Regulatory Lead, North America

TikTok
United States
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeFunction: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)Education: professionalSkills: ["Leadership","Stakeholder management","Risk mitigation","Regulatory strategy","Cross-functional collaboration"]

Lead TikTok’s North America regulatory legal strategy and execution across the United States and Canada. Advise senior executives on high-stakes regulatory matters, oversee engagement with regulators and government agencies, and translate evolving laws into practical compliance and business plans. Build and manage a regional regulatory team, drive regulatory input into investigations and inquiries, and partner with Public Policy, Compliance, Trust & Safety, Product, Privacy, and Security to enable responsible innovation.

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Regulatory Lead, North America

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Job Summary

Lead TikTok’s North America regulatory legal strategy and execution across the United States and Canada. Advise senior executives on high-stakes regulatory matters, oversee engagement with regulators and government agencies, and translate evolving laws into practical compliance and business plans. Build and manage a regional regulatory team, drive regulatory input into investigations and inquiries, and partner with Public Policy, Compliance, Trust & Safety, Product, Privacy, and Security to enable responsible innovation.
Location: United States
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Quality & Regulatory (Non-Software)
Seniority: Manager level

Key Responsibilities

  • •Develop and lead TikTok’s North American regulatory legal strategy, aligning legal guidance to business objectives and evolving requirements.
  • •Advise senior executives and business leaders on high-stakes North American regulatory issues with clear, actionable, risk-aware guidance.
  • •Oversee engagement with regulators and government agencies across the region and ensure positions are aligned with legal obligations.
  • •Monitor and anticipate emerging laws and translate complex regulatory requirements into practical business strategies.
  • •Build, manage, and develop a regional team; lead regulatory input into investigations, inquiries, and examinations; and drive scalable processes, policies, and training for compliance.

Key Requirements

  • •Juris Doctor (JD) from an ABA-accredited law school with a strong academic record.
  • •Significant experience advising on North America regulatory matters with deep knowledge of U.S. and Canadian regulatory frameworks for technology platforms and consumer-facing products.
  • •Experience engaging with government regulators, lawmakers, and industry bodies in North America.
  • •Strong ability to align regulatory compliance with business strategy and identify/mitigate regulatory risk across complex regional markets.
  • •Experience managing regulatory investigations, enforcement actions, inquiries, and high-stakes crises, including cross-functional policy adoption.
Experience:Technology platformsDigital servicesConsumer-facing products
Education:Professional (JD, MD, etc.)
Skills:LeadershipStakeholder managementRisk mitigationRegulatory strategyCross-functional collaboration
Tech Stack:AIMachine learningGenerative AIAlgorithmic decision-making

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
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