People Legal Counsel, APAC

Anthropic's People Legal team is looking for a Lead Employment Counsel to build the legal foundation for our growing workforce across Asia-Pacific.

You'll partner closely with our People team and business leaders to design and run employment programs in the region that help our people do their best work.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary employment lawyer for Anthropic's APAC region, partnering with People and business leaders across People programs, policies and day-to-day issues
• Build and maintain the legal infrastructure for new and existing APAC jurisdictions, including Japan, South Korea, Australia, Singapore and India
• Advise on market entry and workforce structuring, including acquisitions, employer of record arrangements, contractor classification, and headcount thresholds that trigger local obligations
• Partner with Compensation, Benefits, and Equity teams so that global programs are compliant and scalable
• Guide employee relations matters, including workplace investigations, in line with local law and practice
• Develop and manage strategy on employment disputes across the region, from pre-litigation claims through tribunal and court proceedings, in partnership with outside counsel
• Track legislative and regulatory developments across the region, including employee data privacy and emerging rules on AI in employment, and turn them into practical guidance
• Develop scalable templates, playbooks, and training that enable stakeholders to operate compliantly

Minimum Qualifications:

• Hold a law degree (JD, LLB, or equivalent) and meet the local licensing requirements to work as in-house counsel where you'll be based
• Have deep subject-matter expertise on employment law across multiple APAC countries
• Write clearly and concisely, and can provide actionable guidance to non-lawyers
• Balance legal risk with business practicality, and work collaboratively with legal and business cross-functional partners
• Work effectively with colleagues and stakeholders across multiple time zones

Preferred Qualifications:

• At least 12+ years of relevant employment legal experience across law firms and in-house, with demonstrated experience supporting companies through rapid growth
• Experience advising People and business teams on the practical application of employment laws in Japan, South Korea, India, Australia, and Singapore
• Creative and pragmatic in your approach to developing legal solutions to business problems
• Working knowledge of employee data privacy requirements across the region

Logistics:

• Minimum education: Bachelor’s degree or an equivalent combination of education, training, and/or experience
• Required field of study: A field relevant to the role as demonstrated through coursework, training, or professional experience
• Minimum years of experience: Years of experience required will correlate with the internal job level requirements for the position
• Location-based hybrid policy: Currently, we expect all staff to be in one of our offices at least 25% of the time.
• Visa sponsorship: We do sponsor visas!