Managing Counsel - Employment Legal (US)
About The Position
Managing Counsel - Employment Legal (US) is a senior individual contributor position within the Legal Team at Remote. This role focuses on complex, high-impact employment law matters, influencing cross-functional stakeholders, and scaling legal support for Remote’s global employment operations. The Employment Specialists team supports internal and external employees, ensures compliance with employment laws across jurisdictions, and assists other teams with local entity compliance and product streamlining for labor law compliance. Remote is a fully remote company with a focus on innovation, automation, and AI capabilities. They encourage employees to bring their talents and experiences to build a best-in-class HR platform, fostering an energetic, curious, motivated, and ambitious work culture.
Requirements
- US-qualified lawyer (mandatory).
- Solid experience as a senior legal employment counsel, with a strong track record handling advisory and contentious matters across the employee lifecycle.
- Experience leading on complex internal and external employee matters independently.
- Experience advising across multiple jurisdictions.
- Good understanding and experience with tech and HR tech products.
- Excellent analytical and organizational skills.
- Writes and speaks fluent English.
- Technologically competent with Slack, CLM tools, Notion, Google Drive, AI tools, Zendesk, or equivalent tools.
Nice To Haves
- In-house legal experience preferred.
- Experience in a tech or fast-paced start-up environment preferred.
- Fluent in multiple languages preferred.
- Experience working remotely preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide strategic employment law advice across multiple jurisdictions, covering both internal and external employee matters.
- Lead on complex advisory and contentious employment matters across the employee lifecycle, including both internal and external employees.
- Identify company-wide legal issues and implement scalable solutions in partnership with stakeholders.
- Lead cross-functional initiatives, driving alignment across Legal, People, Operations, and other teams.
- Shape team knowledge standards, building subject-matter expertise and creating reusable resources.
- Set best practices and governance frameworks to improve efficiency and legal service delivery.
- Manage external local counsel and oversee complex employment projects across jurisdictions.
Benefits
- work from anywhere
- flexible paid time off
- flexible working hours (we are async)
- 16 weeks paid parental leave
- mental health support services
- stock options
- learning budget
- home office budget & IT equipment
- budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
