Employment Counsel

Join Lambda as an Employment Counsel, where you will be the primary legal partner to the People team and business leaders on employment matters across a fast-growing and increasingly global workforce. You will provide practical advice on the full employee lifecycle, handle sensitive employee relations matters, and advise on international employment matters. You will report to Lambda's Associate General Counsel, Corporate.

• Advising on the full employee lifecycle in the U.S. and abroad, including hiring, onboarding, compensation, leave and accommodation, performance management, discipline, and separation.
• Handling sensitive employee relations matters and separations, including drafting and negotiating separation and release agreements.
• Partnering with People, Finance, Tax, and Corporate on how Lambda hires in new countries, including when to use an EOR or PEO and when to establish a local entity.

• Experience conducting workplace investigations and managing employment litigation and agency matters
• Sound judgment and the ability to give clear, practical advice that balances legal risk against business objectives, including when information is incomplete
• Hands-on experience supporting international expansion, including hiring through EOR and/or PEO providers, hiring directly through local entities, and moving employees between those models
• Low ego, high ownership, and comfortable building structure in a fast-moving environment
• JD from an accredited law school and active admission to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (California bar preferred, or eligibility for California Registered In-House Counsel)
• Deep knowledge of U.S. federal and California employment law, plus working familiarity with employment frameworks in key international markets such as the UK, EU, Canada, and APAC
• 7+ years of employment law experience, ideally including time at a law firm with a recognized labor and employment practice and time in-house at a technology or other high-growth company
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills; able to explain complex issues simply to HR partners, managers, and executives
• Experience at a company scaling from several hundred to several thousand employees, or through an IPO
• Experience with equity compensation, including working with Recruiting and Equity Administration teams on employee and candidate equity questions
• Experience with employment issues for data center, hardware, or other operational and field-based workforces
• Experience coordinating with immigration and global mobility counsel
• Familiarity with global HRIS and EOR platforms