Senior Technical Compliance Manager

About the Team Our Global Legal Compliance (GLC) team provides key support for TikTok’s innovative initiatives, advanced technology development, and integrated platforms serving our global markets. We partner closely with legal, business, product, engineering, infrastructure, and operations teams to help enable strategic growth while managing complex regulatory risk. Responsibilities Support day-to-day export control compliance work across TikTok's products, technologies, and infrastructure, focusing on technical product counseling, ECCN classification, and licensing-related analysis; maintain clear and defensible compliance records including classification rationales, technical inputs, regulatory analysis, and supporting documentation to strengthen internal consistency and enforcement readiness. Conduct end-to-end classification assessments for hardware, software, technology, and related items, with particular depth in advanced semiconductors, advanced computing items, AI-related technologies, and other sensitive or emerging technologies; support license determinations, license exception analysis, transaction reviews, and related documentation for high-risk, sensitive, or business-critical activities. Partner closely with product, engineering, infrastructure, procurement, and business teams to advise on export control implications for new products, features, partnerships, deployments, and cross-border technology transfers; assess export control issues relating to FDPR, intangible technology transfers, cloud/IaaS operations, API or software access, and other digital or infrastructure-enabled technology flows. Monitor relevant BIS and regulatory developments, including changes to technical parameters and control scope, and translate those changes into updated internal guidance, review criteria, and operational processes; work closely with the broader export control and trade compliance team to support scalable workflows, cross-functional coordination, and continuous improvement of compliance operations. Minimum Qualifications Multiple years of relevant experience in export control, classification, licensing, technical compliance, or related international trade compliance work. Demonstrated experience conducting classification and licensing reviews in a multinational business, ideally in the technology, semiconductor, advanced computing, cloud, data center, or infrastructure sectors. Strong working knowledge of U.S. export control laws and regulations, including the EAR, BIS regulatory concepts, licensing principles, and restricted party screening fundamentals. Familiarity with issues relating to Foreign Direct Product rules, de miminis calculations, advanced computing controls, AI model-related export control issues, intangible technology transfers, and cross-border infrastructure deployments. Strong technical fluency and ability to understand product architecture, hardware and software concepts, technical specifications, compute-related infrastructure, and technology use cases relevant to export control analysis. Experience working cross-functionally with product, engineering, operations, procurement, supply chain, or related stakeholders on compliance reviews and technical issue-spotting. Ability to analyze complex facts, apply regulatory requirements in a practical way, and communicate clear, actionable guidance to non-legal stakeholders. Preferred Qualifications Industry experience in advanced semiconductors, AI technologies, cloud infrastructure, or software and technology transfers. Experience building or improving internal workflows, review processes, tracking mechanisms, or documentation systems for export control compliance. Experience in a high-growth technology company or similarly complex global environment. Strong written and verbal communication skills, sound judgment, and strong attention to detail. High integrity, professionalism, and a solutions-oriented mindset in a fast-moving environment. Job Information The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $143,100 - $259,200 annually. Compensation may vary outside of this range depending on a number of factors, including a candidate’s qualifications, skills, competencies and experience, and location. Base pay is one part of the Total Package that is provided to compensate and recognize employees for their work, and this role may be eligible for additional discretionary bonuses/incentives, and restricted stock units. Benefits Benefits may vary depending on the nature of employment and the country work location. Employees have day one access to medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) savings plan with company match, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, wellbeing benefits, among others. Employees also receive 10 paid holidays per year, 10 paid sick days per year and 17 days of Paid Personal Time (prorated upon hire with increasing accruals by tenure). The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice. #J-18808-Ljbffr TikTok