Employment Counsel

• Provide strategic legal guidance and operational oversight on complex employment matters across the APAC region
• Advise on employment matters, regulatory compliance, and workforce management
• Develop business-sensitive approaches to legal risk management and oversee employment disputes and litigation using in-house and outside counsel
• Partner with Global Operations and the People Team on regional employee relations matters
• Work with a geographically dispersed regional team
• Build scalable, compliant employment processes, contracts, and regional handbook templates
• Develop and deliver practical in-house legal training
• Maintain current knowledge of national and local labor laws across key APAC jurisdictions
• Coordinate and own cross-functional employment legal projects through completion
• Report to the Employment Counsel APAC Director

• Qualified to practice law in Malaysia, Philippines, or another major Common Law jurisdiction within APAC
• 8+ years of combined employment law experience
• Solid law firm practice experience
• At least 2 years of in-house legal experience within a fast-paced multinational employer
• Demonstrated diligence, dependability, and ability to meet critical team SLAs and business objectives
• Excellent emotional intelligence, grace under pressure, and a proactive, solutions-oriented mindset
• Impeccable legal judgment and strong creative problem-solving skills
• Ability to balance legal risk with commercial imperatives
• Superior written and verbal communication skills in English
• Professional working proficiency in Bahasa Malaysia, Mandarin, or another regional APAC language is a strong advantage
• Outstanding interpersonal and relationship-management skills
• Experience working in a global EOR/tech platform or broader HR Tech is preferred

• Generous paid parental leave
• Flexible time off
• Spending accounts
• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Sabbatical after 5 years
• Annual bonus for non-sales roles, dependent on individual and company performance
• Flexible work arrangements through remote-first teams
• Opportunities to expand skills