Employment Counsel (London, United Kingdom)
Core
Primary employment legal advisor for Figma's EMEA region, partnering with People and business leaders to support international workforce scaling and compliance.
Role type
Senior in-house employment counsel (EMEA)
Builds
Scalable employment policies, playbooks, templates, and self-serve tools for a growing tech organization
Domain
Technology (Design/Collaboration) + Employment Law (EMEA)
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
UK employment law qualification, 8+ years PQE, top-tier law firm experience, in-house legal experience, employee relations expertise, investigations, works councils, restructurings, redundancies, litigation management, policy design, commercial judgement
Preferred skills
French or German fluency, experience with France/Germany employment law, international expansion and M&A experience
Technologies
AI-enabled tools
Responsibilities
Advise senior stakeholders on complex employee relations, disciplinary, grievance, and investigation matters; Draft and update employment and benefits-related documentation; Identify and operationalize compliance-based requirements; Support international growth and expansion into new jurisdictions; Manage employment-related litigation strategy and coordination; Identify developing legal risks
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
