Overview
An organization is seeking an Employment Counsel (EMEA) to serve as the primary employment legal advisor across the EMEA region. This role involves partnering closely with People and business leaders to support an international workforce and help scale the global employment legal function. The position is full-time and can be based at the London Hub or remotely within the United Kingdom.
Responsibilities
- Act as the primary employment legal advisor for EMEA and support other regional and global employment matters.
- Partner with People and business leaders on strategic employment and workforce issues.
- Draft, revise, and update employment and benefits-related documentation and agreements.
- Advise senior stakeholders on complex employee relations, disciplinary, grievance, and investigation matters, recommending appropriate outcomes.
- Identify and implement compliance requirements; develop scalable employment-related policies, playbooks, templates, and self-serve tools in collaboration with partner teams.
- Support international growth initiatives, including expansion into new jurisdictions and workforce scaling.
- Manage employment-related litigation, including strategy, discovery, drafting, and coordination with external counsel.
- Monitor and address emerging employment legal requirements and potential future legal risks.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including legal, accounting, procurement, and communications.
Requirements
- UK-qualified solicitor with 8+ years post-qualification experience (PQE), including experience at a top-tier law firm and in-house legal department practicing employment law.
- Significant experience providing practical, commercially focused employment law advice across EMEA, covering employee relations, investigations, works councils and consultation requirements, restructurings, redundancies, dismissals, and other complex employment matters.
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships with People, Legal, and business leaders, exercise strong commercial judgment, and influence decision-making in complex situations.
- Experience designing and scaling employment policies, programs, processes, and documentation in a growing organization, including leveraging technology and AI-enabled tools where appropriate.
- Exceptional communication skills, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative approach with a strong desire to learn and improve.
Preferred Qualifications
- Significant experience with employment law in France and Germany; fluency in French or German.
- Interest in employment law outside of EMEA.
- Experience with international expansion and mergers & acquisitions (M&A).
Compensation & Benefits
Details on compensation and benefits are not specified.
Location
- London Hub or remote within the United Kingdom.
Additional Information
- The organization is committed to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
- Reasonable accommodations are provided for individuals with disabilities throughout the application and employment process.
- Candidates are required to keep their cameras on during video interviews and attend in-person onboarding if hired.
- Personal data submitted during the application process will be processed in accordance with the organization's candidate privacy policies.