Employment, Counsel

Overview

This role involves providing day-to-day employment law counseling and compliance support for a global workforce of approximately 5,000 employees across 20+ countries.

The position will be part of the Employment Legal team and covers employment law advisory and compliance across areas including people relations counseling, employment agreements, HR compliance, employment litigation, and the intersection of AI and employment law.

While the organization is remote-first, it is not remote-only. Team members should expect to meet quarterly for in-person working sessions called “surges.”

Responsibilities

• Own a people relations counseling portfolio and provide first-line legal support for:
  • Performance management
  • Disciplinary processes
  • Accommodations
  • Policy questions
  • Exits
  • Counseling across the full company
• Advise on international employment matters across a 20+ country footprint by partnering with outside local counsel and HR on cross-border questions, country expansions, and EMEA and APAC employee issues.
• Support employment agreement workflows, including:
  • Offer letter review
  • Standard separation agreements
  • Transfer letters
  • Relocation agreements
  • Work from established templates and escalate complex matters.
• Provide tactical compliance support for the People team’s deployment of AI tools in recruiting and HR, including:
  • Reviewing specific tool deployments against the organization’s AI employment law compliance framework
  • Advising on bias audit obligations
  • Drafting required notices and disclosures
• Partner with the People team on HR compliance matters, including:
  • EEO-1 reporting
  • OFCCP obligations
  • Pay equity compliance
  • Contributing to the global compliance program as its scope expands
• Support employment litigation and administrative proceedings, including:
  • Drafting EEOC position statements
  • Coordinating with outside counsel
  • Managing litigation holds
  • Assisting with discovery on active matters
• Track employment law developments and translate them into practical guidance for HR partners.

Requirements

• J.D. with active U.S. state bar membership
• 5+ years of employment law experience, including meaningful in-house experience advising HR business partners across the full range of employment matters
• Strong U.S. advice-and-counsel experience, including performance management, terminations, accommodations and leaves
• Experience with hourly or customer experience populations is a plus
• Experience counseling on international employment matters is a plus
• Hands-on experience with employment litigation and administrative charges, including position statements, discovery, litigation holds, and outside counsel coordination
• Working knowledge of U.S. HR compliance requirements (EEO-1 reporting, OFCCP, pay equity) and demonstrated engagement with the emerging AI and employment law regulatory landscape
• Responsible use of generative AI, with human oversight to deliver business-ready outputs and drive measurable improvements in workflow efficiency, cost, and quality

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience advising on international employment matters
• Experience with hourly or customer experience populations

Compensation & Benefits

• Annual base salary range (excluding equity and bonus): $183,855—$216,300 USD
• Total compensation may also include equity and bonus eligibility, and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

Application Limit

• Candidates may submit a maximum of 3 applications within a 6-month period.

Equal Opportunity Employer

• All qualified applicants will receive consideration without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or genetic information.
• Applicants with criminal histories will be considered consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

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