Overview
Global Employment Attorney Jobs in Berkeley, CA at Talently
Title: Global Employment Attorney
Company: Talently
Location: Berkeley, CA
Job Title: Assistant General Counsel – Employment & Global Workforce
Location: Fully Remote – East Coast Hours
Salary: $220,000-$265,000 + Equity
Skills: Global Employment Law, International Employment, Global Mobility, Cross-Border Workforce, Employment Counseling, Employment Litigation, HR Counseling, International Expansion, Employment Agreements, Public Company/IPO Readiness (preferred)
About Company / Opportunity:
An innovative, high-growth global company is seeking an experienced Assistant General Counsel to lead employment and workforce legal matters across a rapidly expanding international organization. This is an opportunity to join a collaborative legal team where attorneys are trusted business advisors and play an active role in strategic decision-making.
The organization is experiencing significant international growth and regularly expands into new jurisdictions, creating a dynamic environment for someone who enjoys building scalable legal processes, solving novel legal issues, and partnering with business leaders across the globe. The legal team values intellectual curiosity, flexibility, and a hands-on approach, making this an ideal opportunity for someone who thrives in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture.
Responsibilities:
- Serve as the lead legal advisor on global employment law and workforce matters across multiple jurisdictions.
- Advise business leaders and HR on the full spectrum of employment issues, including hiring, terminations, employee relations, accommodations, leave management, wage and hour compliance, workplace investigations, and performance management.
- Support a complex international workforce, including cross-border hiring, employee mobility, secondments, relocations, and expansion into new countries.
- Draft, review, and negotiate employment agreements, consulting agreements, separation agreements, confidentiality and invention assignment agreements, offer letters, and other workforce-related documentation.
- Develop and enhance employment policies, employee handbooks, compliance programs, training materials, and scalable legal processes to support continued global growth.
- Partner closely with Human Resources, Finance, Tax, Equity Administration, and external immigration or mobility advisors on workforce-related legal matters.
- Manage employment litigation, administrative claims, government agency matters, internal investigations, and outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions.
- Provide legal guidance on employee benefits, executive employment matters, equity compensation, and public-company or IPO readiness initiatives.
- Support broader legal initiatives as needed, with opportunities to work across areas such as corporate governance, compliance, privacy, AI, intellectual property, and commercial matters.
- Act as a trusted advisor to senior legal leadership, helping build and scale a world-class global legal function.
Must-Have Skills:
- J.D. and active U.S. bar admission.
- 12+ years of legal experience, including several years at a top law firm focused on employment law, executive compensation, or benefits, followed by in-house experience.
- Significant experience advising multinational organizations on employment law across multiple countries.
- Strong background supporting globally mobile workforces, including international assignments, relocations, and cross-border employment issues.
- Experience helping organizations expand into new international jurisdictions and navigating unfamiliar legal and regulatory environments.
- Extensive experience drafting and negotiating employment-related agreements and counseling HR and business leaders on day-to-day employment matters.
- Experience managing employment litigation, workplace investigations, and government agency matters.
- Comfortable working independently in a lean legal department where priorities shift quickly and everyone contributes beyond their core responsibilities.
- Strong business judgment, practical problem-solving skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a rapidly evolving environment.
Nice to Have Skills:
- Public company or IPO readiness experience
- Experience supporting global expansion into new jurisdictions
- Experience with executive compensation and equity matters
- Experience working in a high-growth, startup, or rapidly scaling organization
- Experience supporting a science, technology, engineering, or highly technical business
