Senior Legal Counsel (Regulatory Investigations), London or Dublin

About the Team The Online Safety Investigations team is part of the European Digital Regulation and Governance team with colleagues located in Dublin, Paris, Brussels and London. We are part of the Global Regulatory team that provides essential guidance to TikTok and its family of products, ensuring that our innovation is matched with compliance, responsibility, and foresight. We empower the business by navigating complex regulatory landscapes, shaping strategies that allow our teams to achieve their boldest ambitions while meeting evolving legal and policy expectations. We are looking for an experienced senior legal counsel to join our European Online Safety Investigations team. The team is responsible for managing global regulatory matters — advising on new and existing frameworks, engaging with regulators, and ensuring proactive alignment with fast-changing laws across multiple jurisdictions. This is a fantastic opportunity to grow your career at a company experiencing hyper-growth on a truly international scale, advising on cutting-edge products and features.

Responsibilities:

• Lead on strategy and execution of regulatory enforcement and investigations regarding digital safety rules and regulations with European and national regulators.
• Support broader digital regulatory matters, particularly on enforcement processes relating to the Digital Services Act, Online Safety Act and other new and upcoming digital regulations in the EU and UK, with a focus on online safety and content regulation.
• Collaborate and advise internal stakeholders regarding a wide range of regulatory online safety and content enforcement regulatory matters.
• Support our online safety and content regulation governance and enforcement policy programs.

Minimum Qualifications

• Significant post-qualification experience, including substantial time in a regulatory legal compliance role within a well-regarded private practice team or established in-house function;
• Background in consumer-facing tech and/or digital media, or a solid understanding of these industries from private practice;
• Experience advising on laws relating to user generated content, including the Digital Services Act in the EU and Online Safety Act in the UK;
• Ability to manage a large number and variety of high profile, fast-paced and multi-jurisdictional regulatory investigations and navigate ambiguous legal and regulatory environments;
• Previous experience of advising on the practical implementation of new laws and/or on regulatory disputes matters.
• Ability to work as a team player who can effectively work with, manage and coordinate colleagues, internal stakeholders and the business;
• Highest standards of ethics and professional integrity; and
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, and proficient in working closely with and advising senior executives of an organisation.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working in a technology or multinational organisation is beneficial.