# Senior Employment Counsel

**Company:** [xAI](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/xai)
**Location:** Palo Alto, CA
**Role:** Legal
**Salary:** $176k – $264k/yr
**Experience:** 10+ years
**Skills:** Employment Law, Compliance, Ofccp, Aap Preparation, California Employment Law, Policy Development, Employee Handbook Drafting, Legal Training, Benefits Compliance, Auditing
**Posted:** 2026-05-21

> Provide legal counsel on employment compliance, policies, audits, and training for a fast-growing AI company. Requires JD, 10+ years of employment law experience, and onsite work in Palo Alto.

## Job Description

## Responsibilities
- Responsible for xAI’s compliance program for state and federal employment laws, such as meal period and rest breaks, bonus and benefits, timekeeping and payroll, discrimination, and harassment
- Work closely with HR and other organizations to develop policies and procedures on employment matters affecting the Company, including accommodations, leaves of absence, onboarding, and drug and alcohol program
- Conduct regular audits of xAI’s compliance program, policies, and procedures and work closely with cross-functional teams to develop and track implementation of corrective actions
- Provide legal counsel on employment separation matters, job classifications, background checks, and recruiting
- Draft training, comment on training, and provide select training to people leaders
- Responsible for OFCCP compliance reports and similar filings
- Advise Benefits on compliance with relevant law, and review and provide comments on contracts for company benefits
- Monitor labor, employment, and benefits law developments and advise HR and management of recommended changes
- Own drafting and updating Employee Handbook
- Manage other projects as required or assigned

## Requirements
- JD from an ABA accredited school
- 10+ years of employment law experience
- Must be admitted to the bar, in good standing, in at least one U.S. State
- Must be willing to travel up to 10% of the time
- Must be able to work extended hours and weekends as needed
- This position is based in Palo Alto, CA and requires being onsite

## Preferred Skills and Experience
- Excellent academic record at top tier law school
- Relevant experience with a major law firm or corporation
- Experience with AAP preparation and/or OFCCP compliance evaluations
- Experience counseling clients with significant domestic manufacturing operations
- Experience counseling clients with significant international operations
- Experience with California employment law
- Demonstrated skill in providing legal training to business team members (both course development and presentation)
- Ability to communicate in a clear, concise manner
- Capacity to focus on diverse projects with rapidly changing priorities
- Solution-oriented thinking and communication
- Strong problem-solving skills

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