# Director, Legal - Employment **Company**: GitLab **Location**: Remote Ireland; Remote, United Kingdom **Work arrangement**: remote **Experience**: senior **Job type**: full-time **Category**: Legal **Industry**: Technology **Apply**: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gitlab/jobs/8842584002?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply **Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_7988b851-493 ## Description GitLab is seeking a Director, Legal - Employment to own matters spanning the full employment relationship in EMEA. As Director, Legal – Employment, you will own GitLab’s matters spanning the full employment relationship in EMEA, from recruiting and onboarding through compensation, performance, leave management, separation, and, when necessary, litigation. Responsibilities: - Provide senior, practical employment-law advice to team members and stakeholders across GitLab - Directly manage matters across the employment lifecycle - Directly negotiate and engage with works councils and employee representative bodies across EMEA jurisdictions - Represent GitLab in, or directly manage outside counsel appearances for, labor courts, employment tribunals, and agency investigations - Counsel People Business Partners, Team Member Relations partners, and business leaders on complex and sensitive team-member relations concerns - Draft, review, negotiate, and maintain employment agreements, separation agreements, policies, templates, and related documentation across multiple jurisdictions - Own employment compliance across EMEA and incorporate outside-counsel input into strategies that match the business - Monitor and analyze changes in employment, privacy, and related laws; identify legal risks; and translate developments into practical recommendations and implementable guidance - Lead the development and continuous improvement of scalable employment-law processes, systems, playbooks, templates, and supporting documentation for the Legal and People teams - Provide employment advice in regions outside EMEA as needed - Use GitLab to collaborate transparently and work effectively in an asynchronous, globally distributed environment. Requirements: - A Juris Doctor (JD), Bachelor of Laws (LLB), or local equivalent, admitted to practice in at least one EMEA jurisdiction - Substantial, firsthand experience advising a multinational company with works councils across EMEA - A demonstrated track record of advocating or managing outside counsel in labor courts, employment tribunals and analogous proceedings - Deep knowledge of employment compliance requirements across EMEA, with the judgment to identify when advice from local counsel is needed - Experience counseling People Business Partners, Team Member Relations partners, and business leaders on sensitive and complex employment matters - Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating employment agreements, separation agreements, policies, templates, and related documentation across multiple jurisdictions - Fluency with GDPR and other local privacy requirements related to team-member data - Experience building or significantly improving legal processes, systems, playbooks, templates, and documentation that produce consistent outcomes at scale - Strong issue-spotting, risk-assessment, and judgment skills, with the ability to provide clear recommendations and practical solutions - The ability to manage a high volume of complex legal matters independently and bring them to resolution - Clear communication and relationship-building skills, including the ability to serve as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders across Legal, People, and the business - A practical and creative approach to problem-solving, sound business judgment, attention to detail, and the ability to work across functions, time zones, and cultures - Comfort working in a remote, globally distributed, asynchronous environment; willingness to learn and use GitLab in your day-to-day work. Benefits: - Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being - Flexible Paid Time Off - Team Member Resource Groups - Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan - Growth and Development Fund - Parental Leave ## Skills ### Required - Employment Law - GDPR - Labor Courts - Employment Tribunals - Works Council - Employee Relations - Contract Negotiation --- Source: [Apply at job-boards.greenhouse.io](https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gitlab/jobs/8842584002?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)