Director, Legal (Employment)

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Hiring Remotely in United States
Remote or Hybrid
220K-303K Annually
eCommerce • Information Technology • Marketing Tech • Software
We help small teams power big businesses.
The Role
ActiveCampaign is looking to add a Director, Legal (Employment) to our Legal team. This is a pivotal role where the successful candidate will serve as the company’s dedicated employment law subject matter expert. Reporting directly to the General Counsel, you will play a crucial role in shaping and supporting our global workforce initiatives, ensuring compliance, and fostering a positive and productive environment

What your day could consist of:

  • Assisting the ActiveCampaign Legal and People departments with a variety of legal issues related to the company's global workforce.
  • Partnering closely with various members of the People team, particularly the HR Business Partner team, on workplace investigations and other employee relations matters.
  • Drafting, negotiating, and reviewing various contracts and policies, such as employment agreements and offer letters, variable compensation letters, staffing agreements, talent search agreements, separation agreements, employee handbooks, and various company policies across the ActiveCampaign entities.
  • Assist with interpretation, application, and staff training related to company policies, such as counseling on the application of various company disciplinary procedures.
  • Coordinate with external labor and employment counsel on a variety of legal issues.

What is needed:

  • Licensed to practice law in Illinois and/or California
  • 4-year undergraduate degree.
  • Juris Doctorate degree from an accredited law school.
  • 7+ years of experience as an attorney with a strong focus on labor and employment law.
  • Experience managing and/or advising clients with global workforces.
  • Experience with Irish, Australian, Polish, Brazilian, Mexican, Costa Rican, and other LATAM legal regimes is preferred. 
  • Ideal candidates will also have experience with one or more of the following: dispute resolution, employment classification/FLSA, negotiating, administering, and/or drafting employee benefit plans, immigration laws, and familiarity with data privacy and data protection laws.
  • Must have excellent research, organizational, and project management skills and be capable of tracking and completing multiple tasks in a timely manner.

About ActiveCampaign:
ActiveCampaign is an AI-first, end-to-end marketing platform for people at the heart of the action. It empowers teams to automate their campaigns with AI agents that imagine, activate, and validate–freeing them from step-by-step workflows and unlocking limitless ways to orchestrate their marketing.

With AI, goal-based automation, and 950+ app integrations, agencies, marketers, and owners can build cross-channel campaigns in minutes–fine-tuned with billions of data points to drive real results for their unique business.

ActiveCampaign is the trusted choice to help businesses unlock a new world of boundless opportunities–where ideas become impact and potential turns into real results.

As a global multicultural company, we are proud of our inclusive culture which embraces diverse voices, backgrounds, and perspectives. We don’t just celebrate our differences, we believe our diversity is what empowers our innovation and success. You can find out more about our DEI initiatives here. 

Perks and benefits:
ActiveCampaign is an employee-first culture. We take care of our employees at work and outside of work. You can see more of the details here, but some of our most popular benefits include:

-Comprehensive health and wellness benefits that includes a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP) fully covered by ActiveCampaign, complimentary access to telehealth and tele-mental health resources, and a complimentary membership to Calm
-Open paid time off
-Generous 401(k) matching program with immediate vesting
-Quarterly Path Perks with options for commuter and lunch benefits (for those reporting to a Hub), or a remote home office stipend
-Access to professional development resources through LinkedIn Learning
-After five years of service, you’ll be eligible for a four-week paid sabbatical leave and a sabbatical leave bonus

ActiveCampaign is an equal opportunity employer. We recruit, hire, pay, grow and promote no matter of gender, race, color, sexual orientation, religion, age, protected veteran status, physical and mental abilities, or any other identities protected by law.

Our Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) strive to foster a diverse inclusive environment by supporting each other, building a strong sense of belonging, and creating opportunities for mentorship and professional growth for their members.

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The Company
HQ: Chicago, IL
850 Employees
Year Founded: 2003

What We Do

ActiveCampaign helps small teams power big businesses with the must-have platform for intelligent marketing automation. Customers from over 170 countries depend on ActiveCampaign’s mix of pre-built automations and integrations (including Facebook, Google, WordPress, Salesforce, Shopify, and Square) to power personalized marketing, transactional emails, and one-to-one CRM interactions throughout the customer lifecycle.

ActiveCampaign holds the highest customer satisfaction rating among Marketing Automation, E-Commerce Personalization, Landing Page Builders, and CRM solutions on G2.com and is one of only a handful of software solutions with over 10,000 positive reviews. ActiveCampaign has also been named the Top Rated Email Marketing Software on TrustRadius. Learn more and start your free trial at ActiveCampaign.com.

Why Work With Us

We are focused on our employees, our customers, and even our customer's customers. Ideas are valued over titles, contributions are valued over appearances, helping a co-worker is more important than outshining them. We are passionate about diversity and inclusion, believing everyone has a voice and can make a difference.

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