We are seeking a high-calibre Senior Counsel, Employment to join our scaling Legal Department. The role is remote and the role-holder will be based in either UK, France, Spain, Israel or Ireland. In this strategic role, you will counsel CrowdStrikes business leaders and the HR team on employment matters across 21 EMEA jurisdictions. The role involves all aspects of the employer-employee relationship You will help resolve disputes and have the opportunity to manage outside counsel around the world. You will collaborate with stakeholders to lead cross-functional initiatives and manage interesting and complex projects from inception to implementation. The position will report to the Assistant General Counsel EMEA (Employment).
What Youll Do:
Act as one of our three employment lawyers in the EMEA region and provide additional support for other regions as necessary.
Be a strategic adviser and contact to business leadership and the HR team on a wide-range of employee relations matters providing commercially-driven legal solutions that balance risk with rapid business growth.
Draft and review employment agreements, separation agreements, and corporate policies.
Advise on recruitment, terminations and performance management cases, internal investigations and disciplinary issues, and global labor law compliance.
Run the employment aspects of M&A deals.
Lead and oversee complex multi-jurisdictional projects.
Manage litigation for employment law disputes.
Support the HR, Sales, Finance, Payroll, Benefits, and Equity teams with various projects.
Work with the Compensation team to draft, review, and revise variable compensation plans.
Collaborate with the Human Resources team to conduct training.
Stay up-to-date on developments to laws throughout the region.
Requirements: What Youll Need:
8+ years of legal experience, including significant tenure at a top-tier law firm and/or a fast-paced, multinational tech company.
Strong expertise in employment law in your home jurisdiction and knowledge of or a willingness to learn and master the law across the EMEA region and other international countries as needed.
Proven track record of completing projects independently and as part of a team.
Ability to understand and evaluate risk and provide practical risk adjusted guidance for a fast-paced global company.
Self-starter with the ability to manage multiple competing priorities in a fast-paced environment with a roll up your sleeves attitude and team-oriented mentality.
You must be a qualified lawyer in UK, France, Spain, Israel or Ireland.
Fluent in English.
Other Desired Skills and Experience:
In-house experience.
Experience with other EMEA employment laws.
Experience working with multinational corporations.
This position is open to all candidates.