Infrastructure Legal Counsel

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Responsibilities

Our legal team provides key support for TikTok's innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and global infrastructure expansion. We enable our technological and business teams to achieve their vision by providing integrated, business-oriented legal guidance. As TikTok continues to grow rapidly, one of the most critical challenges is ensuring that our global infrastructure projects, including data center development and large-scale facilities, receive exceptional legal support.

This position will be part of the Global Legal team, with a focus on supporting TikTok's infrastructure initiatives in Brazil and Latin America. We are looking for a proactive, resilient, and business-savvy legal professional who can bridge global cultural and skillset differences through expertise, insight, and strong project management skills.

• Provide comprehensive legal support for infrastructure projects in Brazil and across Latin America.
• Advise on real estate matters, including land acquisition, leasing, zoning, licensing, and permitting.
• Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of commercial contracts, including construction, engineering, procurement, outsourcing, utilities, and service-level agreements.
• Support regulatory and compliance matters, including environmental, health & safety, data protection, and local infrastructure regulations.
• Partner closely with global and regional teams on cross-border infrastructure initiatives, ensuring alignment with corporate policies and risk frameworks.
• Manage external counsel and coordinate with technical, engineering, procurement, tax, and government affairs teams.
• Provide strategic guidance on dispute prevention and resolution in connection with infrastructure projects.
• Assist in developing scalable legal processes to support the fast-paced growth of infrastructure operations in the region.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications —

• Licensed to practice law in Brazil.
• 5+ years of post-qualification experience, with significant focus on infrastructure, construction, real estate, or related regulatory matters.
• Strong commercial contract negotiation and drafting skills.
• Proven ability to work independently with strong attention to detail and project management skills.
• Team player with excellent interpersonal skills, able to engage across functions and cultures.
• Fluency in English, both written and spoken.

Please submit your CV in English, as the role requires communication with global stakeholders and the evaluation process will be conducted in English.

About ByteDance Brazil

ByteDance is a global incubator of platforms at the cutting edge of commerce, content, entertainment, and enterprise services - over 2.5 billion people interact with ByteDance products, including TikTok.

Why Join Us

Inspiring creativity is at the core of TikTok's mission. Our innovative product is built to help people authentically express themselves, discover and connect – and our global, diverse teams make that possible. Together, we create value for our communities, inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we work towards every day.

We strive to do great things with great people. We lead with curiosity, humility, and a desire to make impact in a rapidly growing tech company. Every challenge is an opportunity to learn and innovate as one team. We\'re resilient and embrace challenges as they come. By constantly iterating and fostering an "Always Day 1" mindset, we achieve meaningful breakthroughs for ourselves, our company, and our users. When we create and grow together, the possibilities are limitless. Join us.

Diversity & Inclusion

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 Accommodation

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

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Full-time

Job function

• Legal

Industries

• Telecommunications and Technology
• Information and Internet

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