Employment Counsel

Join Apollo, a leading technology company, as an Employment Counsel. In this hands-on role, you will provide practical legal advice throughout the employee lifecycle, help resolve sensitive workplace issues, and build processes for timely decision-making. You will work closely with the People team and business leaders, coordinate with local counsel, and support a global workforce. Key responsibilities include day-to-day employment counseling, advising on sensitive employee relations matters, guiding separations and organizational changes, developing employment documents, and managing disputes and outside counsel.

• Provide practical advice throughout the employee lifecycle, help resolve sensitive workplace issues, and build processes that enable timely, consistent decisions.
• Advise on hiring, performance management, disciplinary actions, employee complaints, leaves and accommodations, workplace conduct, and separations.
• Coordinate with local counsel to address jurisdiction-specific requirements and apply that advice within Apollo’s broader approach to managing its workforce.

• Experience supporting international employment matters and coordinating with local counsel
• J.D. or equivalent legal qualification and active membership in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar, with eligibility to practice in this role
• Strong knowledge of U.S. employment law, including California and multistate issues, and experience applying that knowledge to practical workplace decisions
• Strong drafting, communication, and relationship-building skills, with discretion, empathy, and sound judgment
• Approximately 6+ years of relevant employment-law experience, including substantial experience counseling employers directly
• A track record of managing competing priorities and carrying matters through to completion
• An interest in improving how work gets done through practical tools, training, and repeatable processes
• The ability to give a clear recommendation when facts are incomplete, distinguish material risks from manageable ones, and escalate appropriately
• Experience advising on sensitive employee relations matters, investigations, performance management, accommodations, and separations
• In-house employment counseling at a technology company or another business with a distributed workforce
• Experience with employment disputes, workforce changes, contractor classification, or employer-of-record arrangements
• Experience developing employment playbooks, document workflows, or tools that enable People teams to operate more independently
• Experience with employment counseling for teams in the UK, Mexico, Colombia, Poland, the Philippines, India or Canada