Senior Commercial Counsel, METAPSA & EECA
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About the Role
TikTok is seeking a Senior Commercial Counsel to support its Monetization and Sales business teams in the METAPSA and EECA regions. The role requires 5+ years PQE, strong commercial contract experience, and expertise in advertising law.
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Responsibilities
- Serve as a legal advisor and business partner to TikTok’s sales, marketing and monetization functions primarily across the METAPSA and EECA regions
- Lead negotiations with key media buying clients and draft and negotiate a wide range of agreements including sales contracts, trading and partnership agreements, sponsorship agreements, and more
- Advise on key legal and regulatory issues relating to TikTok’s monetization and sales operations across the METAPSA and EECA regions
- Understand advertisement standards and compliance requirements across the METAPSA and EECA regions and advise on new laws relating to advertising, marketing and user generated content
- Respond to ad hoc requests for legal advice from a wide range of teams across METAPSA and EECA
- Coordinate the legal response to advertiser and agency questionnaires
- Have significant responsibility for knowledge management, template development (including playbooks), process improvement and training
- Instigate and lead on global streamlining and process improvement projects
- Engage external legal counsel for advice and project management
- Make recommendations for legal and commercial processes and initiatives which assist the business to scale
Requirements
- Solid experience in an in house legal department or in a reputable law firm, ideally with regional EMEA experience
- Qualified to practice law and in good standing in UK, US, or other common law jurisdiction
- Strong communication skills and presentation skills, able to engage effectively with internal stakeholders, cross functional teams & external clients
- Expertise in advising, drafting and negotiating sales & commercial contracts
- Strong commercial acumen and be comfortable taking commercial decisions and working closely with senior stakeholders
- Proven ability to deal with ambiguity and work well in a fast paced environment to meet deadlines within short time constraints whilst maintaining the utmost attention to detail
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About the Team
- An exciting and challenging new opportunity has arisen for a talented, experienced and forward thinking senior lawyer to join our growing legal team supporting the Monetization and Sales business teams at TikTok.
- We are looking for a highly skilled commercial lawyer with 5+ years PQE to join the Global Monetization Legal Team and support operations in METAPSA and EECA.
- This role will be based in Dubai.
Responsibilities
- You will serve as a legal advisor and business partner to TikTok’s sales, marketing and monetization functions primarily across the METAPSA and EECA regions.
- You will lead negotiations with key media buying clients and will draft and negotiate a wide range of agreements across the METAPSA and EECA regions including sales contracts, trading and partnership agreements, sponsorship agreements, partnership and collaboration agreements, service provider agree
- You will advise on key legal and regulatory issues relating to TikTok’s monetization and sales operations across the METAPSA and EECA regions.
- You will have an understanding for advertisement standards and compliance requirements across the METAPSA and EECA regions and advise on new laws relating to advertising, marketing and user generated content across the region.
- You will respond to ad hoc requests for legal advice from a wide range of teams across METAPSA and EECA.
- You will coordinate the legal response to advertiser and agency questionnaires.
- You will have significant responsibility for knowledge management, template development (including playbooks), process improvement and training (both within legal and the wider sales and marketing functions).
- You will instigate and lead on global streamlining and process improvement projects. You will also participate in cross regional working groups and forums relating to the same.
- You will engage external legal counsel for advice and project management.
- You will make recommendations for legal and commercial processes and initiatives which assist the business to scale.
Minimum Qualifications
- Solid experience in an in house legal department or in a reputable law firm, ideally with regional EMEA experience
- Qualified to practice law and in good standing in UK, US, or other common law jurisdiction
- Strong communication skills and presentation skills, able to engage effectively with internal stakeholders, cross functional teams & external clients
- Expertise in advising, drafting and negotiating sales & commercial contracts;
- Strong commercial acumen and be comfortable taking commercial decisions and working closely with senior stakeholders;
- Proven ability to deal with ambiguity and work well in a fast paced environment to meet deadlines within short time constraints whilst maintaining the utmost attention to detail.
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