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The Senior Legal Counsel, Employment collaborates with clients across GitLab on a broad range of matters across the entire arc of the employment relationship, from recruiting to onboarding, compensation, performance management, leave management, separation, and, where necessary, litigation.
What you'll do
- Provide day to day employment law guidance to internal stakeholders across the NORAM and APJ regions
- Advise on hiring, termination, performance management, and disciplinary matters
- Partner with People team to implement employment policies and practices
Monitor and analyze employment law developments across assigned jurisdictions; propose creative and effective solutions to address those risks
- Advise on, draft, maintain and review templates and policies
- Create jurisdiction-specific guidance and training materials
- Support rollout of new employment-related initiatives across multiple countries
- As necessary, lead workplace investigations including harassment, discrimination, and misconduct matters and provide strategic advice on investigation outcomes and appropriate remedial actions
- Manage employment-related disputes and coordinate with outside counsel when necessary
- Work closely with outside counsel and local advisors in complex jurisdictions
Core Requirements:
- 8-10+ years’ legal experience.
- JD/LLB or local law degree equivalent and admission to state bar or analogous governing body.
- Ability to work with technical teams and translate technical concepts for legal purposes.
- Outstanding interpersonal skills, with the ability to interface effectively with all business functions throughout the organization and build strong relationships.
- Proactive, dynamic, and results driven self starter with strong attention to detail.
- Strong project management skills and ability to independently handle multiple matters simultaneously
Essential Skills and Attributes:
- Experience providing advice and counsel to people business and team member relations partners regarding team member concerns
- Strong understanding of multi-jurisdictional compliance challenges
- Experience drafting employment policies, especially those that cross multiple jurisdictions
- Familiarity with employee privacy laws
- Familiarity with PEO’s and alternative workforce management solutions to support a global footprint
- A strong mix of legal, technical, and business acumen that will allow you to understand and discuss complex employment issues
- Experience managing employment litigation, appeals tribunals, agency investigations, and/or negotiating separation agreements
- Experience advising technology companies or other fast=paced, global organizations
- Previous experience in a remote work environment would be an added advantage
- Familiarity working across multiple time zones and cultures
- Shared interest and ability to work in accordance with GitLab values
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How GitLab will support you- Benefits to support your health, finances, and well-being
- All remote, asynchronous work environment
- Flexible Paid Time Off
- Team Member Resource Groups
- Equity Compensation & Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Growth and development budget
- Parental leave
- Home office support
The base salary range for this role’s listed level is currently for residents of listed locations only. Grade level and salary ranges are determined through interviews and a review of education, experience, knowledge, skills, abilities of the applicant, equity with other team members, and alignment with market data. See more information on our benefits and equity. Sales roles are also eligible for incentive pay targeted at up to 100% of the offered base salary.
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GitLab is an open core software company that develops the most comprehensive DevSecOps Platform used by more than 100,000 organizations. Our mission makes it clear that we believe in a world where everyone can contribute. We make that possible at GitLab by running our operations on our product and staying aligned with our values.
We strive to create a transparent environment where all team members around the world feel that their voices are heard and welcomed. We also aim to be a place where people can show up as their full selves each day and contribute their best.
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