Lead Counsel, Employment

What you'll do

• Advise on employment matters across the employee lifecycle; manage investigations, disputes, and employment agreements.
• Own immigration and global mobility, including sponsorship policy, outside counsel, relocations, and cross-border work.
• Support M&A and new-market entry, and build training, policies, guidance, and repeatable processes.

What they ask for

• 8+ years practicing employment law, combining top law firm and in-house experience at a high-growth technology company.
• JD from an accredited law school and active membership in at least one U.S. state bar.
• Deep U.S. employment counseling experience across the full employee lifecycle.
• Hands-on U.S. business immigration and global mobility experience, including running a sponsorship program and managing immigration counsel at volume.

Nice to have

• New York or California bar membership.
• Fintech, payments, or regulated financial services experience; experience establishing employment infrastructure in a new country; employment experience across EMEA, APAC, LATAM, or Canada; or use of AI or automation to reduce manual legal work.

Pay

$228K – $313K (base salary)

AI focus

Nice to have: use AI or automation to eliminate manual legal work.