Senior Legal Counsel - Employment

Job Description

Company DescriptionCheckout.com is one of the most exciting fintechs in the world. Our mission is to enable businesses and their communities to thrive in the digital economy. Were the strategic payments partner for some of the best known fast-moving brands globally such as Wise,Hut Group, Sony Electronics, Homebase, Henkel, Klarna and many others. Purpose-built with performance and scalability in mind, our flexible cloud-based payments platform helps global enterprises launch new products and create experiences customers love. Andits not just what we build that makes us different. Its how. We empower passionate problem-solvers to collaborate, innovate and do their best work. Thats why were on the Forbes Cloud 100 list and a Great Place to Work accredited company. And were just getting started. Were building diverse and inclusive teams aroundthe world - because thats how we create even better experiences for our merchants and our partners. And we need your help. Join us to build the digital economy of tomorrow. Job DescriptionThe roleCheckout.com is seeking a dedicated Senior Counsel, specializing in employment law, to join our Legal team in New York. Located in the same office as our General Counsel and our Chief People Officer, youll be a key member of our Employment Legal team, partneringwith the People team and colleagues across the business to solve sophisticated legal challenges globally. To be successful in this role, youll be able to handle a busy workload with minimal direction, demonstrating excellent critical judgment, quick thinking, and agility across multiple countries. This is a great opportunity to work on a broad range of projectsacross multiple jurisdictions and play a key role in supporting the companys rapid growth! Our mission is to be a legal team that exceeds expectations across the board, providing pragmatic and commercially focused advice, finding creative solutions to manage risk, and becoming trusted advisers to our colleagues in the business. This is a permanent, full-time role in our New York office. How youll make an impact

• Help put in place and improve existing processes and policies across the group.
• Together with our existing UK-based Employment Lawyers, handle a wide variety of employment matters across the globe, including contentious advice, employee share schemes, M&A and post-close integration, as well as all business-as-usual work streams suchas employment documentation, policies, pensions & benefits, disciplinary, and grievance processes.
• Advise senior leadership and C-suite on significant employment matters.
• Support our international expansion and IPO-readiness workstreams.
• Keep up to date on employment law developments in the countries in which we operate.

QualificationsWhat were looking for

• 8+ years of experience as an Employment Lawyer, including some portion of that time spent working as an Associate at a leading multinational law firm or in-house at a multinational corporation.
• US JD or LLM and strong academic qualifications.
• International practice expertise, including previous experience leading on global projects and translating foreign counsel advice to senior stakeholders.
• Sufficient employment law experience with Europe, the Middle East, or APAC to be able to make judgment calls on local matters with support from local counsel.
• Good standing in at least one US state bar.

Extra marks if you have:

• Incentives and benefits experience, including design and operation of equity incentive compensation programs.
• ERISA experience.
• Experience working in tech or other fast-paced, dynamic environments.
• Experience working in-house (this could have been gained while on secondment), ideally for a US or EU publicly listed company.

You will need:

• Exceptional analytical and writing skills, with a business-centric focus on risk.
• Excellent time management skills and experience managing a diverse workload and competing stakeholder demands.
• Strong communication skills and the ability to articulate and explain complex legal issues clearly and concisely.
• Enthusiasm for new challenges and working with a range of different stakeholders.
• Excellent level of accuracy and attention to detail.
• Be a systemic thinker with proven abilities for process improvement and simplification.
• Flexible work schedule to accommodate international time zones.

Additional InformationNew York City law requires Checkout.com to include in job postings a reasonable estimated salary range for this position. However, final salaries may vary subject to several factors, such as a candidates level, relevant experience, qualifications, skills andproficiency for the role. Please note that this information is provided for those in New York City only, and this role is open to candidates outside of New York City as well. For regular full-time employees in New York City, the estimated base salary range is from : $206,954 to $279,996 Our competitive salaries are just one component of Checkout.coms total compensation package. Additional benefits include: health, vision, dental insurance, 401k, vacation and sick and safe time, learning days and volunteer days. To view more details of what you can look forward to, visit our careers page: https://careers . Apply without meeting all requirements statement If you dont meet all the requirements but think you might still be right for the role, please apply anyway. Were always keen to speak to people who connect with our mission and values. We believe in equal opportunitiesWe work as one team. Wherever you come from. However you identify. And whichever payment method you use. Our clients come from all over the world - and so do we. Hiring hard-working people and giving them a community to thrive in is critical to our success. When you join our team, well empower you to unlock your potential so you can do your best work. Wed love to hear how you think you could make a difference here with us. We want to set you up for success and make our process as accessible as possible. So let us know in your application, or tell your recruiter directly, if you need anything to make your experience or working environment more comfortable. Well be happy to supportyou. Take a peek inside life at Checkout.com via

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