Senior Counsel, Brazil E-Commerce Operations

Responsibilities
About the Team

Our Global Legal team provides key support for all TikTok's innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global video market. We will support the business in advising digital platforms, in particular e-commerce platforms and online marketplaces, understanding how the law is developing to regulate them, and have the versatility to advise across a broad range of commercial work streams. You will support a diverse range of initiatives across cross-functional and multi-jurisdictional teams to support the TikTok e-commerce teams.

Responsibilities

As part of the global legal e-commerce team, you will primarily support our Brazil and Latin America e-commerce businesses. In doing so you will:

• Provide advice and guidance on a wide range of operational, commercial and product counseling e-commerce matters, with a focus on consumer protection, consumer product regulation, advertising, marketing and intellectual property.

• Support the business in understanding and complying with legal and regulatory requirements when launching new products, features and initiatives in Brazil.

• Contribute to the continuous improvement of TikTok e-commerce initiatives through review of the consumer disclosures, product policies, terms and conditions applicable to our users/customers/partners and support for feature development.

• Review, draft, negotiate and manage commercial agreements relevant to digital and e-commerce platforms.

• You will contribute to template development, process improvement and internal training, identifying and resolving opportunities to simplify workflows and reduce contractual friction.

• Partner closely with stakeholders in legal, privacy, and public policy, to deliver projects against short timeframes, setting appropriate priorities and managing legal risk.

Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications

• Law degree (LL.B. or equivalent) and admission to the Brazilian Bar (OAB); LLM preferred

• Strong background in e-commerce, retail, marketplace and technology industry

• Solid experience in drafting and negotiation of agreements across the retail, creative, advertising, and technology industries

• Knowledge of Brazilian laws as it applies to platform providers and e-commerce platforms

• Experience in platform liability, intellectual property, consumer protection, regulatory and compliance with new technology and e-commerce products and customer/third party agreements

• Strong documentation, presentation, and communication skills in a cross-functional and global role

• Ensure timely escalation of regulatory risks

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience dealing with consumer/regulator complaints/disputes/court action

• Proven track record of operating independently and supporting a heavy volume of transactions across business functions and managing multiple projects simultaneously.

• Team player, strong collaboration skills and ability to engage at all levels of the organization.

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.​

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Diversity & Inclusion​

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