People Legal Counsel, APAC
Core
Lead Employment Counsel building legal infrastructure for Anthropic's workforce across Asia-Pacific, partnering with People and business leaders on employment programs, policies, and risk management.
Role type
Senior in-house employment counsel (APAC)
Builds
Legal infrastructure for new and existing APAC jurisdictions (Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore, India)
Domain
Employment law, APAC region
Deliverable
production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work
Required skills
Employment law expertise across multiple APAC countries, market entry and workforce structuring, employer of record arrangements, contractor classification, employee relations, employment dispute strategy, regulatory tracking, scalable template development
Preferred skills
12+ years employment legal experience (firms and in-house), rapid growth support, employee data privacy knowledge, creative and pragmatic problem solving
Technologies
N/A
Responsibilities
Partner with People and business leaders on employment programs and policies; Build and maintain legal infrastructure for APAC jurisdictions; Advise on market entry, acquisitions, and workforce structuring; Guide employee relations and workplace investigations; Develop strategy on employment disputes; Track legislative and regulatory developments; Create scalable templates, playbooks, and training
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC