Description
Figma is growing its team of creatives and builders on a mission to make design accessible to all.
As Employment Counsel (EMEA), you will serve as Figma's primary employment legal advisor across EMEA, partnering closely with People and business leaders to support our international workforce and help scale our global employment legal function.
This is a full-time role that can be held from our London Hub or remotely in the United Kingdom.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the primary employment legal advisor for EMEA and support other regional and global employment matters
- Draft, revise, and update employment and benefits-related documentation and agreements as needed
- Advise senior stakeholders on complex employee relations, disciplinary, grievance and investigation matters and recommend appropriate outcomes
- Identify and operationalise compliance-based requirements and build scalable employment-related policies, playbooks, templates, and self-serve tools
- Support Figma's international growth, including expansion into new jurisdictions, workforce scaling initiatives, and evolving employment compliance requirements
- Manage employment-related litigation including strategy, discovery, drafting, and coordination with external counsel
- Identify and address developing employment legal requirements and potential future legal risks to the business
- Collaborate with other cross-functional business teams including legal, accounting, procurement, and communications
Requirements:
- UK-qualified with 8+ years PQE, including experience at a top-tier law firm and in-house legal department practising employment law
- Significant experience providing practical, commercially focused employment law advice across EMEA
- Proven ability to build trusted relationships with People, Legal, and business leaders
- Experience designing and scaling employment policies, programmes, processes, and documentation in a growing organisation
- Exceptional communication skills, intellectual curiosity, and a collaborative approach
Nice to Have:
- Significant experience with employment law in France and Germany; fluency in French or German
- Interest in employment law outside of EMEA
- Experience with international expansion and M&A
At Figma, one of our values is Grow as you go. We believe in hiring smart, curious people who are excited to learn and develop their skills.
Figma is an equal opportunity workplace - we are dedicated to equal employment opportunities regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity/expression, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.