Director, Labor & Employment Counsel, Americas

Strength in Trust 

OneTrust is the trust intelligence cloud platform organizations use to transform trust from an abstract concept into a measurable competitive advantage. Organizations globally use OneTrust to enable the responsible use of data while protecting the privacy rights of individuals, implement and report on their cyber security program, make their social impact goals a reality, and create a speak up culture of trust. Over 14,000 customers use OneTrust's technology, including half of the Global 2,000. OneTrust currently ranks #24 on the Forbes Cloud 100 list of top private cloud companies in the world and employs over 2,000 people in regions across North America, South America, Asia, Europe, and Australia.

Your Mission

• Provide advice and counseling on a broad spectrum of employment law issues, including recruiting, diversity and inclusion, employee relations, performance management, leaves of absence and accommodations, wage and hour, pay equity, internal investigations, compensation and benefits, contingent workers, and immigration.
• Evaluate, iterate and scale employment practices and policies at a growing organization.
• Draft, review and update employment related agreements and templates.
• Handle employment-related disputes.
• Conduct audits, employment classification reviews, and support other compliance efforts.
• Source and manage outside counsel on labor and employment matters.
• Help develop and conduct training and education programs for employees, managers, and the People Ops team.
• Provide advice to key business partners and help develop strategy on company-wide initiatives and policies affecting employees with a team-oriented approach.
• Monitor legislation, regulations, case law, and government enforcement activities relating to employment issues and provide proactive, strategic advice to the relevant stakeholders as necessary

You Are

• 10+ years of employment law experience
• Member of a US state bar in good standing (California or New York preferred)
• Excellent communicator (verbal and written) with keen project management skills.
• Creative problem solver who demonstrates sound judgement and empathy with business partners
• Steward of integrity and trust in all business dealings
• Pragmatic and efficient: You think quickly and are able to give risk-adjusted, practical advice without perfect information. You break down ideas, projects, and problems and communicate solutions in terms that are relatable and understood easily without legal jargon.
• Collaborative: Your impact is much greater because people like working with you and seek out your help. We are a flat organization so everyone’s voice is important.
• Adaptable: You can pivot quickly to dive into new challenges and effectively multi-task in a highly demanding and fast paced environment.
• Entrepreneurial: You’re a self-starter who works independently and knows how to build strong relationships to earn the confidence of HR, across business functions and within legal.
• Mission-driven: Our ultimate goal is to transform trust from an abstract concept into a measurable competitive advantage for our global clients.  We want to bring people on board who share our enthusiasm to help those clients enable the responsible use of data, implement and report on their cybersecurity programs, make social impact goals a reality, and create a speak up culture of trust.
• Significant in-house Tech experience, or other experience demonstrating a thoughtful, business-minded approach to legal counsel is a real plus

For California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, and Washington-based candidates: the annual base pay range for this role is listed below. Within this range, individual pay is determined by several factors, including location, job-related skills, work experience, and relevant education and/or training. This role may also be eligible for discretionary bonuses, equity, and/or commissions, as well as benefits.

Salary Range$191,250—$286,875 USD

Where we Work

OneTrust embraces a hybrid working model. Our Working@ OneTrust initiative is our way of clarifying where we hire, how we work together, and where we’re located in that hybrid model.  

The underlying “why” for Working@ is that we are intentional about the culture that we want to create together. That includes bringing teams together, in-person, throughout the year to collaborate, build connections, learn from each other, and celebrate our wins to Finish Stronger.  

We are committed to a flexible approach informed by a set of guiding principles. You’ll see that reflected in our worker designations: “Office-flex” and “Location-flex”.

• Office-flex: Like a traditional hybrid model, OneTrust