Director (AGC), Workforce Integrity & Marketplace Compliance
About The Position
Snorkel is seeking an experienced attorney to serve as Director (AGC), Workforce Integrity & Marketplace Compliance. Reporting to Snorkel’s General Counsel, this role will lead employment, labor, and marketplace compliance strategy across a fast-moving, technology-driven business. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in traditional employment law and independent contractor models, along with experience counseling product and business teams in startup environments. This person will partner closely with Product, Operations, People, Policy, Trust & Safety, and leadership to navigate workforce and marketplace risk while enabling growth. We’re looking for a pragmatic, business-oriented attorney who exercises strong judgment, communicates clearly, and balances legal risk with operational realities.
Requirements
- J.D. and active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
- 10+ years of experience in employment law, labor issues, and/or marketplace counseling.
- Deep expertise in independent contractor classification and marketplace workforce models.
- Experience counseling product and business teams in startup or high-growth technology companies.
- Strong understanding of traditional employment law and employee relations.
- Excellent judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business priorities.
- Strong communication and cross-functional partnership skills.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting marketplace, gig economy, or platform businesses.
- In-house experience at a technology or startup company.
- Familiarity with global workforce compliance issues.
- Experience building scalable compliance programs.
Responsibilities
- Advise on employment law matters, including employee relations, performance management, accommodations, investigations, wage and hour, and terminations.
- Counsel People and leadership teams on workforce strategy, organizational risk, and compliance.
- Provide practical guidance on federal, state, and local employment laws.
- Lead legal strategy related to independent contractor classification and marketplace workforce models.
- Advise on marketplace products, onboarding flows, incentives, and contractor programs.
- Assess regulatory and litigation risks tied to platform-based labor models.
- Build scalable governance frameworks that support growth while mitigating workforce risk.
- Partner with Product, Engineering, Operations, Policy, and Trust & Safety teams on product development and operational initiatives.
- Translate legal requirements into practical business guidance.
- Help leadership evaluate tradeoffs between growth, user experience, operational efficiency, and legal exposure.
- Deliver risk-based, solutions-oriented recommendations in fast-moving environments.
- Monitor employment and marketplace regulatory developments and advise on business impact.
- Support investigations, audits, disputes, and regulatory inquiries.
- Develop policies, trainings, escalation procedures, and compliance controls.
- Partner with outside counsel on employment and marketplace matters as needed.
Benefits
- market proven solutions
- robust funding
- scaling rapidly
- stability
- excitement of high growth
- meaningful opportunities to shape priorities and initiatives
- influence key strategic decisions
- directly impact our ongoing success
- deepen your technical expertise
- explore leadership opportunities
- learn new skills across multiple functions
- fully supported in building your career
- environment designed for growth, learning, and shared success
- Equal Employment Opportunity employer
- commitment to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills
- embraces diversity
- provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment
- prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type
- All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, performance, merit, and business need.
- individuals with disabilities will be provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Ph.D. or professional degree
