Corporate Counsel

About the role

We are seeking a highly skilled United States-based Employment Lawyer to join our growing legal team. This position is responsible for providing expert advice on a wide range of employment and labor law issues including hiring, performance management and discharge, employment disputes/wrongful termination claims, disability accommodation, wage and hour, employee privacy and other relevant labor and employment matters. Additionally, the role involves managing litigation, overseeing all our employee form agreements, conducting training across all our geographies, supervision of outside counsel and liaising with local counsel.

Essential Responsibilities

• Working closely with internal stakeholders to ensure our employment practices are proper and well-understood within the company and to ensure compliance with regional legal requirements.
• Drafting and maintaining numerous employment related policies that are required for global operations, including ethics, anti-corruption, anti-harassment and others.
• Supporting the human resources team through operational guidance and process training.
• Staying informed on employment and labor law issues affecting Talkdesk in our geographies.
• Balancing competing priorities of various constituencies.

Qualifications

• Law degree required and current license to practice in California or Washington State
• Minimum of 5 years law firm or equivalent in-house experience
• Demonstrated experience in international employment law
• Superior writing and presentation skills
• Superior communication and leadership skills
• Self-motivated, organized, pro-active, requires little hands-on supervision

Location and Travel

This position will be located in California or Washington State, and some travel is required to support and train in the geographies in which we conduct business. The Corporate Counsel will initially report to our General Counsel.

Pay and Benefits

Pay Range: $179k - $270k
Other Types of Pay: Based on level and role the employee may be eligible for long term incentives in the form of equity and short term incentives of either bonus or commission.
Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life and Disability Insurance, Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Retirement Benefits: 401(k) plan
Paid Time Off: Talkdesk offers an uncapped paid time off program for exempt employees and an accrual-based program for non-exempt employees; both are subject to manager approval and consistent with business needs.
Paid Holidays: Talkdesk offers 14 paid holidays each year.
Paid Sick Leave: Exempt employees have uncapped paid time off and non-exempt sick leave follows accrual standards; both are subject to manager approval and consistent with business needs.