Sanctions Specialist

Responsibilities
About the Team: Our Global Legal Compliance team provides key support for all of ByteDance's and 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 ByteDance and TikTok team are growing fast and is seeking a highly experienced, bright, and capable legal/compliance specialist to join us. We are looking for a Sanctions Specialist to join our Global Legal Compliance team based in the Americas to cover our global sanctions compliance program. The candidate we are seeking is a compliance professional with good experience and passion in a global environment, particularly in sanctions, along with expertise in customer due diligence, know your customer requirements and procedures, sanctions screening mechanisms, and compliance and financial crime investigations. 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 a high degree of ownership of the solutions they launch and the ability to make systematic, impactful changes at our rapidly growing company. A familiarity with and a passion for our products is a plus. Responsibilities: - Support existing sanctions tools and systems, and ensure that company-wide compliance programs, including sanctions name screening systems and Know Your Customer (KYC) and other onboarding programs, are implemented globally with effective monitoring. - Review, analyze, and assess potential issues identified by sanctions systems and provide actionable and immediate compliance recommendations. - Work with cross-functional and product groups in support of customer onboarding and transaction screening programs. - Assist in compliance investigations in support of sanctions and other compliance issues. - Conduct or assist in periodic risk assessment to identify gaps and to improve on the compliance programs, processes, and procedures. - Establish strong working relationships and build trust and credibility with stakeholders, influencing and supporting a culture of compliance. - Assist in drafting compliance operating procedures and other compliance documentation. - Work with technical and product solutions teams to implement enhancements to sanctions system controls. - Additional project and ad hoc work as necessary to support the Global Legal Compliance team.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - A recognized Bachelor's degree in Law, Risk Management, Finance, or Accounting, or equivalent is required. - Possesses a deep understanding of the substance and nuances of compliance operations in the sanctions area, skillfully interpreting and applying compliance concepts to effectively handle various legal compliance matters, including in ambiguous situations; takes on a leadership role in addressing complex compliance topics, where warranted, exhibiting a high level of autonomy and responsibility; considers both business and legal implications of advice with a well-attuned understanding of risk; - Demonstrated experience in the tech industry. In particular, specific experience with sanctions compliance products and toolings. Law enforcement investigation experience is a plus. - Possess the highest standard of ethics and a positive attitude towards 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. Preferred Qualifications: - Ability to work in a fast-paced environment while demonstrating flexibility, commitment to teamwork, and a willingness to change assignments meet clients' needs. Anticipates clients needs and delivers with timeliness, accurately sensing the urgency and sensitivity to the situation. - Ability to manage heavy workload volume and meet critical deadlines with little supervision. - Proactively identifies problems or issues and takes lead in resolving issues, and makes recommendations for necessary process improvements. - Demonstrates an in-depth understanding of the clients' business, industry and organization and shows support for delivery of the product, services and initiatives of the organization. - Demonstrates creativity in finding solutions and uses good judgment in doing so. - Demonstrates ability to influence and enlist support.
Job Information
(For Pay Transparency)Compensation Description (Annually)
The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $ - $ 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.
For Los Angeles County (unincorporated) Candidates:
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws including the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act. Our company believes that criminal history may have a direct, adverse and negative relationship on the following job duties, potentially resulting in the withdrawal of the conditional offer of employment:
1. Interacting and occasionally having unsupervised contact with internal/external clients and/or colleagues;
2. Appropriately handling and managing confidential information including proprietary and trade secret information and access to information technology systems; and
3. Exercising sound judgment.
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
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