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Employment Counsel

1 month, 1 week ago
United States, United Kingdom
Full-time
Senior
Legal Counsel
HR and Recruiting
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Cresta

Cresta

Cresta AI provides generative AI solutions for intelligent contact centers, offering self-service, live coaching, and post-call insights. Their technology empowers sales and customer service teams to enhance customer interactions, boost revenue, and im...

Professional Services
51-250
Founded 2017
$151M raised
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Description

  • Advise People and business leaders on hiring, performance management, employee relations, investigations, accommodations, leaves of absence, compensation, disciplinary actions, and terminations.
  • Provide legal guidance on workforce planning, reorganizations, reductions in force, and other organizational changes.
  • Partner with Human Resources to develop and implement employment-related policies, procedures, and best practices.
  • Monitor and advise on employment law developments across the United States, Europe, and APAC.
  • Support compliance with federal, state, and local U.S. employment laws and applicable European employment regulations.
  • Partner with external counsel on country-specific employment issues and labor law requirements.
  • Advise on cross-border employment matters, including international hiring, mobility, remote work arrangements, and employee transfers.
  • Lead or support internal workplace investigations involving complaints, misconduct, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and other sensitive matters.
  • Manage employment claims, agency charges, demand letters, and litigation in coordination with outside counsel.
  • Review and draft employment-related agreements and support due diligence and integration activities for acquisitions and strategic transactions.

Requirements

  • Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.
  • Active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar.
  • At least 6 years of in-house employment law experience, preferably in a high-growth technology company.
  • Deep knowledge of U.S. employment laws, including federal, state, and local requirements.
  • Demonstrated experience advising on European employment laws and practices across multiple European jurisdictions.
  • Experience conducting workplace investigations and managing employment disputes.
  • Strong drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
  • Ability to provide practical, business-focused advice in a fast-paced environment.
  • Excellent judgment, discretion, and stakeholder management capabilities.
  • Preferred experience supporting multinational technology companies, mergers and acquisitions, international expansion, works councils, collective consultation requirements, employee representative bodies, cross-border employment issues, and GDPR-related employee data considerations.

Benefits

  • Competitive, location-based base salary of $200,000 to $250,000.
  • Equity as part of total compensation.
  • Comprehensive benefits package for employees and their families.
  • Compensation determined in part by experience, skills, education, and geography.

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