Lead Global Employment Counsel - San Francisco Bay Area (955-SLS)

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in good standing with at least one US state bar
• 8-12+ years of employment law experience, with a strong mix of law firm and in-house experience
• Deep expertise in US federal and multi-state employment law
• Meaningful experience advising on international employment matters
• Track record of drafting and implementing employment policies, agreements, and frameworks
• Experience managing outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions
• Experience conducting or overseeing workplace investigations, including safety incidents
• Strong business judgment with the ability to assess risk practically and communicate clearly to non-legal stakeholders
• Ability to work in office up to 5 days per week, ability to travel across the U.S. and Europe as needed

Additional Information

Our client, a rapidly growing, well-funded startup in stealth mode, is looking to hire a Lead Global Employment Counsel to serve as the primary legal partner for the company's HR team and business stakeholders on employment and labor matters worldwide and across global affiliate companies. This is a high-impact, high-autonomy role for an attorney who thrives in a fast-paced, startup environment and can operate as both strategist and executor. In this role, you will own the employment legal function. You will build policies and scalable frameworks, handle day-to-day counseling across a complex, multi-jurisdictional workforce, and manage outside counsel. The ideal candidate brings deep US employment law expertise with meaningful international experience, a comfort level with ambiguity and rapid change, and a practical, business-oriented approach to legal risk. Experience in the defense technology sector, with government-contracted employers is highly valued, as is international employment law experience. You thrive in an environment where the priority list changes by noon, and you're just as comfortable deprioritizing yesterday's ask as you are executing on today's. The current targeted base salary for this position ranges from $280-310K base, plus equity and a potential bonus. Actual compensation is determined based on a number of factors, including a candidate's qualifications, and years of directly relevant experience. Solutus has been selected as the exclusive representative for this search.Candidates applying directly to our client will be redirected to Solutus for consideration. Ref. #955-SLS

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