Employment Counsel

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Posted Oct 9, 2026

Remote · US Full Time

$175K – $245K/yr

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Overview

This role partners closely with the People team and business leaders on employment matters across a global workforce. You will provide practical advice throughout the employee lifecycle, help resolve sensitive workplace issues, and build processes that enable timely, consistent decisions.

This is a hands-on individual contributor position with meaningful ownership. You will work directly with People Business Partners, People Operations, Talent Acquisition, and other stakeholders, providing clear recommendations and guidance on how legal advice translates into action. You will also coordinate with local counsel to address jurisdiction-specific requirements and apply that advice within the organization’s broader approach to managing its workforce.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day employment counseling, including advice on:
- hiring
- performance management
- disciplinary actions
- employee complaints
- leaves and accommodations
- workplace conduct
- separations
Partner on sensitive employee relations matters, including:
- advising on investigation planning, fact gathering, documentation, findings, and remedial action
- leading or overseeing investigations when appropriate
- preserving confidentiality and privilege
- establishing clear escalation paths
Guide separations and organizational changes, including:
- support for individual and group exits
- severance decisions and settlement negotiations
- employee communications
- country-specific processes in partnership with People, Finance, and local counsel
Develop and maintain employment documents, including drafting, review, and improvement of:
- offer letters
- employment and separation agreements
- confidentiality and invention-assignment agreements
- related templates
- advise on employment issues involving commissions, bonuses, final pay, and other compensation arrangements
Support a global workforce by coordinating advice across the United States and international markets, including matters involving direct employees, contractors, and employer-of-record arrangements; identify when local expertise is needed and translate advice into workable recommendations.
Build repeatable processes with Legal Operations and People Operations, including:
- intake and triage
- approval workflows
- templates
- playbooks
- matter tracking
Manage disputes and outside counsel by assessing employment claims and threatened disputes, coordinating preservation and response efforts, and managing external counsel’s scope, strategy, quality, and spend.
Strengthen prevention and training by delivering practical training for People partners and managers, identifying recurring issues, and prioritizing targeted improvements to policies and practices; collaborate with Privacy, Security, Corporate Legal, and specialist counsel when employment matters intersect with their responsibilities.

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Requirements

J.D. or equivalent legal qualification and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar, with eligibility to practice in this role.
Approximately 6+ years of relevant employment-law experience, including substantial experience counseling employers directly.
Strong knowledge of U.S. employment law, including California and multistate issues, and experience applying that knowledge to practical workplace decisions.
Experience advising on sensitive employee relations matters, investigations, performance management, accommodations, and separations.
Experience supporting international employment matters and coordinating with local counsel.
Ability to provide clear recommendations when facts are incomplete, distinguish material risks from manageable ones, and escalate appropriately.
Strong drafting, communication, and relationship-building skills, with discretion, empathy, and sound judgment.
Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and carry matters through to completion.
Interest in improving how work gets done through practical tools, training, and repeatable processes.

Preferred Qualifications

In-house employment counseling at a technology company or another business with a distributed workforce.
Experience with employment disputes, workforce changes, contractor classification, or employer-of-record arrangements.
Experience developing employment playbooks, document workflows, or tools that enable People teams to operate more independently.
Experience providing employment counseling for teams in the UK, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, the Philippines, India or Canada.