Global Legal Compliance Project Manager

Responsibilities

About the Team Our Global Legal Compliance team provides key support for all of TikTok's innovative initiatives, state-of-the-art products, and integrated platforms servicing our global markets. We help our technological and business teams enable their vision by providing integrated legal and compliance guidance and support. The TikTok Global Legal Compliance team is growing fast and is seeking a highly experienced, bright, and capable legal compliance lawyer to join us. Responsibilities We are seeking a strategic self-starter and highly capable Compliance Project Manager to drive impactful compliance projects and key initiatives with a solid understanding of financial crime compliance regulations and compliance framework. The Project Manager manages the full project lifecycle, from planning to execution, while handling risk assessments, audit documentation, stakeholder communication, and updating policies to meet evolving regulatory requirements. This role will work closely with Global Legal Compliance ("GLC") leadership and subject matter experts to ensure clear communication and alignment among all global stakeholders, fostering a collaborative environment. This individual will also support Global Legal Compliance leadership on team resource management, including but not limited to, the maintenance of team-wide resources and help resolve potential operational challenges to maintain team overall productivity. A critical success factor for this role is the ability to operate as both a strategic leader and a hands-on contributor. The ideal candidate will not only excel at delegation and oversight but will also demonstrate a willingness to directly engage in tasks to address potential blockers and drive project progress. We are looking for a professional with high emotional intelligence who also possesses a strong sense of ownership and is prepared to contribute directly to the execution of deliverables and team success. - End-to-End Project Management: Support GLC in the end-to-end planning and execution of compliance initiatives and projects. Lead efforts and/or support subject matter experts with the development and maintenance of comprehensive project plans, establishment of milestones and KPI's, managing budget, timelines and resources for scalable solutions, implementation, and change management. - Risk Management: Support and coordinate end-to-end compliance risk management by supporting periodic risk assessments across business units, identifying control gaps, and maintaining a comprehensive risk register with assigned owners and remediation timelines. - Audit Management: Serve as the primary liaison for internal audits, external regulatory examinations, and third-party assessments - coordinating evidence gathering, managing audit or inquiries, and tracking findings through to closure. - Documentation & Reporting Management: Establish and maintain a centralized repository of all compliance project documentation, including project charters, decision logs, policy attestations, and control testing results, ensuring records are version-controlled, audit-ready, and retained in line with regulatory requirements. - Stakeholder Coordination/Relationship Management: Develop and lead coordination efforts with cross functional project partners and/or stakeholders. Serve as primary point of project contact and help create/update status trackers, dashboards, leadership presentations, and project briefings to keep leadership and cross-functional stakeholders informed and aligned. Manage stakeholder expectations and cultivate partnership and trust. - Own and Develop Team-wide Resources and Tools: Create and update team-wide internal and external-facing resources and tools, such as employee outreach platforms, GLC team pages, master document repository, compliance training library, etc. Manage team deliverables and maintain record of critical updates/changes to policies, systems, and processes. - Support GLC Leadership and Team Management: Serve as a steward of GLC Team culture and support for GLC Leadership on initiatives and strategic tasks related to team management, such as budget management, travel tracking, legal operations coordination (vendor onboarding and billing), team-wide meeting setting/tracking (e.g., All Hands). Provide event planning and execution of team events and workshops. - Training & Communications (T&C) Lead: Partner with GLC subject matter experts and cross-functional partners to design and implement an effective T&C program/initiatives. Serve as primary eLearning compliance administrator and respond to inquiries on training completion statistics. Lead efforts to secure T&C design resources and promotion of materials. Help define and track T&C initiative effectiveness, utilizing data/metrics to inform T&C strategy.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications - Bachelor's degree in Law, Business Administration, Finance, Risk Management, or a related field. - Extensive experience in compliance, regulatory affairs, or risk management, with a significant portion in a project management capacity within a regulated, fintech, or tech industry. - Good understanding of financial crime compliance (FCC), including AML, CTF, sanctions, anti-bribery and corruption, and KYC frameworks, with strong awareness of evolving global regulatory landscapes and enforcement trends. - Proven track record of managing the full project lifecycle for complex, cross-functional compliance programs at a global scale, including budget, timelines, milestones, KPIs, and change management. - Substantial experience coordinating audits and regulatory examinations (internal, external, and third-party), including evidence gathering, finding remediation, and closure tracking. - Exceptional stakeholder and relationship management skills, with the ability to build trust, manage expectations, and foster collaboration across global cross-functional teams and leadership. - Outstanding communication and reporting skills - able to distill complex regulatory matters into clear executive briefings, dashboards, presentations, and training materials for diverse audiences. Preferred Qualifications - Advanced degree (JD, MBA, or Master's) strongly preferred. - High emotional intelligence, combined with a strong sense of ownership - comfortable operating as both a strategic leader providing oversight and a hands-on contributor willing to directly execute tasks and remove blockers. - Experience designing and measuring the effectiveness of compliance training and awareness programs, including eLearning platforms and communication campaigns. - Proficiency in project management tools (e.g., MS Project, Jira, Smartsheet, Asana) and a meticulous approach to maintaining version-controlled documentation, compliance records, and audit trails. PMP, CAMS, CFE, or CCEP certification is a plus. - Experience guiding teams through significant process changes or organizational shifts, with the ability to articulate strategies for gaining buy-in and managing resistance. - Experience with budget and resource management.

Job Information

[For Pay Transparency] Compensation Description (Annually) - Washington, DC

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $ 118800 - $ 194400 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 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.


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.


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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