Responsibilities

This role will be in our Data Infrastructure Legal team. This is a global team with colleagues currently based in Los Angeles, London, Dublin, Beijing and São Paulo. The team provides vital support for ByteDance’s global digital infrastructure expansion outside of China (including for global short video and our enterprise products businesses). We enable our colleagues by providing integrated and business-oriented legal guidance. With a business that is continuing to see rapid growth, one of the most critical challenges is ensuring that our global infrastructure projects, including data centre development, receive exceptional legal support. We are looking for an enthusiastic, proactive, resilient, and business-minded lawyer who can bridge global cultural and skillset differences through expertise, insight, collaboration and strong project management skills. Responsibilities - Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a range of commercial/procurement and technology contracts, including software licences, SaaS agreements, development contracts, consultancy, outsourcing and other service provision agreements, and cloud-based service model agreements. - Drafting and negotiating contractual documentation in connection with the establishment and delivery of purpose-built data centres. - Advising on laws and regulations relating to digital infrastructure and partnering 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. - Distilling complex information in order to deliver clear, precise and pragmatic advice to business and cross-functional stakeholders. - Engaging 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.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualification(s) - Qualified to practise law and a member in good standing of an applicable bar association or law society. - Solid relevant experience gained in-house and/or at a reputable law firm focusing on the digital infrastructure industry (e.g. data centres, telecommunications). - Proficiency in professional English (written and verbal). - Experience in providing legal support for complex projects, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and advising on risk management. - Experience of working collaboratively to develop new documentation and best practices and experience of implementing legal processes in a fast-paced international environment which enables the business to scale. - Exceptional team spirit, an open mind, and a willingness to take the initiative on a wide range of projects. Preferred Qualification(s) - Digital Infrastructure, Edge Networking and/or Energy sector experience (for example working with hyperscalers or large telcos). - Adaptable and comfortable operating (and managing multiple priorities) in a fast-moving, high growth environment. - Pragmatic and solutions-focused with the ability to offer commercially viable alternatives as part of risk management. - Outstanding stakeholder fluency and engagement. - International mindset with an ability to adapt to different contracting jurisdictions and cultural norms.

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