Director, Employment & Litigation Counsel
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Five9Cloud Contact Center
Location: United States (Remote)Full-TimeDirector
Salary124,800 - 388,800 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years working experience in law firms and/or in-house, with a preference in-house experience.
- Required Skills
- Communication SkillsNegotiationStrategic thinking
Requirements
- Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and admitted to practice in at least one jurisdiction.
- 5+ years working experience in law firms and/or in-house, with a preference in-house experience.
- Strong understanding of employment law, including whistleblower-related issues and class actions.
- Deep experience in litigation, arbitration, and/or regulatory enforcement actions, including responsibility for independently managing complex disputes with employees, customers, regulators, third parties, or others from commencement to resolution.
- Experience managing outside counsel.
- Exceptional strategic thinking with the ability to translate insight into execution.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, both internal (memos, guides, presentations) and external (counterparties, regulator communications).
- Ownership mentality and comfort working on complex matters that require analysis and judgment.
- High comfort with ambiguity and complex, fast-moving environments.
- Proven ability to build and scale high-performing teams.
Responsibilities
- Advise on global employment laws and regulations, and partner closely with the People team on employment matters throughout the employee lifecycle, including hiring and terminations, talent acquisition, employee relations, compliance trainings, policy and handbook management, accommodations and benefits.
- Represent the company in negotiations, mediations, and court proceedings.
- Manage a diverse caseload involving employment disputes.
- Develop and implement litigation strategies in collaboration with external and internal legal counsel, as well as business stakeholders.
- Manage investigations, enforcement actions, and litigation, arbitration and disputes from commencement through resolution, providing appropriate updates to cross-functional partners and leadership regarding risk, financial impact, and opportunities to resolve.
- Evaluate and mitigate legal risks associated with current and potential litigation, including coordination with risk management/insurance.
- Partner with diverse internal business teams (Compliance, People, IT, Security, Finance, etc.) to proactively identify legal and regulatory risks facing the company and develop and implement strategies for mitigating those risks while successfully enabling the company’s business objectives.
- Provide proactive legal advice to senior management on litigation and compliance-related issues.
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