Employment Counsel

Overview

This role supports complex employment matters across the Asia-Pacific region by providing strategic, high-quality legal guidance and operational oversight. The position reports to the Employment Counsel APAC Director and requires proactive judgment, a strong work ethic, and a commitment to operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Strategic Employment Advice: Provide legal oversight and strategic guidance on critical employment matters, regulatory compliance, and workforce management across APAC.
• Dispute Resolution & Risk Management: Develop business-sensitive approaches to managing legal risks and oversee employment-related disputes and litigation using in-house and outside counsel resources.
• Proactive Stakeholder Support & Engagement: Partner closely with Global Operations and People Team to deliver prompt, thorough, high-touch legal follow-through on regional employee relations matters.
• Scale & Team Effectiveness: Work with a growing, geographically dispersed regional team to support a culture of high performance, resilience, and mutual accountability.
• Process & Template Standardization: Partner cross-functionally to build scalable, compliant processes, employment contracts, and regional handbook templates.
• In-House Training & Knowledge Sharing: Develop and deliver practical in-house legal training sessions for internal business units and operational teams.
• Regional Legal Tracking: Maintain current knowledge of national and local labor laws across key APAC jurisdictions.
• Project Execution: Coordinate, drive, and take end-to-end ownership of cross-functional employment legal projects.

Requirements

• Legal Qualification: Qualified to practice law in Malaysia, Philippines, or another major Common Law jurisdiction within APAC.
• Experience: 8+ years of combined employment law experience, including solid law firm practice and at least 2 years of in-house legal experience with a fast-paced multinational employer.
• Work Ethic & Professional Diligence: Demonstrated track record as a diligent, dependable self-starter who consistently meets critical team SLAs and business objectives.
• Resilience & Professional Agility: Excellent emotional intelligence, grace under pressure, and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset for last-minute requests and urgent escalations.
• Legal & Business Acumen: Strong legal judgment, creative problem-solving, and ability to balance legal risk with commercial priorities.
• Communication & Languages: Superior written and verbal communication skills in English. Professional working proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, or another regional APAC language is a strong advantage.
• Relationship Management: Outstanding interpersonal skills with experience building international relationships and influencing cross-functional business units.

Preferred Qualifications

• Domain expertise: Experience working in global EOR/tech platform or Broader HR Tech.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation: Ranges are established using objective market benchmarking data for this level of work. Final placement is determined by gender-neutral criteria, including relevant skills, experience, and role-specific qualifications.
• Variable Compensation:
  • Sales roles: Eligible for a commission structure in addition to base salary.
  • Non-sales roles: Eligible for an annual bonus paid based on various factors, including individual and company performance, in addition to base salary.
• Additional Compensation/Eligibility Notes: Actual compensation may vary based on qualifications, experience, education, and geographic location.
• Benefits: Generous paid parental leave, flexible time off, spending accounts, medical insurance, dental insurance, vision insurance, sabbatical after 5 years, and more.

Location

This role supports work across the Asia-Pacific region.

Individuals residing, or applying to work, in the United States—California or Philadelphia, Pennsylvania—should review the additional information below.

Equal Opportunity & Background Checks (US)

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer and is committed to building and maintaining a diverse, equitable, and inclusive culture. Discrimination and harassment are prohibited on legally protected bases.

Reasonable accommodations are available for individuals with disabilities.

For applicants in California or Philadelphia, the employer will consider qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records in accordance with applicable local requirements, including individualized assessment based on factors required by law.