Job 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.
The Public Policy & Government Affairs team covers a wide range of responsibilities: government affairs and government relations; policy and issue area expertise; risk and crisis management and mitigation; outreach, coalitions, and partnerships. The mission of the team is to earn trust and prevent, manage, and mitigate political, legislative, and regulatory threats to TikTok.
- Lead the strategic engagement with policymakers, represent TikTok's mission, values and principles;
- Help TikTok think and act locally: provide strategic guidance to internal teams to help TikTok put users first
- Develop strong relationships with local trade organisations, NGOs and other key partners
- 10+ years of demonstrated experience managing public policy and / or government relations and advocacy work
- Keen understanding of the political system, environment and institutions, as well as cultural landscape
- Very strong network with policymakers and opinion leaders
- Very strong understanding of core public policy issues relevant to our industry
- An experienced people manager, capable of developing and growing a talented team
- The ability to work in a dynamic environment
- Superb written and oral communication skills