Employment Counsel, Tanium
$191-293k
+ Equity awards
3+ days a week in office (Emeryville, CA )
Security & systems management platform
Be an early applicant
Security & systems management platform
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$191-293k
+ Equity awards
3+ days a week in office (Emeryville, CA )
1001+ employees
Company mission
To provide manageability and security at scale for anything with a chip.
Role
Who you are
- The right person for this position must be a team player who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment, has a pragmatic approach to problem solving, and is passionate about employment law and its practical application in a complex, global technology business
- At least 5 years of relevant employment law experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department
- JD from an accredited institution
- Active and in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. federal and state employment laws, including FLSA, ADA, FMLA, Title VII, and state equivalents
- Experience conducting or managing workplace investigations
- Familiarity with federal contractor compliance obligations, including OFCCP audits, AAP preparation, and VEVRAA and Section 503 requirements
What the job involves
- Tanium is seeking a highly motivated, proactive attorney to join its legal team as Employment Counsel
- This person will serve as a trusted advisor to our People team and business stakeholders, helping Tanium attract, develop, and retain top talent while managing legal risk
- Provide strategic advice and counsel to the People team and business stakeholders on a broad range of U.S. employment issues, including recruiting and hiring, onboarding, performance management, disciplinary actions, leaves of absence, accommodations, wage and hour compliance, compensation and benefits, pay transparency, contingent workers, employee classification, reorganizations, redundancies, non-competition and non-solicitation, and separations and terminations
- Oversee internal workplace investigations, including matters involving harassment, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower complaints, and policy violations
- Investigate and respond to claims, demand letters, administrative complaints, audits, and other employment-related inquiries
- Manage pre-litigation and litigation matters with the assistance of outside counsel as needed
- Draft, review, and negotiate employment-related documents and templates, including offer letters, employment agreements, contingent worker agreements, separation and severance agreements, and release agreements
- Develop, review, and update employment policies, standards, and HR guidelines to ensure compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws
- Support Tanium’s federal contractor compliance obligations, including OFCCP compliance evaluations and AAP preparation and maintenance under VEVRAA and Section 503
- Advise on legal issues arising from the use of AI tools in recruiting and employment practices
- Design and deliver employment related training to the People team, employees and managers
- Monitor federal, state, and local employment law developments and proactively communicate changes and their business implications to the People team, leadership, and relevant stakeholders
Our take
For millions of companies, cyber security is high on the agenda, especially as remote working has become the norm. Tanium offers a security and systems management platform that allows real-time data collection at an enterprise scale. It covers customers such as AutoNation, GoDaddy, and Whirlpool who use the company’s software to stay abreast of the ever-increasing level of sophisticated cyber attacks.
A valuable tool for enterprises and government organisations, Tanium partners with leading platforms and service providers across the world like Google Cloud, Oracle and Verizon. In doing so, it allows security and IT teams access to accurate information on the state of endpoints, helping it to realise new levels of business resilience.
The company continues to innovate its offering through both further development and partnerships. For example, it collaborated with Salesforce to support IT service management, remote monitoring and management, and cybersecurity capabilities. It also made its autonomous operating system generally available to all commercial cloud customers in 2026, with more than 1,300 organisations adopting it in the first six weeks.
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Insights
-11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 9 rounds)
Jan 2021
$150m
LATE VC
Oct 2020
$150m
LATE VC
Total funding: $805.7m
Company benefits
- Equity awards
- Generous benefits package consisting of medical, dental and vision plan
- Family planning benefits
- Health savings account
- Flexible spending account
- Transportation savings account
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Business travel accident insurance
- Employee assistance programs
- Disability insurance
Company HQ
Lakeview, Kirkland, WA
Leadership
David Hindawi
(Executive Chairman)Before co-founding Tanium, David founded BigFix Inc, a systems management tool that IBM acquired, and Software Ventures, a leader in telecommunications software. They have several software patents in network communications and systems management.
Orion Hindawi
(Executive Chairman)Before co-founding Tanium with their father, David, Orion worked as the VP of Technology for BigFix, the systems management tool founded by their father. Previously served as CEO for Tanium.
Dan Streetman
(CEO & Board Member)Previously served as CEO for both Allvue Systems and TIBCO. Experience as EVP of Worldwide Sales & Marketing for BMC Software and as SVP of Worldwide Alliances & Channels for Salesforce.
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