# Lead Employment Counsel

**Company**: ElevenLabs
**Work arrangement**: remote
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Legal
**Industry**: Technology

**Apply**: https://elevenlabs.io/sv/careers/3f6b41c0-660c-4817-8396-14f94c9454ba/lead-employment-counsel?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply
**Canonical**: https://yubhub.co/jobs/job_832bd5bb-3c7

## Description

We are seeking an experienced Lead Employment Counsel to join our Legal Team. In this role, you'll partner with the People team and other stakeholders to advise on global employment law issues spanning the full lifecycle of employment relationships. You'll also develop employment policies and procedures to support the company as we continue to scale.

Responsibilities:

- Advise and collaborate with the People team and other stakeholders on a range of employment law matters in various jurisdictions, including contract negotiation, onboarding, performance management, and termination.

- Offer clear, pragmatic, business-focused legal advice.

- Devise and manage employment practices, policies, and procedures that can be executed efficiently in a growing global company and reduce employment-related legal risk.

- Manage and work with outside counsel across the globe.

- Stay current on global employment laws and regulations, advise the Company on applicable changes, and propose updates as necessary.

Requirements:

- J.D. and active membership in at least one U.S. State Bar or law degree and qualification to practice law in an EMEA jurisdiction.

- 6+ years of relevant post-qualification employment law experience, with experience in-house at a fast-paced, global company.

- Experience building employment-related processes and procedures, partnering with a people/HR team on onboarding and offboarding, and handling complex employment litigation matters.

- Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills.

- Comfort in fast-paced environments with shifting priorities and tight deadlines.

Benefits:

- Innovative culture

- Growth paths

- Learning & development

- Social travel

- Annual company offsite

- Co-working

## Skills

### Required
- employment law
- global employment practices
- contract negotiation
- policy development

### Nice to have
- experience in a high-growth, emerging technology company
- negotiating complex employment contracts
- partnering with teams and outside counsel across the globe

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Source: [Apply at elevenlabs.io](https://elevenlabs.io/sv/careers/3f6b41c0-660c-4817-8396-14f94c9454ba/lead-employment-counsel?utm_source=yubhub.co&utm_medium=jobs_feed&utm_campaign=apply)