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Senior Employment Counsel - EMEA

UK - London💼 Full-time🗓 2026-03-24 → 2026-09-27

Core

Senior Employment Counsel advising UK and EMEA teams on the full range of employment issues including hiring, performance management, terminations, compensation, investigations, and employee relations.

Role type

Senior in-house employment counsel (UK/EMEA)

Builds

Compliant, scalable employee lifecycle practices and employment policies across UK and EMEA

Domain

Legal (Employment Law) in the Financial Technology / Global Payments industry

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

UK employment law expertise, workplace investigations, employment litigation, cross-border employment strategy, regulatory monitoring, policy development

Preferred skills

EMEA employment law experience, in-house and law firm background, international expansion support

Technologies

Legal research tools, policy management systems

Responsibilities

Advise on hiring, performance management, terminations, and employee relations; oversee internal workplace investigations; lead employment-related litigation and pre-litigation matters; develop and scale employment processes; monitor legal and regulatory developments across EMEA; support cross-border employment issues including remote work and mobility

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC

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