Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the opportunity to enjoy and be inspired by these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for audio. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 230 million users.

Spotify’s awesome Employment Legal team is looking for an experienced senior employment counsel to join the band. As senior employment counsel at Spotify, you will assist in day-to-day employment and labor matters, projects, acquisitions as well as overseeing employment-related disputes.

What you´ll do

• Partner with and provide legal guidance to colleagues in Human Resources and other key business stakeholders regarding all substantive employment law areas.
• Assist with providing employment legal advice in a broad range of employment related matters and projects in the U.S. and globally.
• Draft and advise on employment-related documents, including contracts, offer letters, agreements and policies.
• Provide advice and develop strategy with senior leadership on company-wide initiatives affecting employees.
• Provide advice regarding employee and labor relations. 
• Lead employment law-related projects, including process reviews, new policy creation and implementation, and creation and delivery of training programs.
• Assist in mergers and acquisitions and post-acquisition work.
• Handle and/or provide support on employment-related pre-litigation and litigation matters with minimal supervision.
• Monitor legislation, regulations, case law, and government enforcement activities relating to employment issues and provide proactive, strategic advice to the relevant stakeholders.
• Advise key stakeholders concerning employment-related matters in new markets.
• Provide legal support for Spotify’s diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.
• Help launch new regions.

Who you are

• You have a law degree (or equivalent) from a top-tier law school.
• You have a minimum of 8+ years experience from working at a top tier law firm and in-house with employment counseling. International experience is required.
• You have experience in partnering with global stakeholders.
• You have demonstrated experience interfacing with HR and business executives on significant employment matters.
• You have a passion for legal problems; you can explain legal concepts to non-lawyers.
• You are a problem solver, and can stay calm when problems come your way.
• You are self-motivated, analytic and can identify and handle the matters at hand without being instructed.
• You like to take responsibility and encourage new challenges.
• You can balance lots of simultaneous tasks and triage to make sure the right matters get your attention.
• You’re willing to roll up your sleeves and dig in on projects.
• You work well as part of a team — both with other lawyers and with non-legal stakeholders.
• You are qualified to practice law as in-house counsel.

Where you will be

• You will work out of the New York Office.
• Our offices are currently closed due to COVID-19. 
• Working hours? We operate within the Eastern time zone for collaboration.

Spotify is an equal opportunity employer. You are welcome at Spotify for who you are, no matter where you come from, what you look like, or what’s playing in your headphones. Our platform is for everyone, and so is our workplace. The more voices we have represented and amplified in our business, the more we will all thrive, contribute, and be forward-thinking! So bring us your personal experience, your perspectives, and your background. It’s in our differences that we will find the power to keep revolutionizing the way the world listens.

Spotify transformed music listening forever when we launched in 2008. Our mission is to unlock the potential of human creativity by giving a million creative artists the opportunity to live off their art and billions of fans the chance to enjoy and be passionate about these creators. Everything we do is driven by our love for music and podcasting. Today, we are the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service with a community of more than 381 million users.

Spotify is committed to safety and well-being of our employees, vendors and clients. We are following regional guidelines mandating vaccination and testing requirements, including those requiring vaccinations and testing for in-person roles and event attendance. For the US, we have mandated that all employees and contractors be fully vaccinated in order to work in our offices and externally with any third-parties. For all other locations, we strongly encourage our employees to get vaccinated and also follow local COVID and safety protocols.

This role is not eligible for hire in Colorado, USA.