Senior Counsel, EMEA Employment

Overview

In this role, you will deliver practical, risk-based employment advice across Europe, the Middle East and Africa, partnering with People & Culture and business leaders to navigate multi-jurisdictional issues. You’ll manage cross-border matters, from hiring practices to terminations, and lead investigations and training initiatives. You will influence stakeholders and help ensure compliant, efficient people operations in a fast-paced tech environment. This position offers impact across regions and opportunities to shape employment policy and global projects.

Pay / Benefits

• 25 paid vacation days
• 4 global VeeaMe Days for self-care
• Private medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance with enhanced coverage
• Defined contribution pension with employer match
• Worldwide travel insurance

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal counseling on global employment matters (hiring, classification, leaves, discipline, terminations, works councils)
• Draft, review, and negotiate employment-related agreements and documents; develop templates and guides
• Manage employment-related claims and litigation strategy; supervise outside counsel
• Partner with People & Culture and business leaders on employee relations and workplace investigations
• Conduct employment law training for People & Culture professionals and ensure legal compliance of training materials
• Advise on immigration and employee mobility; supervise outside immigration counsel

Key requirements

• 8+ years of relevant employment law experience (in-house or law firm) with exposure to multi-jurisdictional/global issues preferred
• Active bar membership in at least one EMEA jurisdiction (or ability to obtain)
• Strong legal judgment and ability to manage projects with minimal supervision
• Ability to communicate complex issues clearly to non-lawyers
• Comfort in fast-paced environments and strong organizational skills
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 tools and matter/document management systems is a plus

• Strong communication and influencing skills
• Pragmatic, pragmatic problem-solving approach
• Cross-functional collaboration
• High integrity and confidentiality
• Microsoft 365 tools
• Matter/document management systems

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