Associate General Counsel, Employment Law

The role

You will manage global employment, HR, and recruiting legal matters for the company and its affiliated entities. You will advise business leaders on issues including immigration, internal investigations, and employment litigation.

What you will do

• Manage legal HR, employment, and recruiting matters for the company and global affiliated entities.
• Provide legal advice and guidance to HR, finance, compliance and recruiting departments.
• Drive strategy and manage employment litigation and arbitration matters.
• Retain and supervise outside counsel.
• Advise on internal investigations and interview employees.
• Work on employee retention, payroll, executive compensation, benefits, performance management, and immigration and visa issues.
• Build and uplevel employment legal processes and infrastructure.
• Partner with senior regional leadership to operationalize strategic direction.
• Draft, review and negotiate offer letters, employment agreements, incentive plans and severance agreements.

Required qualifications

• Attorney licensed to practice law in the US.
• 7+ years of experience at a top-tier law firm and/or in-house legal team working on international employment matters.
• Comfortable working independently in a fast-paced, growth-stage and multi-cultural environment.
• Ability to effectively advise and build trust with business teams.
• Ability to work in a high-functioning legal team and feel comfortable in a collaborative working environment.
• Experience working on cross-jurisdictional matters and a global legal team.
• Ability to translate complex legal concepts into practical and actionable business advice for non-legal audiences.

Nice to have

• Understanding of and enthusiastic belief in the cryptocurrency/digital asset space
• Strong academic credentials
• Excellent analytical skills
• Strong expertise and experience in advising business leaders to produce quick analyses of issues related to employment law and HR

Benefits

• Competitive total compensation package
• L&D programs and Education subsidy
• Various team building programs and company events
• Wellness and meal allowances
• Comprehensive healthcare schemes for employees and dependants

About the company

OKX is a leading crypto exchange and developer of OKX Wallet. It is a global company with multiple offices and core principles of We Before Me, Do the Right Thing, and Get Things Done.