Senior Lifecycle Counsel (International)

Join Justworks, a leading HR technology platform, as a Senior Employment Counsel. In this role, you will provide legal support for complex employment lifecycle execution across Justworks' EOR offering. You will serve as the legal point of contact for selected lifecycle matters, partner with regional employment counsel, and build standards and playbooks to help operational teams handle routine matters effectively. This position requires a minimum of 5+ years of substantive employment law experience and a Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree.

• Provide legal support for complex employment lifecycle execution across Justworks’ EOR offering, focusing on sensitive matters such as terminations and employee relations.
• Serve as the legal point of contact for selected lifecycle matters, partnering closely with regional employment counsel and various operational teams.
• Build and maintain lifecycle standards, playbooks, escalation paths, controls, decision frameworks, and training based on recurring matter patterns.
• 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 Senior Employment Counsel, International Lifecycle, how results are achieved is paramount for your success and ultimately results in our success as an organization
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Camaraderie - Day to day you can be seen working together toward a higher purpose. You like to have fun. You’re an active listener, treat people respectfully, and have a strong desire to know and help others
• Grit - You demonstrate grit by having the courage to commit and persevere. You’re committed, earnest, and dive in to get the job done well with a positive attitude
• Simplicity - Be like Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.”
• Integrity - Simply put, do what you say and say what you'll do. You’re honest and forthright, have a strong moral compass, and strive to match your words with your actions while leading by example
• Openness - Your default is to be open. You're willing to share information, understand other perspectives, and consider new possibilities. You’re curious, ask open questions, and are receptive to thoughts and feedback from others
• Sound judgment in managing legal, operational, customer, employee, financial, and reputational risk in sensitive employment matters
• 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
• Fluent in English; proficiency in another relevant language is a plus
• 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
• 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
• Strong understanding of how employment-law requirements should be translated into operational workflows, product requirements, customer guidance, and internal controls
• Experience supporting an EOR business, global employment platform, international HR operations, or multi-country employment counseling is strongly preferred
• Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent law degree and admitted to practice in at least one relevant jurisdiction
• 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
• Demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally and influence stakeholders
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex legal concepts to non-legal stakeholders in a practical and concise way