Associate General Counsel

An expert, agile, practical, business-focused attorney and leader is sought to provide advice and cross-functional support for company Compliance priorities, with a focus on Employment law and Human Resources counseling and guidance, litigation and investigations, as well as company-wide compliance, including Environment, Social, Governance. This role involves providing day-to-day legal guidance to HR and business leaders, drafting and reviewing employment documents, managing workplace investigations, and supporting strategic HR initiatives.

Must Have

• Provide day-to-day legal guidance to HR and business leaders on global employment law matters.
• Draft, review, and update employment agreements, policies, handbooks, and HR procedures.
• Manage and advise on workplace investigations involving misconduct, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and policy violations.
• Partner with global HR teams to drive consistent application of employment policies.
• Support strategic HR initiatives including workforce planning, organizational restructuring, employee engagement programs, and ESG efforts.
• Mitigate legal risks by advising on disciplinary actions and sensitive employee-relations matters.
• Monitor changes in employment laws across multiple jurisdictions and communicate impacts to HR and leadership.
• Develop and deliver training to HR and management on employment law topics, compliance, and best practices.
• Advise the business with respect to employee benefits, compliance, and leave-of-absence regulations.
• Manage complex litigation (including employment litigation), regulatory matters, and/or region-specific challenges while overseeing external counsel.
• Manage and support cross-functional projects such as compensation updates, contingent workforce compliance, and other company proactive compliance priorities.
• Ensure compliance with privacy, data protection, and personnel file requirements.
• Minimum of 7+ years of relevant law firm and/or legal department experience.
• JD or equivalent from an accredited law school; licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Substantive knowledge of employment law and counseling with litigation experience.
• Demonstrated in-house experience advising and providing practical solutions to the management of HR, compliance, privacy, and other compliance risks, as well as litigation and investigation experience.

Good to Have

• Experience with SaaS and data analytics.

THE ROLE:

An expert, agile, practical, business-focused attorney and leader to provide advice and cross-functional support for company Compliance priorities, with a focus on Employment law and Human Resources counseling and guidance, litigation and investigations, as well as company-wide compliance, including Environment, Social, Governance. Reporting to the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Compliance & Litigation, the Associate General Counsel will have wide-ranging responsibilities that include: (i) providing guidance, support, and expertise to company’s global Human Resources team; (ii) tackling challenging employment law and other compliance-focused projects that support our products and services; (iii) assisting with company-wide litigation and investigations; (iv) working collaboratively and proactively across the Corporate, Commercial, and IP & Product legal teams to address legal compliance and litigation priorities, with a focus on identifying and mitigating risks; and (v) developing cross-functional and influential relationships by working with stakeholders, including Human Resources, Product and Technology, Information Security, Information Technology, Training and Development, Sales, and the Finance and Internal Audit teams. This role can be remote or in person (in areas where company has an office (Boston, MA, or Atlanta, GA) upon determination by the successful candidate and manager. There is some opportunity to travel, especially to develop relationships with business partners and legal teammates.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

The successful attorney will:

• Provide day-to-day legal guidance to HR and business leaders on global employment law matters, including hiring, performance management, investigations, leaves of absence, accommodations, and terminations.
• Draft, review, and update employment agreements, policies, handbooks, and HR procedures to ensure compliance with local and international labor laws.
• Manage and advise on workplace investigations involving misconduct, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and policy violations.
• Partner with global HR teams to drive consistent application of employment policies across regions while recognizing and accommodating local law differences.
• Support strategic HR initiatives including workforce planning, organizational restructuring, employee engagement programs, and environmental social governance (ESG) efforts.
• Mitigate legal risks by advising on disciplinary actions and sensitive employee-relations matters.
• Monitor changes in employment laws across multiple jurisdictions and communicate impacts to HR and leadership.
• Develop and deliver training to HR and management on employment law topics, compliance, and best practices.
• Advise the business with respect to employee benefits, compliance, and leave-of-absence regulations across global jurisdictions.
• Manage complex litigation (including employment litigation), regulatory matters, and/or region-specific challenges while overseeing external counsel.
• Manage and support cross-functional projects such as compensation updates, contingent workforce compliance, and other company proactive compliance priorities, including leveraging the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with privacy, data protection, and personnel file requirements (e.g., GDPR, local data retention rules). COMPETENCIES/PERSONAL TRAITS
• Ethical in all dealings.
• Excellent judgment.
• Creative thinker who is proactive, a self-starter, and solution-oriented.
• Energized by the challenges of serving a dynamic and fast-moving company; comfortable with change and ambiguity; and able to build scalable processes from the ground up.
• Ability to influence and earn respect across functions and at all levels, including through:
• Legal expertise conveyed through concise, actionable communications;
• Empathetically learning about the business goals, pressures and priorities of other teams, and looking at issues from their perspective;
• Maintaining a positive attitude when faced with adversity to overcome challenges and break through barriers;
• Being a problem-solver, a constructive resolver of conflicts, and someone who proposes business-oriented solutions to complex problems; and
• Driving and executing solutions with minimal guidance.
• Strong engaging leader with the presence and ability to engage with leadership, manage effectively, and inspire colleagues.
• Highly collaborative person who works and communicates effectively and respectfully across all functions, cultures, and organizational levels.
• Ability to quickly identify and resolve issues while effectively balancing legal risks with business objectives.
• Agile and process-oriented; ability to simplify, iterate, automate, and operationalize workflows.
• Extensive working knowledge of applicable laws and regulations.
• Strong organizational skills, and able to effectively prioritize multiple complex concurrent issues in a fast paced matrixed environment.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 7+ years of relevant law firm and/or legal department experience.
• JD or equivalent from an accredited law school; licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Substantive knowledge of employment law and counseling with litigation experience.
• Demonstrated in-house experience advising and providing practical solutions to the management of HR, compliance, privacy, and other compliance risks, as well as litigation and investigation experience.
• Experience with SaaS and data analytics are a plus.