Employment Counsel

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day employment law matters across multiple jurisdictions, including workplace policies, performance management, investigations, leave and accommodations, wage-and-hour issues, employee relations, and separations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate offer letters, separation and settlement agreements, employment memoranda, and local-counsel engagement agreements.
• Respond to employment-related subpoenas and personnel-file requests.
• Design and operate compliance processes covering regulatory monitoring, training, policy review, audits, investigations, and compliance reporting.
• Support corporate governance, including subsidiary maintenance, director and officer matters, board and committee materials, and corporate records.
• Provide support across commercial, privacy, product, intellectual property, litigation, and other legal matters as priorities evolve.
• Use AI tools for legal research, drafting, issue spotting, analysis, and knowledge management while verifying outputs and protecting confidential information.
• Identify when matters require specialist review, additional legal review, or outside counsel.
• Partner with People, Finance, Sales, Product, Security, and other stakeholders to provide practical legal guidance.
• Build scalable playbooks, templates, guidance, and legal processes.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school.
• Active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• 4–5 years of relevant legal experience in-house, in private practice, or both.
• At least 2 years of meaningful employment law experience, including employee relations, workplace policies, investigations, accommodations or leave, performance management, or separations.
• Experience supporting employment compliance, policies, training, investigations, audits, or related operational processes.
• Ability to work outside a narrow specialty and develop practical knowledge of unfamiliar legal issues.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools for legal research, drafting, or analysis, with a clear approach to verification, confidentiality, and responsible reliance.
• Experience supporting a global workforce or coordinating multijurisdictional employment matters, including work involving the United Kingdom or India.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to translate legal risk into actionable business advice.
• Sound judgment regarding risk, ownership, and escalation.
• Strong follow-through and a builder’s mindset.

Nice to Have

• Prior in-house experience, especially at a high-growth, PE-backed, VC-backed, or B2B SaaS company.
• Experience with or interest in corporate governance or subsidiary management.
• Familiarity with privacy, data protection, AI governance, or technology-related compliance.
• Experience developing playbooks, knowledge systems, technology-enabled workflows, or scalable legal processes.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary: $127,697.25–$187,289.30.
• Benefits include health coverage, life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, paid time off and holidays, quarterly self-care days, 401(k) employer matching, stock options, learning and development resources, and home-office equipment and support.