Senior Counsel (Americas Employment)

Join Veeam, a leading provider of backup, recovery, and data management solutions. As a Senior Counsel (Americas Employment), you will advise on a wide range of global employment matters, manage employment-related disputes and investigations, and help build scalable policies and processes to support Veeam's growth. You will work closely with People & Culture, Global Information Security, Finance, and business leaders across multiple jurisdictions. This role requires significant experience in employment law counseling and litigation management, ideally within a technology/software company.

• Advising People & Culture and business leaders on global employment matters, managing employment-related disputes and investigations.
• Providing pragmatic, day-to-day guidance on employee relations issues and sensitive personnel matters, communicating legal risk with a full understanding of business needs.
• Managing employment litigation, arbitrations, and administrative charges, including strategy, budget, and outside counsel relationships.

• We’re looking for an experienced, strategic labor and employment attorney to support Veeam’s growing team in the U.S. and throughout the Americas region
• Substantive experience advising on U.S. federal and multi-state employment law and experience with international employment matters
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to draft clear policies and present concise, practical guidance to leadership
• 8+ years of relevant experience, including significant employment law counseling and litigation management experience, ideally within a technology/software company; combination of law firm and in-house experience preferred
• Experience managing employment litigation, arbitrations, and agency charges
• Experience managing outside counsel relationships and budgets
• JD (or equivalent) and active membership in good standing with at least one U.S. state bar
• Experience partnering directly with People & Culture and business leaders in a fast-paced, global environment
• Experience advising on compensation, equity, benefits, pay equity, and pay transparency programs
• Experience supporting global employment law matters across multiple jurisdictions in the Americas
• Experience supporting mergers and acquisitions, including employment due diligence and workforce integration
• Experience supporting immigration, visa sponsorship, and cross-border employment matters
• Experience partnering with Information Security, Finance, and other cross-functional stakeholders on employment-related initiatives