Associate General Counsel

Company Overview

At Zuora, we do Modern Business. We’re helping people subscribe to new ways of doing business that are better for people, companies and ultimately the planet. It’s an approach resulting from the shift to the Subscription Economy that puts customers first by building recurring relationships instead of one-time product sales and focuses on sustainable growth. Through our leading expertise and multi-product suite, we are transforming all industries and working with the world’s most innovative companies to monetize new business models, nurture subscriber relationships and optimize their digital experiences.

THE LEGAL TEAM 

Zuora Legal is a world class team of smart, empathetic people, who apply their tremendous legal expertise and business acumen in collaborative and agile ways.  We are  involved in every aspect of our business. We focus on Zuora’s most important legal issues, do the right thing, simplify complicated issues, and support, respect and enjoy each other. As trusted advisors, we support Zuora’s growth in an efficient, predictable and responsive manner while assessing and advising on legal risks to drive the best business decisions. Our approach is collaborative and solution-oriented and we  stay closely connected to our ZEOs to help navigate the evolving legal landscape. 

THE ROLE 

An expert, agile, practical, business-focused attorney and leader to provide advice and cross-functional support for Zuora Compliance priorities, with a focus on Employment law and Human Resources counseling and guidance, litigation and investigations, as well as company-wide compliance, including Environment, Social, Governance.  

 

Reporting to the Vice President, Deputy General Counsel, Compliance & Litigation, the Associate General Counsel will have wide-ranging responsibilities that include: (i) providing guidance, support, and expertise to Zuora’s global Human Resources team; (ii) tackling challenging employment law and other compliance-focused projects that support our products and services; (iii) assisting with company-wide litigation and investigations; (iv) working collaboratively and proactively across the Corporate, Commercial, and IP & Product legal teams to address legal compliance and litigation priorities, with a focus on identifying and mitigating risks; and (v) developing cross-functional and influential relationships by working with stakeholders, including Human Resources, Product and Technology, Information Security, Information Technology, Training and Development, Sales, and the Finance and Internal Audit teams.

 

This role can be remote or in person (in areas where Zuora has an office (Redwood City, CA, Boston, MA, or Atlanta, GA) upon determination by the successful candidate and manager. There is some opportunity to travel, especially to develop  relationships with business partners and legal teammates. 

 

RESPONSIBILITIES: 

The successful attorney will: 

• Provide day-to-day legal guidance to HR and business leaders on global employment law matters, including hiring, performance management, investigations, leaves of absence, accommodations, and terminations.
• Draft, review, and update employment agreements, policies, handbooks, and HR procedures to ensure compliance with local and international labor laws.
• Manage and advise on workplace investigations involving misconduct, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and policy violations.
• Partner with global HR teams to drive consistent application of employment policies across regions while recognizing and accommodating local law differences.
• Support strategic HR initiatives including workforce planning, organizational restructuring, employee engagement programs, and environmental social governance (ESG) efforts.
• Mitigate legal risks by advising on disciplinary actions and sensitive employee-relations matters.
• Monitor changes in employment laws across multiple jurisdictions and communicate impacts to HR and leadership.
• Develop and deliver training to HR and management on employment law topics, compliance, and best practices.
• Advise the business  with respect to employee benefits, compliance, and leave-of-absence regulations across global jurisdictions.
• Manage complex litigation (including employment litigation), regulatory matters, and/or region-specific challenges while overseeing external counsel.  
• Manage and support cross-functional projects such as compensation updates, contingent workforce compliance, and other Zuora proactive compliance priorities, including leveraging the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across initiatives.  
• Ensure compliance with privacy, data protection, and perso