Assistant General Counsel, Employment

Our client, a global technology leader serving millions of consumers and corporations, is seeking an Assistant General Counsel, Employment to join its highly visible employment law team. This role offers the opportunity to serve as a trusted advisor on complex employment matters across a large, heavily California-based workforce, while partnering closely with senior executives and business leaders. The ideal candidate will bring strong experience as an employment law generalist, however with special emphasis on benefits, including both wellness and ERISA compliance. This is a great position for a practitioner who is the lone employment do-it-all attorney, looking to step into being a key team member on a high-functioning employment law team in a global tech company looking to help shape and scale a growing employment function while working on a broad mix of strategic, high-impact legal issues.  

Responsibilities

• Advise the team on all employment legal matters in assigned business unit(s), covering the entirety of the employment lifecycle from recruiting to separation
• Serve as strategic legal partner for assigned centralized subject matters, including:
  • Global benefits: health and welfare, 401(k), nonqualified deferred compensation, fringe benefits, and statutory benefits, working with outside benefits counsel
  • Leaves of absence and accommodations policies and day-to-day support
  • Performance and promotion programs
  • Immigration escalations and policies, working with external immigration counsel
  • APAC (India and Australia), liaising with local counsel
• Represent Intuit in employment claims, managing outside litigation counsel as needed
• Support and/or lead special projects and initiatives as needs arise, including M&A and workforce restructuring matters
• Deliver clear, practical, and business-oriented advice to enable smart risk-taking
• Partner closely with Employment Legal team members to drive consistency, share expertise, and deliver coordinated support across client groups
• Build strong cross-functional partnerships and influence senior stakeholders
• Use AI responsibly and proficiently to accelerate work and scale Legal services

Qualifications

• Extensive experience advising on complex global workforce issues
• In-house experience, preferably at a multi-national technology company
• Extensive experience with employee benefits, including health and welfare plans, ERISA and 401(k) compliance, and executive compensation
• Extensive experience with M&A and workforce restructuring
• Strong employment litigation background
• Comfort using generative AI tools and a willingness to adopt and champion responsible AI practices within the Legal function
• International experience preferred
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate with others in a team environment
• Ability to serve as a strategic advisor and influence successful outcomes with minimal supervision
• Excellent in-house judgment and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives
• Clear and concise communicator, with experience interfacing with senior executives
• JD and active bar membership (California preferred)
• Strong personal ethical code and integrity; deep respect for privacy and confidentiality

Expected salary for this exempt role is $266,000 - $360,000, commensurate with experience, training, skills, qualifications, and other market factors.

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Job ID: 7527