Sr. Lead Counsel, Labor & Employment
San Francisco, CA; Remote, US · Senior · Contract
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About the role
- Discover a career where you ignite innovation for millions, transform passion into growth opportunities, celebrate each other's unique experiences and embrace the flexibility to do your best work.
- Through our interview process, what matters most is that you can always explain your approach, showing us not just what you know, but how you think.
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Responsibilities
- Lead the development and implementation of employment-related agreements, policies, guidelines, and other legal documents and operating practices.
- Develop and lead complex, cross-functional employment-law initiatives, including compliance programs, policy rollouts, process improvements, training, and other strategic People Team priorities.
- Partner with senior stakeholders to identify emerging risks, set priorities, secure resources, and drive alignment and accountability across interconnected workstreams.
- Manage significant employment disputes, litigation, agency investigations, and regulatory matters
- develop practical resolution strategies that balance legal, business, employee-experience, and reputational considerations.
- Manage outside counsel relationships, budgets, and legal work to budget, maintaining appropriate quality, efficiency, and strategic oversight.
- Act as an AI-forward legal partner by identifying responsible opportunities to use AI to improve legal research, risk spotting, workflow efficiency, knowledge management, and service delivery, while applying sound judgment regarding confidentiality, accuracy, bias, transparency, and human oversight.
- Manage significant employment disputes, litigation, agency investigations, and regulatory matters; develop practical resolution strategies that balance legal, business, employee-experience, and reputational considerations.
Requirements
- Deep knowledge of U.S. employment law and experience advising senior business and People leaders on high-impact, complex matters.
- Exceptional judgment and decision-making skills, including the ability to assess ambiguity, balance competing considerations, and make timely recommendations.
- AI-forward mindset, including the ability to evaluate and responsibly apply AI tools to legal work and scaling efficiency.
Nice to have
- California or New York bar admission preferred.
- In-house experience in a fast-paced organization is preferred.
- JD and active bar admission, with a minimum of 10 years of experience handling complex employment matters in a law firm or in-house environment
Skills
- It's Possible.
Compensation
- The position will serve as a trusted legal partner to the People Team and business leaders across Pinterest, helping navigate matters ranging from recruiting and organizational change to employee relations, compensation, benefits, and conti
Company info
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