Senior Employment Counsel

About the role

Box (NYSE:BOX) is the leader in Intelligent Content Management. Our platform enables organizations to fuel collaboration, manage the entire content lifecycle, secure critical content, and transform business workflows with enterprise AI. We help companies thrive in the new AI-first era of business. Founded in 2005, Box simplifies work for leading global organizations, including JLL, Morgan Stanley, and Nationwide. Box is headquartered in Redwood City, CA, with offices across the United States, Europe, and Asia.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic advice and counsel to the People & Communities team on a broad range of employment issues, including recruitment, hiring, corrective actions, terminations, benefits, complex leaves of absence and accommodations issues, compensation, contingent workers, HR policies and practices, and performance management, among others;
• Provide pragmatic advice to the business on employment obligations primarily focused in the United States but the ability to flex and advise on other geographic areas;
• Provide legal advice on various employee-related AI initiatives;
• In coordination with the People & Communities team, assist with the creation of policies, standards and business procedures designed to foster compliance with various employment laws and regulations (including health and safety compliance);
• Draft and review various types of employment offers, agreements, policies, etc.;
• Manage pre-litigation and litigation disputes and devise creative resolution strategies with the assistance of outside counsel, as needed;
• Build and maintain strong relationships with senior leaders, other members of the Legal team, the People Partner team, and with external counsel;
• Assist the Legal team on employee-related matters in privacy initiatives, customer agreements, vendor agreements, partner agreements, and outside opportunities.

Qualifications

• JD degree and membership in at least one U.S. state bar (CA, NY, IL or TX preferred)
• 6+ years of experience in employment law
• Significant experience advising Employee Relations on investigations of employee complaints, including harassment, discrimination, retaliation, whistleblower, and policy violations
• Experience at a reputable law firm (some in-house legal department or secondment experience preferred)
• Significant experience providing employment law advice and counsel on the full spectrum of employment issues. Experience with California employment law (or a willingness to dive in and learn)
• Experience working with and influencing cross-functional partners
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, analytical and collaborative skills with a service-orientated mindset
• Attention to detail, sense of humor, team player yet autonomous, highest level of judgment and integrity
• Comfortable juggling multiple demands and shifting priorities
• Experience with employee-related privacy
• Ability to manage or coordinate the work of others, including external counsel and working groups or project teams
• Keen to participate fully in the wider Box Legal team, a diverse group of collaborative, passionate and friendly legal professionals.

Pay

United States Pay Range: $205,000 - $235,000 USD