Senior Employment and Regulatory Counsel

Responsibilities

• Serve as the employment law partner to various teams within C3 AI to provide advice and manage projects involving a wide range of issues, including HR-related compliance issues, recruiting issues, professional services and contingent worker issues, pay equity reporting and employment-related statutory reporting (e.g., EEO-1, AAP, etc.), pay practices (including vacation pay and overtime calculations), environmental health and safety compliance, and employee training requirements.
• Serve as the employment law team lead for international expansion and other corporate initiatives.
• Act as privacy counsel on issues related to employee data protection and employment-related privacy issues, including assisting in responding to data subject access requests.
• Draft employment-related agreements, templates, policies, and forms (e.g., leave of absence policies, employment agreements, policies, separation agreements, etc.).
• Prepare and deliver training, in coordination with HR, on HR and employment law topics for managers and business leaders.
• Conduct periodic reviews, audits, and compliance assessments of employment-related policies and practices.
• Monitor changes and updates to employment laws; draft, maintain, and update legal research memos and resources; and advise stakeholders of developments that may impact C3 AI.
• Identify, analyze and mitigate C3 AI’s risk on disputes across a variety of practice areas (e.g., commercial matters, labor/employment, intellectual property, etc.).
• Lead investigations and manage disputes with outside counsel through pleadings, motion practice, discovery and trial.
• Provide pragmatic advice to C3 AI executives on litigation risk and litigation-related processes.
• Partner with C3 AI outside counsel to effectively and efficiently represent C3 AI and its interests.
• Afford assistance and lead efforts in creating, improving, and developing scalable processes and procedures related to the handling of litigation matters for a rapidly growing company.
• Advise business stakeholders on litigation risks and issues involved in business disputes.
• Pragmatically weigh legal risks and benefits of complex situations and propose practical solutions with tact and maturity.
• Review and advise on litigation-related contractual provisions in commercial agreements, to include providing advice on dispute resolution, governing law, venue, arbitration, limitation of liability, and indemnification clauses.

Qualifications

• JD from top law school; Active membership in at least one U.S. State bar.
• 8+ years related experience, including 3+ years at a premier law firm or government agency.
• Excellent verbal and written communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills.
• Must be a motivated self-starter able to multi-task in a dynamic environment.
• Ability to work both independently and collaboratively across diverse teams.
• Sufficient experience with civil litigation to manage a case through all stages.