Lead Employment Counsel

Quick Facts

• Role: Employment Counsel (generalist) with U.S. and global scope

• Focus areas: employment counseling, immigration & global mobility, investigations, disputes, and employment agreements

Description

Lead employment counseling for the full employee lifecycle, advising People partners and managers on hiring, classification, compensation, leaves and accommodations, performance management, discipline, and separations. Own immigration and global mobility (including sponsorship policy and coordination with outside counsel), and support investigations, employment disputes, and employment contract/template work. Partner cross-functionally to manage matters independently in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day U.S. employment counseling across hiring, classification, compensation, leaves/accommodations, performance, discipline, and separations

• Own immigration and global mobility programs; set and communicate sponsorship policy; manage immigration counsel and case volume

• Support relocations, cross-border remote work requests, and business travel; advise on permanent establishment and mobility tax exposure with Finance and Tax

• Collaborate on internal investigations and advise on outcomes

• Handle employment demand letters, agency charges, arbitrations, and litigation with outside counsel

• Draft and own employment documents and templates (offer letters, employment agreements, separation and release agreements, contractor/consultant agreements, restrictive covenants, and local-law variants)

• Support employment and immigration diligence for M&A and new-market entry and post-close integration

• Build repeatable processes, self-serve guidance, and manager training as the organization expands

Requirements

• 5+ years practicing employment law

• JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar (NY or CA preferred)

• Deep U.S. employment counseling experience across wage and hour, leaves/accommodations, investigations, performance management, and separations

• Working knowledge of employment law outside the U.S. with ability to triage cross-border questions

• Hands-on U.S. business immigration and global mobility experience, including running a sponsorship program and managing immigration counsel at volume

• Ability to independently manage multiple time-sensitive matters

• Exceptional written and verbal communication

• Ability to advise on sensitive, confidential matters under time pressure

Benefits

• Flexible PTO

• Health and wellness stipend

• Health insurance coverage (medical, dental, vision) varies by country; 100% coverage for U.S. employees

• 401(k) with employer match (U.S.)

• Fertility HRA and parental leave benefits (country-specific)

• Relocation expense coverage to NYC or SF (if needed)

• Canada and UK health and retirement benefits (country-specific)

• In-country perks such as weekly coffee stipend and office amenities