# Employment Counsel
**Company:** [Sigma](https://hotfix.jobs/companies/sigma)
**Location:** San Francisco, CA
**Salary:** $150K-$230K
**Experience:** 5+ years
**Skills:** Employment Law, Flsa, Ada, Fmla, Title Vii, Workplace Investigations, Contract Drafting, M&A Due Diligence, Policy Development, Employee Relations
**Posted:** 2026-06-15
> Provide employment law guidance to a high-growth AI analytics company, partnering with HR and leadership on compliance, investigations, policy, and M&A matters. Requires JD, active bar license, and 5+ years employment law experience.
## Job Description
## Key Responsibilities
- Provide legal advice on employment-related matters including onboarding, performance management, disciplinary actions, terminations, and reductions in force
- Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local employment laws and regulations (U.S. and, if applicable, international)
- Draft, review, and update employment agreements, offer letters, contractor agreements, policies, and handbooks
- Advise on employee relations issues and dispute resolution
- Manage and oversee outside employment counsel and litigation matters
- Complete workplace investigations
- Partner with People Ops (HR) and Governance, Risk, & Compliance (GRC) teams on compliance training, and policy implementation
- Monitor changes in employment law and proactively recommend updates to company practices
- Support M&A, due diligence, and integration efforts related to employment matters as needed

## Qualifications
- Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school
- Active license to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
- 5+ years of experience practicing employment law (in-house experience at a technology or SaaS company preferred)
- Workplace investigation training and experience
- Strong knowledge of U.S. employment laws (FLSA, ADA, FMLA, Title VII, wage & hour, classification, etc.)
- Ability to provide practical, business-oriented legal advice is essential
- Experience working closely with HR/People teams and senior leadership
- Excellent communication, judgment, and stakeholder management skills

## Preferred Qualifications
- Experience supporting global or distributed workforces
- Familiarity with immigration and mobility considerations in a tech environment
- Prior experience in a high-growth or startup company
- Experience with employment aspects of M&A transactions

## Compensation & Benefits
- Base salary range: $150,000 to $230,000 annually
- Eligible for stock options
- Comprehensive benefits package including generous health benefits, flexible time off, paid bonding time for new parents, 401k (Traditional and Roth), commuter and FSA benefits, lunch program, dog friendly office
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