Employment Counsel, Lime
EMEA
Electric bike and scooter rentals
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Electric bike and scooter rentals
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
1001+ employees
Company mission
To build a future where transportation is shared, affordable and carbon-free.
Role
Who you are
- The ideal candidate has experience scaling teams, products, or processes in a fast-paced, high-growth environment and can balance execution with strategy
- This position requires the candidate to be a qualified solicitor in England & Wales with a current practising certificate
- 5+ years of employment law experience in EMEA jurisdiction, with in-house or top-tier firm experience
- Demonstrates extensive experience and deep practical knowledge of employment law across multiple EMEA jurisdictions, with experience managing complex cross-border issues
- Expertise in labor investigations and litigations
- Proven ability to work autonomously, manage a high-volume workload, and solve complex problems that require detailed analysis of varied elements
- Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to guide others on intricate issues
- Strong business acumen and a pragmatic, solutions-oriented mindset focused on achieving company goals
- Prior in-house experience at a high-growth, global technology company
- Fluent in English; proficiency in another relevant language (German, French, Italian, Spanish) is a strong plus
- Not sure if you meet all the qualifications? If this role excites you we encourage you to apply
What the job involves
- Lime is hiring an Employment Counsel, EMEA to join our Legal team! In this role, you will report into the Legal Director, Head of Global Employment Law
- Lime is at an exciting inflection point as we scale rapidly toward our next stage of growth. As we grow our category leadership, we are transitioning to a more structured, high-performing organization and need someone who thrives in this evolution
- In this role, you will help design and implement systems that enable us to move quickly while maintaining quality and efficiency. This is a unique opportunity to make a significant impact as we build the foundation for long-term success
- Serve as the legal partner for HR and business leaders on all day-to-day employment law matters across the EMEA region, providing pragmatic and timely guidance
- Manage employment-related disputes, audits, inspections, and litigation, coordinating with external counsel as necessary
- Advise on complex employment issues, including employee relations, performance management, and general employment guidance
- Develop and implement scalable policies, processes, and strategies to reduce reliance on and manage the budget for outside counsel
- Draft, review, and localize employment contracts, handbooks, separation agreements, and other employment-related documents for various jurisdictions
- Collaborate with stakeholders on the design and implementation of new business initiatives, compensation and benefits programs, and internal reorganizations
- Monitor new legislation and regulatory changes across EMEA and proactively advise the business on potential impacts and necessary compliance steps
Our take
In recent years, electric-powered mobility companies have attracted an extraordinary amount of interest and funding, in part due to rising eco-friendly sentiment, and in part because of the race to "find the next Uber". Lime is one such company, that has rapidly scaled across multiple geographies to be a key player in the fight for market leadership.
Lime, along with its competitors, has had to grapple with regulation in many of its target markets, but nonetheless has steadily increased its footprint. Since its launch, the company has facilitated millions of trips, making it one of the biggest companies of its kind. Interestingly, the CEO has stated that "cars are our true business rivals—not other scooter companies", suggesting that its biggest business challenge will be to get families to give up their second cars.
With a presence that spans an impressive number of regions - most recently Lime has begun operating in Qatar - the company has cemented itself in the micromobility market, and stands to profit from the increasing popularity of these types of services. Across 2022, a substantial increase in ridership enabled Lime to achieve a "full profitable year", with suggestions it will pursue an IPO in the near future.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
17% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 7 rounds)
Nov 2021
$523m
CONVERTIBLE
May 2020
$170m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.5bn
Company HQ
The East Cut, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Toby
(Board Advisor)Founder and CEO of ZERO&. Was a Marketing Manager at Pepsi for 6 years before doing an MBA at Berkeley. Moved into consulting and VC for 5 years before starting Lime.
Brad
(Chairman)VP of Business Development at Tencent for 8 years. Managing Partner of a VC firm for 3 years, where he worked with Toby. Has an MBA from Berkeley.
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