Anti-Money Laundering Counsel

Description:

Responsibilities:
TikTok is the leading destination for short-form mobile video. Our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. TikTok has global offices including Los Angeles, New York, London, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Singapore, Jakarta, Seoul and Tokyo.

Why join us:
At TikTok, our people are humble, intelligent, compassionate and creative. We create to inspire - for you, for us, and for more than 1 billion users on our platform. We lead with curiosity and aim for the highest, never shying away from taking calculated risks and embracing ambiguity as it comes. Here, the opportunities are limitless for those who dare to pursue bold ideas that exist just beyond the boundary of possibility. Join us and make impact happen with a career at TikTok.

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 guidance and support. The TikTok team is growing fast and is seeking highly experienced, bright, and capable legal/compliance professionals to join us.

We are looking for an attorney to join our Global Legal Compliance team as Anti-Money Laundering Counsel. The candidate we are seeking is a seasoned compliance attorney with good experience and passion in a global environment, particularly in anti-money laundering and sanctions, who has strong experience in managing investigations and in implementing and enhancing compliance controls. The ideal candidate should be willing to work in a fast-paced environment with cross-functional teams in different timezones and embrace challenges to navigate in various jurisdictions and new issues. The successful candidate will have experience in managing complex projects and the ability to work effectively with multiple stakeholders across a variety of teams and business units.

Some key day-to-day responsibilities include:

• Work with cross-functional and product teams on anti-money laundering and sanctions compliance solutions such as Transaction Monitoring (TM) systems and Know Your Customer (KYC) programs, including evaluating the effectiveness of compliance controls and directing the implementation of any enhancements.
• Assess and test the effectiveness of TM and KYC systems controls.
• Conduct compliance investigations in support of anti-money laundering and other compliance issues.
• Coordinate regional compliance investigations to ensure consistent investigative approach, remediation, and enhancement recommendations.
• Coordinate with regional compliance teams to adopt regional programs or guidelines.
• Conduct periodic risk assessment to identify gaps and to improve on the compliance programs, processes, and procedures, and develop and provide recommended enhancements on the basis of such assessments.
• Design and deliver global compliance training and communication campaigns, including developing materials and assisting regional compliance teams in customizing training sessions for the regions.
• Establish strong working relationships and build trust and credibility with stakeholders, influencing and supporting a culture of compliance.
• Additional project and ad hoc work as necessary to support Global Legal Compliance team.

Qualifications:

• JD or equivalent degree from an accredited law school.
• Member in good standing of a state association (with ability to register as in-house counsel if working from a different jurisdiction).
• 7+ years of relevant working experience on issues such as anti-money laundering, sanctions, compliance, ethics, and risk management, preferably in fintech or the financial services industry. White collar crime investigation experience is a plus.
• Experience in managing complex investigations in a global environment.
• Strong oral and written English communication skills
• Possess the highest standard of ethics and a positive attitude in learning and willing to pick up new knowledge and skills.
• Able to work well independently and in a team environment.
• A confident self-starter with strong interpersonal and organizational skills, yet with creative mind, and demonstrate the ability to effectively and proactively exercise good judgment and partner with the business in a fast-paced environment.
• Willing to be available for meetings that are scheduled before or after home time zone normal business hours.
• Willing to travel.

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.

TikTok is committed to providing reasonable accommodations during our recruitment process. If you need assistance or accommodation, please reach out to us at Recruiting.Corp@tiktok.com.

Job Information:
For Pay Transparency - Compensation Description (annually)

At ByteDance/TikTok our benefits are designed to convey company culture and values, to create an efficient and inspiring work environment, and to support ByteDancers to give their best in both work and life. We offer the following benefits to eligible employees: ?

We cover 100% premium coverage for employee medical insurance, approximately 75% premium coverage for dependents and offer a Health Savings Account(HSA) with a company match. As well as Dental, Vision, Short/Long term Disability, Basic Life, Voluntary Life and AD&D insurance plans. In addition to Flexible Spending Account(FSA) Options like Health Care, Limited Purpose and Dependent Care. ?

Our time off and leave plans are: 10 paid holidays per year plus 17 days of Paid Personal Time Off(PPTO) (prorated upon hire and increased by tenure) and 10 paid sick days per year as well as 12 weeks of paid Parental leave and 8 weeks of paid Supplemental Disability. ?

We also provide generous benefits like mental and emotional health benefits through our EAP and Lyra. A 401K company match, gym and cellphone service reimbursements. The Company reserves the right to modify or change these benefits programs at any time, with or without notice.?

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