Corporate Governance Director - Global Payment

Founded in 2012, ByteDance's mission is to inspire creativity and enrich life. With a suite of more than a dozen products, including TikTok and Helo 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 Us

Creation is the core of ByteDance's purpose. Our products are built to help imaginations thrive. This is doubly true of the teams that make our innovations possible. Together, we inspire creativity and enrich life - a mission we aim towards achieving every day. To us, every challenge, no matter how ambiguous, is an opportunity; to learn, to innovate, and to grow as one team. Status quo? Never. Courage? Always. At ByteDance, we create together and grow together. That's how we drive impact - for ourselves, our company, and the users we serve. Join us.

Team Introduction

The Global Payment team of Bytedance provides payment solutions - including payment acquisitions, disbursements, transaction monitoring, payment method management, foreign exchange conversion, accounting, reconciliations, and so on to ensure that our users have a smooth and secure payment experience on ByteDance platforms including TikTok.

Responsibilities

This role is responsible for corporate governance matters from entity establishment to post-incorporation for all Bytedance Global Payment business entities, and main responsibilities include:

- Spearhead the establishment of global entities to uphold business goals achievement in payment cost reduction, payment success rate improvement and payment license obtainment

- Strategize the corporate ownership structure by liaising with Global Legal Compliance and Corporate Legal to fence risks for licensed entities.

- Administer post incorporation matters including but not limited to registration information change, entity structure and information maintenance, and corporate documents archive.

- Manage board and shareholder meeting processes, including but not limited to standardizing cadence, preparing agendas and packs, coordinating attendees, taking minutes and generating board resolutions.

- Govern the appointment process for board of directors and statutory officers by defining personnel qualifications and implementing the appointment process in accordance with corporate law, regulatory requirements and Bytedance group policies.

- Assist stakeholders in performing their duties by defining R&R and arranging further training as necessary.

- Working with Compliance officers to maintain licensed entity corporate governance related matters, including maintaining required corporate governance disclosure items (i.e. corporate ownership structure).

- Working with Compliance officers to ensure board and board level committee approvals of applicable policies and procedures and maintaining the cadence of periodic review and update of board level policies

- Working with Compliance officers to furnish all corporate governance-related materials to support license applications, renewals, regulatory inspections, and internal audits.

- Formulate internal operation processes and policies as necessary to clarify cooperation workflow with relevant teams for enhanced efficiency.

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

- Proven ability to build and maintain senior relationships in complex environments. - Exceptional written and verbal communication skills

- Result oriented, a strong eye for detail and problem-solving capabilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

- 5 years experience in the role of corporate secretary, corporate governance or law, and preferably in the multi-national fintech or financial services industry.

- Functional knowledge of, and experience with, implementing corporate governance or compliance frameworks.

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.