Lead Employment Counsel
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GreenhouseHR technology
Anywhere in the United StatesFull-TimeLead
Salary163,800 - 230,680 USD per year
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Job Details
- Experience
- 7+ years of labor and employment law experience at a law firm and/or in-house
Requirements
- Hold a JD from an accredited law school.
- Maintain active membership in good standing in at least one US state bar.
- Have 7+ years of labor and employment law experience at a law firm and/or in-house.
- Have deep knowledge of US federal and multi-state employment law, especially wage and hour.
- Have experience advising on employment matters outside the US and working with employer of record providers and local counsel.
- Have a track record of managing employment litigation with outside counsel, including settlement strategy.
- Have experience with workforce planning and management.
- Have experience owning employment policies, agreements, and compensation plan terms, and conducting or overseeing workplace investigations.
- Be able to give practical advice to non-lawyers and executives and design engaging training.
- Have the judgment and organization to work independently as the subject matter expert.
- Have experience using AI tools effectively while verifying output, protecting privileged and employee data, and keeping final legal judgment human.
- In-house experience is strongly preferred; familiarity with the HR tech industry is a plus.
Responsibilities
- Serve as the primary legal advisor to the People team and business leaders on employee relations, performance management, terminations, reductions in force, leaves, and accommodations.
- Lead wage and hour compliance, including FLSA and state exemption classification, timekeeping, overtime, payroll issues, and classification audits.
- Review and advise on compensation programs, including commission and bonus plans, overpayment recoupment, pay equity analyses, and pay transparency.
- Draft, negotiate, and maintain employment documents and policies, including offer letters, confidentiality and invention assignment agreements, restrictive covenants, separation and contractor agreements, and handbook content.
- Conduct or oversee workplace investigations and manage employment litigation with outside counsel from demand letters and EEOC matters through mediation and settlement.
- Advise on employment law outside the US, including employer of record and contractor arrangements, entity launches, work-from-abroad requests, and relocations.
- Build and deliver training for managers, HR, and recruiters; create self-service resources; and share legal updates with Legal and People leadership.
- Partner with Product, Privacy, and HR technology stakeholders on AI in hiring and employment decisions, vendor assessments, data retention, and product launches.
- Support M&A diligence and integration, benefits and EEO/affirmative action compliance, outside counsel relationships and budgets, and external employment law representation.
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