Financial Crimes Compliance Data Specialist - Tik Tok : Job Details

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. Responsibilities: - As the team's subject matter expert on data analytics, you will lead cross-functional projects to design and implement data-driven solutions including advanced analytical models that enhance the compliance framework. - Apply quantitative analysis and data mining techniques to uncover suspicious activity patterns and emerging financial crime risks from large, complex datasets. - Partner with engineering teams to build and maintain robust data pipelines, ensuring the availability and quality of critical compliance data. - Design, build, and maintain interactive dashboards (e.g., in Tableau, Power BI) to provide leadership with actionable insights into program effectiveness and key risk indicators. - Conduct or assist in periodic risk assessments to identify gaps and to improve the compliance programs, processes, and procedures. - Assist with the coordination of regional compliance investigations to ensure appropriate data management and a consistent investigative approach. - Work collaboratively with regional compliance teams, legal teams, Internal Audit, and other cross-functional stakeholders to advance the compliance program mission. Qualifications Minimum Qualifications: - Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Economics, Engineering) or a related field with significant quantitative experience. - Strong understanding and practical application of financial crime regulations (AML, sanctions, anti-bribery/corruption), with experience handling complex compliance issues and investigations, including reviewing large data sets and escalating suspicious activities. - Proficient in analyzing compliance data, developing dashboards, and translating insights into actionable recommendations using tools like SQL, Tableau, and Power BI. - Excellent project management skills, experienced in leading or supporting cross-functional initiatives across multiple regions or business units. - Strong communication and interpersonal skills. - Willingness to engage in global meetings across time zones and travel as necessary. - Possesses the highest ethical standards, a positive attitude, and a willingness to learn and implement new skills. Preferred Qualifications: - Experience with a programming language for data analysis, such as Python or R, is a strong plus. - Works effectively in a fast-paced environment, showing flexibility, teamwork, and adaptability to meet client needs, while anticipating and responding to urgent situations. - Manages heavy workloads and meets critical deadlines with minimal supervision. - Proactively identifies and resolves problems, taking the lead on issues and recommending process improvements. - Possesses an in-depth understanding of client business, industry, and organization, supporting the delivery of products, services, and initiatives. - Demonstrates creativity in finding solutions and uses sound judgment. - Able to influence and enlist global support Job Information [For Pay Transparency]Compensation Description (Annually) The base salary range for this position in the selected city is $128000 - $240667 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 TikTok 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 TikTok, our mission is to inspire creativity and bring joy. 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. TikTok Accommodation TikTok 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