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Director, Senior Employment Counsel (Global)

BarcelonaFull-time2026-10-15 → 2026-11-10

Core

Strategic and tactical employment counsel supporting global legal and compliance matters, partnering with People and executive leadership to ensure compliance, mitigate risk, and advise on employee issues and documentation across diverse regions.

Role type

Senior IC employment counsel (global)

Builds

Employment documentation, policies, handbooks, contracts, and procedures for global operations

Domain

Global employment law, technology and games industry

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Global employment law expertise, cross-border advisory, litigation and dispute resolution management, policy development, strategic workforce planning, organizational design, M&A advisory, works councils and union relations, risk management, negotiation

Preferred skills

In-house experience, M&A experience, technology/gaming industry experience, Spanish language proficiency

Technologies

Legal research tools, contract management systems

Responsibilities

Provide expert counsel on employment law across multiple regions; support employment litigation and dispute resolution; develop and update region-specific policies and contracts; advise on strategic workforce planning, restructuring, and M&A; monitor regional legal developments and adjust practices accordingly

Seniority

Director, strategic & hands-on execution