Counsel Global Employment Law, Fastly

• Qualified lawyer in a UK jurisdiction, ideally with 5-7 years of post qualification employment law experience, including both law firm practice and in-house legal experience (at least 3-4 years in-house preferred)
• Robust experience independently counselling a human resources team supporting a global workforce on day-to-day employment issues
• Strong communication, listening, interpersonal, influencing, and negotiation skills; ability to assess risks and convey clear and decisive advice to internal colleagues
• Thorough knowledge of UK employment laws, with experience advising on employment matters in one or more of the following locations: Germany, Spain, Sweden, France, Singapore, Australia, and/or Japan
• Experience working with works councils and advising on works council matters
• A collegial self-starter who makes independent progress on complex and challenging projects and exercises excellent judgement in raising issues and when collaborating
• A pragmatic and practical approach to problem solving and getting things done
• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously with minimal supervision

Desirable

• The Fastly Legal Team is looking for an experienced lawyer (5+ years PQE) to serve as an advisor and partner to its People Team, providing employment and benefit legal advice, with an emphasis on supporting the EMEA and APAC regions.
• The ideal candidate will have solid foundational law firm training in employment law and in-house experience addressing and resolving employment issues that global and rapidly scaling tech companies face
• We are looking for a lawyer to serve as a trusted advisor who solves problems practically. We are seeking candidates who value working in a strong and diverse team, and want to contribute to creating a welcoming, inclusive, and supportive environment.
• This position will report to our Legal Director, Assistant General Counsel - Global Employment Law who is U.S. based, in the Eastern Time Zone
• Advise on employment and benefit related legal matters, providing the Legal and People Teams guidance to drive compliance with applicable labour and employment laws both within and outside the UK. This role will primarily focus on support for matters across the EMEA region, as well as support for APAC.
• Areas of support include leaves of absence and accommodations, discipline and terminations, compensation, diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, workplace discrimination and harassment, benefits, immigration and mobility, employee relations issues (including grievances and internal investigations), contingent worker compliance, and health and safety
• Assist in drafting, reviewing, and revising employee policies, procedures, and work rules, and advise on their application and enforcement
• Draft and revise employment-related templates (including offer letters, employment agreements, settlement agreements and separation agreements)
• Support cross-border employment issues and collaborate with others on the Law and People Teams on global projects
• Maintain current knowledge of new and developing employment laws impacting Fastly and its workforce and make recommendations to ensure compliance with changes in the law
• Partner with the Legal Director, Global Employment Law to develop and implement scalable employment policies, processes and training across all of Fastly’s locations
• Supervise outside counsel on employment or benefits issues requiring law firm support
• Work Hours: This position will require you to be available during core business hours, with flexibility to adjust hours for work supporting APAC as needed