Compliance, Employment & Litigation Counsel

What You'll Do

Compliance

• Develop policies and procedures related to ethics, export control, sanctions, anti-corruption, and conflicts of interest.
• Conduct internal investigations of compliance issues, business partner and government inquiries; handle responses, resolution, and oversee compliance hotline.
• Oversee compliance training and related programs.
• Stay informed of peer company best practices and relevant global legal developments.
• Provide creative, customer-focused, practical and proactive legal guidance to support company goals in a compliant manner.

Employment Counseling

• Advise the People Team and business partners on employment law matters across the employee lifecycle, including hiring, performance management, accommodations, leaves, investigations, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
• Support organizational changes, workforce planning, restructurings, and reductions in force.
• Draft, review, and update employment-related agreements, policies, procedures, and training materials.
• Monitor legal developments and advise on emerging employment law requirements and risks, including AI-related developments.
• Support employment-related matters across the United States, Canada, and Latin America.

Litigation & Dispute Management

• Manage employment-related claims, administrative charges, demand letters, arbitrations, and litigation.
• Support and manage disputes involving commercial contracts, vendors, intellectual property, privacy, bankruptcy, and other issues.
• Conduct factual investigations, collect information, preserve evidence, and prepare witnesses.
• Manage outside counsel and legal budgets.
• Develop and manage discovery and e-discovery processes.
• Assess legal and business risk and provide recommendations on dispute resolution.
• Develop processes to reduce litigation risk and improve dispute management.

Cross-Functional Partnership

• Collaborate with all business teams to deliver practical, solution-oriented legal advice balancing risk and business objectives.
• Contribute to special projects and strategic initiatives.
• Help build scalable legal processes for a high-growth technology business.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school and licensed to practice law.
• 5+ years of legal experience, including significant compliance, employment and/or litigation experience.
• Strong judgment and ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice.
• Problem-solving mentality with willingness to make decisions.
• Orientation towards process and operations; ability to improve systems, standards, templates, policies to reduce risk.
• Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to independently manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability and willingness to work across time zones; some travel may be required.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior in-house experience.
• Experience supporting a high-growth technology or SaaS company.
• Experience advising on employment matters in Canada and/or Latin America.
• Experience handling commercial disputes, contract disputes, vendor disputes, intellectual property matters, privacy-related disputes, or bankruptcy matters.
• Understanding and experience handling complex e-discovery issues.
• Experience working in a globally distributed organization.