Senior Director, Assistant General Counsel for International Employment

The role

You will serve as the primary legal advisor on international employment law outside the United States. You will advise People and Legal leadership on workforce matters, manage international employee relations, and support corporate governance for international subsidiaries.

What you will do

• Serve as primary legal counsel to People and Legal leadership on non-US employment law matters
• Advise on hiring strategies and legal structures across jurisdictions
• Draft, review, and maintain employment agreement templates and local addenda
• Lead legal aspects of international employee relations including performance management and terminations
• Advise on cross-border mobility matters including international assignments and remote work
• Partner with the People team on compensation and benefits structures
• Support international expansion by scoping employment law requirements
• Monitor and interpret legislative and regulatory developments
• Manage and provide strategic direction to external employment counsel
• Support the corporate governance framework for international subsidiaries

Required qualifications

• Qualified lawyer with 10+ years of post-qualification experience in international employment law
• Significant in-house experience at a multinational company or a combination of top-tier law firm and in-house roles
• Deep experience in employment law across EMEA and APAC
• Experience with international equity compensation plan compliance, securities law and tax considerations
• Meaningful experience with collective employment law, works council processes, and co-determination obligations in at least one European market
• Familiarity with EOR provider management and the legal risks and limitations of EOR arrangements
• Strong command of GDPR as it applies to employment and HR data practices
• Excellent business judgment
• Outstanding communication skills
• Experience managing outside counsel across multiple jurisdictions simultaneously
• Fluent in English

Nice to have

• Additional language proficiency
• Experience in consumer technology, digital health, wearables, or another regulated consumer products industry

Benefits

• Competitive salary
• An Ōura Ring of your own
• Employee discounts for friends & family
• Flexible working hours
• Remote working arrangements

About the company

ŌURA's products help their global community gain knowledge of readiness, activity, and sleep quality using the Oura Ring and connected app. The company is a quickly growing organization focused on helping people live healthier and happier lives.