Legal Counsel (Commercial)

Responsibilities

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 its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.

Why Join Us

Creation is the core of TikTok’s purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible.

Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy – a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day.

To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always.

At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That’s how we drive impact – for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve.

Join us.

Team Introduction

We are seeking a highly skilled advertising lawyer to join our Legal Commercial team based across Europe (Berlin, Milan, Madrid and Paris). This team provides a broad range of legal support to the business including TikTok’s advertising sales, operations, marketing and user growth teams in the region.

Responsbilities

Based in Paris, you will primarily support the commercial teams covering France & Benelux, and in particular the advertising sales, operations, marketing and user growth teams. You will also work closely with subject matter experts within the Regional Legal Commercial team on wider and/or cross-functional 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 advertiser engagement and develop monetisation 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.

You will primarily support the commercial teams by:

• Engaging strong analytic capabilities to advise on legal risks, business strategies and other issues related to ad sales, commercial incentives, content production, collaborations and sponsorships, marketing campaigns, initiatives to support creators, programs to drive users to the platform, live-streaming, etc.;
• Drafting, negotiating and/or explaining a wide variety of contracts;
• Regularly providing training sessions on key legal topics;
• Collaborating effectively with regional and cross-functional teams (including sales ops, finance, tax, product, data privacy) to provide legal input on everything from strategy to client queries;
• Creating templates, guidelines and training materials; identifying opportunities to improve existing processes, and developing and implementing strategies to scale and standardise the use of legal resources.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in-house and/or in a reputable law firm, working in the IP/IT, media, technology and/or advertising fields,
• Strong knowledge of, and interest in, IP/IT, advertising law, consumer law,
• Business level proficiency in French and English, as the role will support these regions.

Preferred Qualification

• Experience of supporting digital platforms is a plus.
• Exceptional team spirit, willing to help and take initiative.
• Excellent organisational and time management skills.

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.

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