Lead Employment Counsel
Core
Senior Employment Counsel providing first-line legal support to the People team, managing employee relations, vendor relationships, and compliance across global jurisdictions with a focus on DACH.
Role type
Senior in-house employment counsel (legal)
Builds
Internal legal support infrastructure and risk mitigation for global HR operations
Domain
Global technology / Enterprise software / Employment Law
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Employment law expertise, vendor management, cross-functional partnership, autonomous decision-making, AI tool adoption, multi-jurisdictional compliance
Preferred skills
DACH employment law specialization, experience with EOR platforms, AI workflow integration
Technologies
Remote.com, AI legal tools
Responsibilities
Serve as first line of support for employment legal questions; Partner with People Business Partners on employee relations, performance, terminations, and leaves; Own Remote.com relationship management; Manage external legal counsel relationships; Ensure compliance with employment law across all operating jurisdictions; Identify and adopt AI tools for legal support; Track and reduce external counsel spend
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC