Overview
This role provides practical, strategic legal guidance across the employee lifecycle for a distributed, multi-jurisdictional workforce. Reporting to the AGC, Corporate, the Senior Counsel, Employment advises People, managers, business leaders, and executives on employment matters, manages legal risk, and helps build scalable employment policies and processes.
Responsibilities
- Advise People, managers, business leaders, and executives on employment matters, including:
- Hiring
- Performance management
- Employee relations
- Accommodations
- Leaves
- Investigations
- Discipline
- Compensation
- Classification
- Restrictive covenants
- Separations
- Provide guidance on applicable federal, state, provincial, local, international, and other employment laws and regulations.
- Draft, review, and update employment-related agreements, policies, procedures, training materials, and communications, with a comprehensive annual review and update cycle.
- Partner with People, Recruiting, and business stakeholders to develop practical, consistent, and legally compliant approaches to workforce and employee-relations matters.
- Manage and oversee employment-related claims, agency charges, audits, investigations, and litigation in partnership with internal and external counsel.
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments and recommend updates to policies, processes, training, and business practices.
- Support workforce programs, organizational changes, and other cross-functional legal projects and strategic business priorities.
- Manage outside counsel effectively to ensure matters are handled efficiently and with appropriate risk calibration.
Requirements
- J.D. and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state.
- 10+ years of relevant employment-law experience in a law firm and in-house legal department.
- Deep knowledge of employment law with demonstrated experience advising on:
- Employee relations
- Contingent workers
- Restrictive covenants
- Workplace investigations
- Wage and hour matters
- Leaves and accommodations
- Employment-related disputes
- Experience supporting a distributed or multi-jurisdictional workforce across multiple U.S. states as well as international jurisdictions (preferably in a technology or high-growth company).
- Strong business judgment and ability to provide clear, practical, and risk-calibrated advice.
- Strong technical drafting skills for preparing employment-related agreements.
- Experience advising on equity incentive plans and equity matters across a distributed workforce.
- Ability to manage complex matters independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and external counsel.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, strong attention to detail, and ability to prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
- Self-motivated, solutions-oriented approach with willingness to contribute beyond a narrowly defined specialty.
- AI-first perspective and interest in building and leveraging AI-driven tools.
Preferred Qualifications
- Interest in contributing to broader Legal team initiatives.
Compensation & Benefits
- Compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications.
- For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units.
- Benefits may include health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance, and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
Pay Transparency (Compensation Range)
Compensation range depends on where you reside, using three geographic zones.
- San Francisco, California: $175,000—$241,000 USD
- U.S. metropolitan areas: Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City Area, Seattle, Washington D.C.: $153,000—$210,000 USD
- Other locations in the United States: $153,000—$210,000 USD
Location
Compensation range depends on residence in one of the geographic zones listed above.
Additional Information
- Equal opportunity employer.
- The applicant must be authorized to receive and access those commodities and technologies controlled under U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Employees must be authorized to receive access to the employer’s products and technology.
- For U.S.-based roles, depending on role and primary work location, candidates may be required to execute a non-compete covenant. This requirement does not apply to lawyers, interns, or employees working in CA, MN, MT, ND, OK, or where otherwise prohibited by law.
- Non-compete covenant terms in all other jurisdictions will be subject to applicable statutory requirements, including procedures, industry-related prohibitions, or salary and compensation thresholds.
- All job postings are for existing vacancies; some interviews or new-hire training sessions may be held in person at one of the organization’s global offices.