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Senior Counsel, Employment
Software Dev
What you'll do
- Advise People, managers, business leaders, and executives on employment matters, including hiring, performance management, employee relations, accommodations, leaves, investigations, discipline, compensation, classification, restrictive covenants, and separations.
- Provide guidance on federal, state, provincial, local, international and other applicable 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 and help ensure matters are handled efficiently and with appropriate risk calibration.
What they're looking for
- 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 and demonstrated experience advising on employee relations, contingent workers, restrictive covenants, workplace investigations, wage and hour matters, leaves, accommodations, and employment-related disputes.
- Experience supporting a distributed or multi-jurisdictional workforce across multiple U.S. states as well as international jurisdictions.
- Strong business judgment and the 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, close attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment.
- A self-motivated individual with a solutions-oriented, low-ego approach and willingness to contribute beyond a narrowly defined specialty.
- AI-first perspective, with interest in building and leveraging AI-driven tools.
- A great sense of humor and no ego, sharing the vision that the legal team can be both a center of excellence and fun.
Nice to have
- Experience in a technology or high-growth company.
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Benefits
Work from anywhereComprehensive benefitsWorkspace stipendRetirementPaid holidaysPaid parental leave