Assistant General Counsel - Employment

Company Overview: 

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a global asset manager and family office founded by George Soros in 1970. With $28 billion in assets under management (AUM), SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations, one of the world’s largest charitable foundations dedicated to advancing justice, human rights, and democracy. 

Distinct from other investment platforms, SFM thrives on agility, acting decisively when conviction is high and exercising patience when it’s not. With permanent capital, a select group of major clients, and an unconstrained mandate, we invest opportunistically with a long-term view. Our teams operate with autonomy, while cross-team collaboration strengthens our conviction and empowers us to capitalize on market dislocations.

At SFM, we foster an ownership mindset, encouraging professionals to challenge the status quo, innovate, and take initiative. We prioritize development, enabling team members to push beyond their roles, voice bold ideas, and contribute to our long-term success. This culture of continuous growth and constructive debate fuels innovation and drives efficiency.

Our impact is measured by both the returns we generate and the values we uphold, from environmental stewardship to social responsibility. Operating as a unified team across geographies and mandates, we remain committed to our mission, ensuring a meaningful, lasting impact. 

Headquartered in New York City with offices in Greenwich, Garden City, London, and Dublin, SFM employs 200 professionals.

 

Team Overview:

The SFM legal team is a seasoned group of attorneys, paralegals, legal analysts and administrative support professionals. Our goal is to provide timely, business-oriented legal solutions that advance SFM’s business objectives, while protecting its legal and financial interests and reputation. We support all aspects of SFM’s business including providing advice and counsel to senior management, negotiating complex investment transactions, drafting and reviewing contracts, managing disputes and litigation, and ensuring compliance with applicable laws and regulations.

 

Position Overview:

SFM is seeking an experienced, business-minded employment attorney to join its team as an Assistant General Counsel (“AGC”). The AGC will be responsible for advising the firm on all aspects of domestic and international employment law, with the goal of minimizing both legal and reputational risk, as well as protecting the firm’s interests.

 

Key Relationships:

Reports To: General Counsel (“GC”) 

Other Key Relationships:        

• Chief Administrative Officer (“CAO”)Assistant General Counsels
• Chief Operating Officer (“CAO”)
• Global Human Resources Team
• Portfolio Managers and Department Heads

 

Major Responsibilities:

Legal Counsel and Advice:

• Provide strategic and commercial legal advice to the GC, COO, CAO and other cross-functional stakeholders and senior leaders on a broad range of employment matters including but not limited to; hiring/on-boarding, wage and hour laws, workers compensation, performance management, investment and non-investment compensation structure, benefit plan construction and compliance and leaves of absence and other workplace policies.
• Draft and review global offer letters, Portfolio Manager Agreements, Separation Agreements, Severance Agreements and other employment and HR related Agreements to minimize complexity, mitigate risk and ensure consistency with relevant laws, regulations and Firm policies.
• Primary ownership of the firm’s Employee Vesting Plan, Severance Pay Plan and Global Partnership Agreements.
• Partner with the CAO and HR team and advise on potential risks associated with non-competes, non-solicits and non-disclosure provisions applicable to incoming employees relating to their former employment.
• Oversee and manage all active and threatened employment related litigation, including responding to pleadings, 3rd party subpoenas or other discovery demands and collaborating and liaising with external counsel as needed.
• In all matters manage outside counsel and effectively intermediate between outside counsel and internal clients.

Employee Relations and Employee Compliance Management:

• Monitor and advise on compliance with federal, state and local employment laws, including with respect to wage and hour regulations, family and medical leave laws, anti-discrimination laws, GDPR and global privacy laws and legal and contractual obligations around disclosure of confidentiality and proprietary information.
• Maintain, review and revise (as necessary) the firm’s employee handbook and other