Labour Relations Expert - HR Governance

About TikTokTikTok 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 its offices include New York, London, Dublin, Paris, Berlin, Dubai, Jakarta, Seoul, and Tokyo. Why Join Us Creation is the core of TikTok's purpose. Our platform is built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make TikTok possible. Together, we inspire creativity and bring joy - a mission we all believe in and aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how difficult, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At TikTok, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the communities we serve. Join us. About the Team:We are HR Compliance and Governance, commonly referred to as "HRCG". Our work focuses on various legal and external regulatory requirements for human resources, such as cross-border travel compliance, employee representative bodies cooperation, new hiring entity setup in non-China areas, etc. HRCG's main goals are to ensure the company complies with regional laws and regulations for labor and employment during global business development, and to help the company solve compliance and governance issues related to "people and organization." This role provides strategic support across the business on designing and managing projects with works council, ensuring that TikTok complies with regional legal requirements in WC relations. The role will work with Berlin &London works council on a day to day level and align with EMEA regional works councils on a strategic level. Responsibilities1. Works Council Strategy Formulation: collaborate with global business stakeholders, global employment legal and global HR teams in developing and implementing works council related strategies and initiatives; identify the topics and categories that are critical in Works Council management and develop corresponding communication strategies; proactively identify and conduct research on the new trends / best practice of works council related policies and processes, as well as other employment issues.2. Partnership Building and Works Council Communications: participate in the meetings with works council on site, and establish trusting relationships with regional leadership and works council members; act as interface to works council, lead/support key negotiations with works council (such as IT updates, performance management, employee movement process, company-level policies, etc); prepares documents and other reports to communicate with works council on employee concerns.3. Professional Support to Business and HR teams: advise TikTok business leaders and HRBPs on works council and co-determination issues; handle all questions of co-determination and labor law; develop HR compliance training program as needed.4. Cross-Functional Network Collaboration: collaborates with global cross functional teams on HR and works council related projects; assist in the implementation of global/regional HR projects as the EMEA regional coordinator.

Minimum Qualifications1. 3 years of experience in human resources field.2. Outstanding communication, negotiation and mediation, and strategic writing skills.3. Ability to adapt and work in a fast-paced cross-functional environment. Preferred Qualifications1. Desirable experience in employment legal and employee relations/industrial relations, espeacially with matters related to works councils.2. Good understanding of industrial relations, employee social dialogue, and employment legal trends; basic understanding of labour laws in the EMEA region.