Corporate Counsel, Employment and Compliance

Job Description

OverviewWe are looking for an Employment and Compliance Counsel to join our expanding in-house legal team. You will report to the Director of Legal and will be primarily responsible for supporting the People team and focus on employment law and legal compliance. In addition, you will have the opportunity to work on a broad variety of other legal and business matters across the organization. The right person will be comfortable working with cross-functional teams and have the ability to manage a wide range of projects.What you ll do
• Live by and champion our values: #day-one, #ownership, #empathy, #humility
• Assist and advise our People Team in all areas of domestic and international employment law and the employment relationship, including hiring and termination, employee relations, compliance, performance management, compensation and benefits, leaves of absence, disability, and internal investigations.
• Manage compliance with employment law for our fully remote workforce.
• Design and build processes and procedures to increase the efficiency of the legal services provided to Recharge in relation to employment matters.
• Draft, implement and help to administer U.S. and global agreements, contracts, policies, and procedures.
• Assist and advise our People Team on immigration law issues with the help of outside counsel as needed.
• Keep current on developments in employment laws and evolving best practices.
• Play a key role in helping Recharge scale globally.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to anticipate, identify and manage employment and corporate compliance matters, legal exposure and risk management, and provide legal support and advice to individual departments/groups.
• Help to build, operate, and monitor the effectiveness of critical compliance processes
• Serve as an employee-facing point of contact supporting Recharge s corporate compliance policies.
What you ll bring
• JD from from an ABA-accredited U.S. law school with strong academic credentials
• Active member of a recognized state bar in the United States
• 4+ years of relevant experience in a law firm and/or in-house legal department
• Experience with employment law and compliance matters, especially as it relates to a fully remote workforce
• Experience with drafting and reviewing employment agreements, contracts and policies
• Familiarity with employee vs. independent contractor classification matters
• Ability to handle a broad range of legal employment matters and work efficiently and effectively in a fast-paced, demanding and transparent environment
• Familiarity with conducting and advising on employment-related investigations
• Independent and strategic thinking and a willingness to take on additional responsibilities
Who we areSince 2014, Recharge has helped over 15,000 merchants launch and scale their subscription business. Be it a curated monthly box, recurring necessities or access to exclusive perks, Recharge powers billions of dollars in annual processing for more than 50 million subscribers. Our remote-first team of 500+ is building the future of subscription commerce. Come join us on our mission to connect and empower the world through payments.Recharge | Instagram | Twitter | FacebookRecharge Payments is an equal opportunity employer. In addition to EEO being the law, it is a policy that is fully consistent with our principles. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, pregnancy or age. Recharge Payments prohibits any form of workplace harassment.#LI-Remote,

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