Senior Lifecycle Counsel, International

Who We Are

At Justworks youll enjoy a welcoming and casual environment great benefits wellness program offerings company retreats and the ability to interact with and learn from leaders in the startup community. We work hard and care about our most prized asset - our people.

Were helping businesses get off the ground by enabling them to focus on running their business. We solve HR issues. Were data-driven and never stop iterating. If youd like to work in a supportive entrepreneurial environment are interested in building something meaningful and having fun while doing it wed love to hear from you.

Were united by shared goals and shared motivations at Justworks. These are best summed up in our company values which are reflected in our product and in our team.

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Who You Are

Do you enjoy turning complex international employment issues into clear practical guidance that helps teams move with confidence Are you energized by helping a global EOR business handle sensitive employment lifecycle matters with sound judgment consistency and care

You are an experienced employment lawyer who understands that strong EOR legal support requires both legal judgment and operational follow-through. You know how to evaluate lifecycle risk partner with local experts align stakeholders and help teams reach practical outcomes in complex and time-sensitive employment matters. You bring clear communication business-oriented judgment and a steady approach to sensitive employee lifecycle issues.

As part of the International Legal team the Senior Lifecycle Counsel International will provide legal support for complex employment lifecycle execution across Justworks EOR offering with particular focus on sensitive complex or escalated matters such as terminations performance management leave and employee relations. You will serve as the legal point of contact for selected lifecycle matters that require Legal involvement partnering closely with regional employment counsel on local-law requirements and with Operations Customer Service Payroll Benefits Product Sales and outside counsel as needed to drive practical resolution.

A major focus of this role will be building the standards playbooks escalation paths decision frameworks documentation expectations and training that help operational teams handle routine lifecycle matters effectively and identify when Legal should be involved. This is a role for someone who can move fluidly between matter execution and scalable process-building creating solutions out of insights learned from real patterns to make Justworks EOR lifecycle support clearer stronger and easier to operate.

Your Success Profile

What You Will Work On

• Lead the Legal workstream for sensitive complex or escalated EOR lifecycle matters that require Legal involvement including complex terminations redundancies settlements protected leave accommodations pay equity claims employee relations issues performance management and employment disputes in partnership with regional employment counsel and outside counsel as needed.
• Serve as the legal point of contact for complex termination and offboarding matters that require Legal involvement helping teams evaluate risk define strategy align stakeholders prepare required documentation and move matters from intake through resolution.
• Partner with regional employment counsel to translate local legal requirements into practical guidance for Operations Customer Service Payroll Benefits Product Sales and other teams while driving consistency across markets.
• Build and maintain lifecycle standards playbooks escalation paths controls decision frameworks and training based on recurring matter patterns with a focus on enabling operational teams to handle routine matters consistently and ensuring higher-risk matters reach Legal at the right time.
• Advise Product and Operations on lifecycle legal requirements risk parameters workflow logic case-management controls customer-facing guidance knowledge bases and standard operating procedures.
• Support Customer Service and Sales on complex EOR lifecycle questions from prospective and existing customers including termination risk performance management leave documentation timing and market-specific constraints.
• Develop and deliver practical training and guidance on EOR lifecycle matters for internal stakeholders and as appropriate external audiences with a focus on helping teams understand applicable requirements roles responsibilities and escalation paths.
• Manage outside counsel on complex lifecycle matters market-specific escalations employment disputes and operational guidance with a focus on practical cost-effective advice.
• Monitor lifecycle-related legal and operational developments across key markets and help update internal guidance training and processes as needed.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

How You Will Do Your Work

As Senior Lifecycle Counsel International how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately results in our success as an this role your foundational knowledge skills abilities and personal attributes are anchored in the following competencies:

• Clear communication - the ability to articulate thoughts and express ideas effectively using oral written visual and non-verbal communication skills as well as listening skills to gain understanding.
• Ethical practice - the ability to integrate core values integrity and accountability throughout all organizational and business practices.
• Detail-oriented - exercises extreme attention to detail; is thorough accurate organized and productive and seeks to understand both the cause and effect of a situation.
• Risk assessment - applying a logical step-by-step process to protect and consequently minimize risks to the organization interests and employees.
• Manages complexity - making sense of complex high quantity and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems.

In addition all Justworkers focus on aligning their behaviors to our core values known as COGIS. It stands for:

• Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. Youre an active listener treat people respectfully and have a strong desire to know and help others.
• Openness - Your default is to be open. Youre willing to share information understand other perspectives and consider new possibilities. Youre curious ask open questions and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others.
• Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. Youre committed earnest and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude.
• Integrity - Simply put do what you say and say what youll do. Youre honest and forthright have a strong moral compass and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example.
• Simplicity - Be like Einstein: Everything should be made as simple as possible but no simpler.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree and admitted to practice in at least one relevant jurisdiction.
• Minimum of 5 years of substantive employment law experience preferably including in-house experience international employment counseling EOR PEO global mobility HR technology or other cross-border employment operations.
• Deep experience advising on employee lifecycle matters including complex terminations performance management leave employee relations employment documentation recurring compliance and dispute risk across multiple jurisdictions.
• Experience supporting an EOR business global employment platform international HR operations or multi-country employment counseling is strongly preferred.
• Proven ability to build legal standards risk frameworks escalation paths playbooks policies knowledge bases and SOPs that enable non-legal teams to operate with consistency.
• Strong understanding of how employment-law requirements should be translated into operational workflows product requirements customer guidance and internal controls.
• Sound judgment in managing legal operational customer employee financial and reputational risk in sensitive employment matters.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to explain complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders in a practical and concise way.
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders.
• Demonstrated time management organizational and analytical skills including the ability to manage multiple complex matters across time zones.
• Experience managing outside counsel and obtaining practical cost-effective legal advice across multiple jurisdictions.
• Fluent in English; proficiency in another relevant language is a plus.

Occasional travel is required.

The base wage range for this position based in our Toronto Office is targeted at 00 CAD per year.

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Actual compensation is based on multiple factors that are unique to each candidate including and not limited to skill set level of relevant experience and specific work location. Salary ranges for positions based in other locations may differ based on the cost of labor in that location.

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Diversity At Justworks

Justworks is committed to maintaining a workplace where diversity of identity culture and life experience is the norm and is celebrated authentically and respected consistently. Diversity in our work our people and our product drives creativity and innovation entrepreneurial leadership and integrity competitiveness and collaboration throughout our business and in the market. We depend on our differences to make our team stronger our workplace more dynamic and our product accessible to all of our customers.

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Senior IC

Employment Type : Full Time
Experience: years
Vacancy: 1