Overview In this role you will serve as the legal partner for TikTok U.S. Local Services, guiding commercial deals and regulatory compliance to support growth. You will collaborate with product, operations, and engineering from planning to launch, helping scale a fast-growing, high-impact business. You'll negotiate with travel, hospitality, and leisure partners and advise on advertising campaigns to promote offerings within TikTok. This on-site, cross-functional role offers meaningful influence over strategy and risk management in a global tech environment.
Responsibilities- Act as the legal point of contact for the Local Services sales and operations teams
- Negotiate deals with travel agencies, hoteliers, attractions, and restaurant operators
- Advise on in-app and external advertising and growth campaigns
- Provide training on federal and state regulatory requirements for growth and advertising
- Coordinate with global counterparts on business practices and strategy
- Collaborate with product counsel on new features enabling sale or promotion of services
- Coordinate with payments, compliance, and cross-functional teams for business advice
- Manage internal communication, projects, and training across legal, product, and operations teams
Key requirements- Juris Doctor from an ABA-accredited law school and active bar admission in at least one U.S. state
- Extensive experience in commercial contracts, with law firm or in-house practice
- Strong analytical, drafting, and negotiation skills with cross-jurisdictional knowledge
- Solid commercial awareness and ability to balance legal risk with operational feasibility
- Strong communication skills and ability to work with diverse teams
- collaborative
- self-motivated
- strategic thinking
- contract law and negotiation
- regulatory and advertising compliance
- cross-jurisdictional advisory
