TikTok
Employment Counsel/ Senior Employment Counsel, EMEA
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Responsibilities
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 help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal guidance and support. The TikTok team is growing fast and is seeking highly experienced, bright and capable legal professionals to join the team. The Global Employment Law team provides strategic and practical legal advice to Human Resources and business stakeholders globally, and handles litigation matters involving TikTok in all the regions in which TikTok operates.
We are looking for an employment lawyer to join our existing team of employment lawyers supporting the EMEA region. You should be a motivated, self-starter who can build strong relationships with our HR team and other stakeholders.
The successful candidate will form an integral part of the in-house legal team. The role is on-site and can be located in either Dublin or London.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a trusted advisor to HR and business stakeholders to help inform strategy and build policies and practices, in Ireland/UK and elsewhere in the EMEA region.
- Advise on all legal issues concerning the employment relationship, including recruitment; global mobility; workplace investigations; terminations and disputes.
- Collaborate with other legal counsel in our Global Legal team to provide consolidated strategic advice to stakeholders, including in relation to regional and global company initiatives.
- Support the ambitious growth agenda of the business by driving business partnership through smart risk-based solutions.
- Collaborate with HR to develop and draft policies, agreements, and business procedures designed to foster compliance with applicable employment law; and
- Prepare and deliver internal training on various employment legal matters.
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Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications
- Qualified to practice law in Ireland / the UK, with 5+ years experience.
- Significant employment law experience in private practice with a highly regarded firm and/or an in-house legal department.
- Proven ability in navigating cross-border employment law issues in various jurisdictions, including experience with collective employment rights (e.g. works councils, trade unions).
- Comfortable advising in relation to GDPR and collaborating with data privacy legal counsel.
- Demonstrated judgment, personal integrity, interpersonal skills and excellent communication skills, including exceptional legal writing skills and the ability to craft persuasive and concise advice.
- Strong ability to work as a team player and effectively collaborate with colleagues from the Global Legal team and business stakeholders.
- Ability to handle a varied workload and prioritise as needed.
Preferred Qualifications
- Prior experience working in technology companies or high growth organizations.
- Prior experience in a large, multinational company environment.
- Expertise in overlapping disciplines, such as data privacy, immigration, health & safety, pensions.
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 we also have offices in New York City, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo.
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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.
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