[Hiring] Senior Employment Counsel @Atlas HXM

Role Description

As an Employer-of-Record (EOR) provider, we offer the HR and compliance infrastructure essential for companies to expand internationally. We take care of the complex, behind-the-scenes work, allowing companies to focus on the strategies that drive their success.

• Provide practical sound legal advice and counsel to internal teams and management on all legal issues concerning the employment relationship, including:
  • Employment agreement review
  • Leaves and benefits
  • Workplace policies
  • Protected status rights
  • Terminations and restructuring in the context of our EOR services
• Draft and negotiate employment agreements and mutual separation/exit agreements, and employment-related documentation.
• Monitor and interpret employment law developments across APAC and other international jurisdictions, and proactively update internal stakeholders to ensure ongoing compliance.
• Support client onboarding and offboarding processes by summarizing country-specific employment risks, regulatory requirements, and best practices. This role will be partially client-facing.
• Strategically and cost-effectively manage and partner with outside counsel in employment litigation matters.
• Advising and counselling on day-to-day issues as well as strategic and systemic projects.
• Support internal training initiatives by providing legal guidance on labor law topics relevant to client-facing teams and regional HR partners.

Qualifications

• Licensed to practice law in an APAC jurisdiction and in good standing in all jurisdictions where admitted.
• 4+ years of relevant experience practicing employment law within the APAC region where licensed. Experience in both law firm practice and in-house work preferred.
• Strong research skills and a strong command of employment laws, regulations, and best practices across multiple APAC jurisdictions, and stay current on legislative changes.
• Substantive experience drafting and negotiating employment agreements and other employment-related documentation both domestically and internationally.
• Comfortable working independently across jurisdictions with an established track record of partnering across legal, HR, sales, and compliance functions.
• Experience in Employer of Record (EOR) will be a plus.

Requirements

• Excellent written and verbal communications, strong client relationships management, and solid business acumen.
• Strong fluency in English; proficiency in additional languages is a plus.
• Strong work ethic; creative, responsive, proactive, enthusiastic, flexible, self-directed, a self-starter, and a team player.
• Agile, practical, commercially-minded with a solution-oriented/problem-solving approach.
• Sound judgment in an ever-changing and dynamic industry.
• Ability to quickly identify risks and clearly communicate forward-looking, actionable advice in plain terms.
• Well-adjusted to a remote working setting and flexible working hours, maintaining high efficiency at work.

Benefits

• The opportunity to work with a purpose — simplifying global expansion across borders and cultures.
• A diverse and inclusive environment.
• Country-specific benefits.
• Flexible PTO.
• Your birthday off and a day for you to volunteer and give back to the organization of your choice.
• Generous Parental Leave Program.
• Growth and development opportunities with access to a top learning content provider.
• The opportunity to challenge yourself in a high-performing organization and leave each day knowing you have made an impact.