Associate General Counsel (Director), Employment

The Associate General Counsel (Director), Employment serves as a senior legal advisor and subject matter expert on a broad range of employment-related matters across the organization. This role provides strategic counsel to the workforce including all levels of leadership, HR, and cross-functional enabling functions on employment law risks, policies, and practices.

What You Will Do

Lead and advise on the full spectrum of employment matters, monitor and interpret changes in employment laws and regulations, provide legal oversight for workplace investigations, and serve as a strategic partner to HR leadership and Centers of Excellence on employee lifecycle and employee relations matters.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires deep expertise in federal and US employment laws, with particular emphasis on California and Georgia, and carries accountability for shaping the company's employment law posture at scale. International experience is highly valued.

Requirements

• 8 to 12+ years of employment legal experience
• Proven expertise in federal employment law and multi-state regulations
• JD degree from an ABA accredited law school
• Bar membership (or equivalent registered in house counsel admission) in GA or CA is required
• Ability to lead and support complex investigations
• Demonstrated ability to influence and advise senior and executive-level stakeholders with sound, business-oriented legal judgment
• Exceptional legal research, writing, and oral communication skills
• High level of integrity and professional ethics
• Ability to build and lead cross-functional relationships and drive alignment across diverse teams
• Strong organizational and problem-solving skills with the ability to manage competing priorities under tight deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Track record of successful negotiations, mediations, and dispute resolution
• Ability to design and implement scalable cross-functional processes and frameworks
• Active membership in good standing and admitted to practice law in the state of California or Georgia

Benefits

• market-competitive compensation packages
• inclusive of base pay, incentives, benefits, and equity