Global Head of Legal, eCommerce

Global Head of Legal, eCommerce

TikTok

London, United Kingdom

The Team

We are seeking a leader to join our ecommerce legal team and support our rapidly growing ecommerce business. The ecommerce legal team supports diverse, cross functional, and multi-jurisdictional initiatives across the TikTok ecommerce business in the UK and Europe.

• Serve as the lead eCommerce attorney globally;
• Lead, manage, and continue to build out a growing team of eCommerce legal professionals within Global Legal;
• Provide strategic legal counseling for eCommerce matters with a focus on consumer protection, business-to-business, and business-to-consumer engagement, advertising, influencer marketing, and intellectual property;
• Support the business in understanding and complying with legal and regulatory requirements when launching new products, features, and initiatives globally;
• Partner closely with local and international stakeholders in legal, privacy, and public policy, to deliver projects against short timeframes, setting appropriate priorities and managing legal risk;
• Develop internal policies and processes to increase the legal practice's efficacy and efficiency;
• Provide strategic legal guidance to executives and business clients on key growth initiatives;
• Work closely with company leaders in other disciplines, including compliance, public policy, communications, HR, and other global, regional, and subject matter legal teams.

Other

• Leading and creating a Global E-commerce Strategy;
• Creating synergies with E-commerce business and Global Legal SMEs;
• Provide key support for all of TikTok’s innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global video market;
• Help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal guidance and support;
• Manage a team that provides exceptional legal support for Tiktok's eCommerce business.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent) with membership in good standing in a US State Bar;
• 15 plus years of legal experience; preferably with substantial in-house experience at a company that provides an eCommerce platform;
• Deep understanding of eCommerce business models;
• Deep familiarity with data privacy law;
• Bachelor’s degree and Juris Doctorate from an ABA accredited law school (or foreign equivalent);
• Expertise in privacy, intellectual property, and other legal domains germane to counseling the development of a complex and regulated social media and entertainment platform;
• Expertise in advising on digital platforms, in particular e-commerce platforms and online marketplaces. Understand how the law is developing to regulate them, and have the versatility to advise across a broad range of commercial workstreams;
• Extensive experience in leadership roles, including as a team builder who can successfully manage teams and employees at all levels;
• A passion for creating a modern legal organization that combines people, process, and technology for maximum scale;
• The ability to effectively interact with all levels of management, including the C suite;
• Demonstrated judgment, personal integrity, and interpersonal skills;
• Strong documentation, presentation, and communication skills in a cross-functional and global role;
• Exceptional initiative and proven ability to work efficiently and effectively in a hyper fast-paced environment;
• Proven ability to handle multiple simultaneous high-impact projects and function well under pressure;
• Excellent communication skills, including exceptional legal writing skills and the ability to craft persuasive and concise briefs.

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