Overview
A partner organization is seeking a Senior Counsel (Employment Products) based in the Netherlands to provide strategic legal guidance on global employment matters within a technology-driven workforce platform. This role involves shaping scalable and compliant employment solutions across multiple countries and legal environments, working closely with product, people, and business teams.
Responsibilities
- Own and maintain employment templates, policies, processes, and legal frameworks across multiple jurisdictions to ensure scalable and compliant employment solutions.
- Monitor global employment legislation and regulatory developments, assess business impact, and lead implementation of necessary updates.
- Provide strategic legal advice across the full employee lifecycle, including hiring, compensation, leave, performance management, employee relations, and terminations.
- Partner with Product, People, and cross-functional teams to design employment solutions balancing legal requirements, operational needs, and business objectives.
- Support the development and expansion of employment products, ensuring new features and services are legally sound and scalable.
- Research complex employment law matters and translate legal analysis into practical recommendations for business and non-legal stakeholders.
- Develop and maintain legal guidance, knowledge resources, compliance documentation, and operational materials to support global teams.
- Manage relationships with external legal advisors and support labor inspections, audits, regulatory inquiries, and compliance initiatives.
- Identify risks and improvement opportunities by analyzing data, stakeholder feedback, and operational insights to strengthen employment compliance frameworks.
- Leverage AI, automation, and technology solutions to improve legal workflows, reduce manual processes, and increase scalability of legal support.
- Contribute to a collaborative, remote-first legal team culture focused on continuous improvement and innovation.
Requirements
- Law degree (or equivalent qualification) with admission to practice law in one or more jurisdictions.
- Minimum 4 years of experience practicing employment law, ideally combining law firm and in-house legal experience.
- Strong expertise in employment law, including drafting and reviewing employment agreements, managing policies and templates, and advising on complex employment matters.
- Experience handling multi-jurisdictional and cross-border employment issues across different legal and regulatory environments.
- Understanding of Employer of Record (EOR) models and related legal considerations; prior experience in this area is highly preferred.
- Ability to analyze complex legal issues and communicate clear, practical, business-focused recommendations to non-legal stakeholders.
- Strong research, analytical, organizational, and communication skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced global environment.
- Business-oriented mindset balancing compliance requirements with operational effectiveness and creative problem-solving.
- Comfortable using technology, AI tools, and automation solutions to improve efficiency and enhance legal processes.
- Excellent written and spoken English skills.
- Positive, collaborative attitude with willingness to support colleagues and contribute beyond core responsibilities.
- Reliable home internet connection suitable for remote work.
Compensation & Benefits
- Fully remote work environment with flexibility to work from anywhere, subject to local work authorization requirements.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Generous paid time off, including vacation and holidays according to local requirements.
- Mental health support services.
- Monthly wellbeing allowance to support personal wellness needs.
- Flexible parental leave with paid time off and job protection.
- Work-from-home stipend to support laptop and home office setup.
- Opportunity to work with a diverse, international team across multiple countries and cultures.
- Access to professional growth opportunities in a fast-growing technology environment.
- Inclusive and collaborative culture built around trust, flexibility, and global teamwork.
Location
- Netherlands (remote work possible with local work authorization)