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This position is listed on behalf of a partner company, who manages all applications and next steps. Our partner is looking for a Senior Employment Counsel based in India.
This role is a key legal position focused on providing strategic and practical employment law guidance within a global, fast-paced, and highly distributed organization. You will advise internal stakeholders on a wide range of employment matters across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring compliance while enabling business growth in an Employer-of-Record (EOR) environment. The position involves drafting and negotiating employment-related agreements, managing cross-border legal risks, and supporting client onboarding and offboarding activities. You will play a critical role in interpreting evolving labor laws across APAC and beyond, translating complex legal frameworks into clear, actionable guidance. This is a highly collaborative role that interfaces with HR, compliance, sales, and client-facing teams. It is ideal for a commercially minded legal professional who thrives in a global, people-centric, and dynamic work environment.
Accountabilities:
- Provide legal counsel on employment law matters including contracts, benefits, terminations, restructurings, and workplace policies within an EOR framework.
- Draft, review, and negotiate employment agreements, separation agreements, and related legal documentation across multiple jurisdictions.
- Monitor and interpret employment law developments across APAC and other regions, ensuring proactive compliance and risk mitigation.
- Support client onboarding and offboarding by assessing country-specific legal risks and providing practical employment guidance.
- Manage and coordinate with external counsel on employment-related disputes and litigation in a cost-effective manner.
- Partner with HR, compliance, sales, and operations teams to provide strategic legal input on day-to-day and complex employment matters.
- Deliver training and legal guidance to internal stakeholders on employment law topics and regulatory updates.
Requirements:
- Qualified lawyer licensed to practice in an APAC jurisdiction and in good standing.
- 4+ years of experience in employment law, ideally combining law firm and in-house exposure.
- Strong knowledge of employment laws and regulations across APAC jurisdictions, with ability to track and interpret legal changes.
- Experience drafting and negotiating employment contracts and HR-related legal documentation in domestic and international contexts.
- Strong ability to work independently across multiple jurisdictions in a remote, global environment.
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams including HR, legal, compliance, and business stakeholders.
- Exposure to Employer-of-Record (EOR) environments is a strong advantage.
- Excellent communication skills, with strong business acumen and client-facing capability.
- Strong analytical thinking with ability to provide clear, practical, and risk-aware legal advice.
- Fluency in English required; additional languages are a plus.
- Adaptable, proactive, and comfortable working in a fast-changing global regulatory environment.
Benefits:
- Opportunity to work in a global, borderless organization supporting international workforce expansion.
- Flexible remote working environment with global collaboration across multiple time zones.
- Competitive compensation aligned with experience and market standards.
- Country-specific benefits depending on location.
- Flexible paid time off, including additional personal and volunteer days.
- Generous parental leave program.
- Learning and development opportunities through global training platforms.
- Inclusive and diverse work culture focused on people, collaboration, and impact.
- Exposure to complex cross-border employment law and strategic global HR operations.
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