North America Product and Commercial Counsel - Emerging Products

6 Days ago • All levels • Legal • $162,133 PA - $303,240 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

ByteDance seeks a North America Product and Commercial Counsel for Emerging Products. This role provides legal support for new and existing B2C and B2B products, including reviewing applications, features, and initiatives, assessing legal implications, and suggesting risk mitigation strategies. Responsibilities include drafting and negotiating commercial agreements, advising on US and Canadian laws (intellectual property, consumer protection, data protection, etc.), collaborating with cross-functional teams on product launches and campaigns, and coordinating with regional counsel. The ideal candidate possesses experience in product counseling and commercial contract negotiation at a technology company, ideally with a consumer-facing digital platform or enterprise application, along with strong legal knowledge and collaboration skills.
Must have:
  • Product counseling experience
  • Commercial contract negotiation
  • US & Canada legal knowledge
  • Risk assessment & mitigation
  • Cross-functional collaboration
  • ABA-accredited law degree
Good to have:
  • Experience in consumer protection, marketing, platform liability, intellectual property, data protection and privacy
  • Dual qualification in Canada
  • Experience working in a global environment
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k) savings plan with company match
  • Paid parental leave
  • Paid time off
  • Wellbeing benefits
  • Discretionary bonuses/incentives
  • Restricted stock units

Job Details

Responsibilities
The North America Emerging Products Counseling team provides legal support to the company's new and existing B2C and B2B emerging products. The team is seeking a highly experienced, bright, and capable product and commercial counseling professional to join the team. The role will be an integral resource for ByteDance's emerging product and business teams by (i) reviewing new applications, features, functionalities and initiatives and providing guidance, assessing legal implications and suggesting risk mitigation strategies, and (ii) negotiating commercial agreements and reviewing matters related to emerging products. Candidates must be highly collaborative, self-motivated, a strategic thinker, and intellectually curious. Responsibilities: - Work with legal and product teams globally to review new and existing B2C and B2B applications (e.g., mobile games, education and learning apps, virtual reality etc), products, features, and initiatives to provide legal risk mitigation strategies to ensure legal compliance for emerging products from a US and Canadian legal perspective. - Draft, review and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements, review marketing campaigns, assist with general transactions and other commercial matters for emerging products for the North America market. - Advise global product and business teams on the application of a wide range of laws and regulations for US and Canada, with a focus on intellectual property, consumer protection, data protection, content regulation, and online safety related laws. - Collaborate with product, product operations, enterprise and consumer sales, public policy, communications, privacy, trust & safety and other cross-functional colleagues on product launches, commercial partnerships and campaigns in the North America market. - Coordinate with other regional counsel and various subject matter expert legal groups.
Qualifications
Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor’s degree plus a Juris Doctorate from an ABA-accredited law school. - Member in good standing of the California state bar (dual qualified in Canada is a plus) or registered in-house counsel in California. - Past experience should include counseling on product issues and/or negotiating commercial contracts at a technology company (ideally, consumer-facing digital platform (UGC) or enterprise technology application). - Experience at a recognized law firm and/or in-house at a technology company. - Ability to assess legal, practical and business risks in a fast-paced environment and provide sound advice under tight deadlines. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience in the following areas: consumer protection, marketing, contests, platform liability, technology, intellectual property, music and entertainment/content, media, online safety, data protection and privacy. - Proven track record of operating independently, strong attention to detail, ability to support a diverse workload across business functions and manage multiple projects simultaneously. - Experience and comfort working in a global environment with colleagues at all levels in various time zones in a fast-paced, cross-functional environment. - The successful candidate will be inquisitive, enthusiastic about technology and humble with a positive attitude.
Job Information
【For Pay Transparency】Compensation Description (Annually)

The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $162133 - $303240 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 Us

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok, Lemon8, CapCut and Pico as well as platforms specific to the China market, including Toutiao, Douyin, and Xigua, ByteDance has made it easier and more fun for people to connect with, consume, and create content.

Why Join ByteDance

Inspiring creativity is at the core of ByteDance's mission. Our innovative products are 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 enrich life - a mission we work towards every day.

As ByteDancers, 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. 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

ByteDance 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 ByteDance, our mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. 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.

Reasonable Accommodation

ByteDance is committed to providing reasonable accommodations in our recruitment processes for candidates with disabilities, pregnancy, sincerely held religious beliefs or other reasons protected by applicable laws. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation, please reach out to us at

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