations. Monitor regulatory developments, review new products and features, and guide compliance for creator, merchant, buyer, logistics, payments, communications, and sensitive data. Support privacy impact reviews, governance, and third-party/intra-group data sharing contracts while coordinating multi-jurisdictional counsel across EMEA.

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Privacy Counsel, E-Commerce, EMEA

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Job Summary

Join TikTok’s Global E-Commerce Privacy team to advise stakeholders on privacy and data protection laws affecting global e-commerce operations. Monitor regulatory developments, review new products and features, and guide compliance for creator, merchant, buyer, logistics, payments, communications, and sensitive data. Support privacy impact reviews, governance, and third-party/intra-group data sharing contracts while coordinating multi-jurisdictional counsel across EMEA.
Location: London
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Legal, Risk & Compliance
Seniority: Mid level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Monitor, analyze, and advise on global privacy and data protection laws, regulatory developments, and enforcement trends impacting TikTok’s e-commerce business.
  • •Review e-commerce product features and initiatives to identify applicable legal and regulatory requirements and guide compliance with privacy and data protection laws and TikTok policies.
  • •Advise on e-commerce privacy issues across collection, use, sharing, retention, and cross-border transfer of creator, merchant, buyer, logistics, payments, communications, and sensitive data.
  • •Assess and advise on third-party and intra-group data sharing arrangements, including vendor onboarding, data processing terms, cross-border transfer requirements, and privacy-related contractual provisions.
  • •Support compliance assessments and privacy impact reviews, help drive global privacy strategy, and develop and implement privacy policies, governance processes, and controls across markets.

Key Requirements

  • •Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctor (JD), LLB, or equivalent law degree, with qualification to practice law in the relevant jurisdiction.
  • •At least 5+ years of privacy-related legal experience.
  • •In-depth knowledge of UK GDPR, EU GDPR, the ePrivacy Directive, related UK rules, and the EU AI Act, plus UK/EU regulatory guidance.
  • •Experience advising multinational businesses on privacy matters, including data collection/use, cross-border transfers, and counseling on product features and merchant/creator/customer data.
  • •Strong communication and judgment, with the ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical advice for business and product teams.
Experience:5+ yearsPrivacyData protectionE-commerce
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:CommunicationInterpersonal skillsSound judgmentAbility to translate complex concepts
Certifications:CIPP

Company Brief

TikTok
Short-form video platform that lets users create, share, and discover entertainment content through algorithmic recommendations. It also offers advertising and creator tools for brands, influencers, and businesses.
Industry: Digital Media
Company Size: Enterprise (1,001+ employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Headquarters: Singapore, Singapore
Founded: 2016
WebsiteLinkedIn