Senior Legal Counsel (EU Digital Infrastructure), London or Dublin
TikTok.com
Office
London, England, United Kingdom
Full Time
This role will be part of our Digital Infrastructure Legal team. This team sits within Europe Commercial Legal as support for digital infrastructure is currently organised on a regional basis. Europe Commercial Legal is a full service commercial and corporate support team advising TikTok and other ByteDance products (including CapCut, Lemon8 and BytePlus) across the UK, Ireland, and continental Europe. Digital Infrastructure Legal also currently supports TikTok across Africa and the Middle East and works closely with legal colleagues across the globe.
In 2023, TikTok announced Project Clover, a programme focused on creating a secure environment for the data of our European and UK users. This programme also includes a multi-billion Euro investment plan to build new infrastructure across the continent. These investments highlight TikTok’s long-term commitment to building a sustainable business whilst ensuring secure global data flows and innovation for its users. It's therefore a great time to be advising on digital infrastructure in such an exciting and fast-moving environment.
Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate the full suite of contractual documentation in connection with the establishment and delivery of purpose-built data centres across Europe.
- Negotiate agreements with suppliers of dark fibre, lit fibre, colocation and server integration services.
- Advise on laws and regulations (including environmental) relating to digital infrastructure and partner with legal colleagues across the globe to drive the development and roll-out of standard policies and template agreements to improve efficiency and risk management.
- Distil complex information to deliver clear, precise and pragmatic advice to the business and support senior leadership, including in relation to decisions for strategically significant data systems infrastructure projects.
- Engage with contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders (including our government relations team) to advocate and represent the company's interests in relation to digital infrastructure development.
- Draft, review and negotiate a range of technology contracts including software licences, SaaS agreements, development contracts, outsourcing and other service provision agreements, and cloud-based service model agreements.
In 2023, TikTok announced Project Clover, a programme focused on creating a secure environment for the data of our European and UK users. This programme also includes a multi-billion Euro investment plan to build new infrastructure across the continent. These investments highlight TikTok’s long-term commitment to building a sustainable business whilst ensuring secure global data flows and innovation for its users. It's therefore a great time to be advising on digital infrastructure in such an exciting and fast-moving environment.
Responsibilities
- Draft and negotiate the full suite of contractual documentation in connection with the establishment and delivery of purpose-built data centres across Europe.
- Negotiate agreements with suppliers of dark fibre, lit fibre, colocation and server integration services.
- Advise on laws and regulations (including environmental) relating to digital infrastructure and partner with legal colleagues across the globe to drive the development and roll-out of standard policies and template agreements to improve efficiency and risk management.
- Distil complex information to deliver clear, precise and pragmatic advice to the business and support senior leadership, including in relation to decisions for strategically significant data systems infrastructure projects.
- Engage with contractors, suppliers, and internal stakeholders (including our government relations team) to advocate and represent the company's interests in relation to digital infrastructure development.
- Draft, review and negotiate a range of technology contracts including software licences, SaaS agreements, development contracts, outsourcing and other service provision agreements, and cloud-based service model agreements.
Senior Legal Counsel (EU Digital Infrastructure), London or Dublin
Office
London, England, United Kingdom
Full Time
August 27, 2025