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Senior Counsel (Employment)
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AIPerformance Management
23 days ago
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Important information
Contract type:
Permanent
Salary:
$153,000 – $241,000 / year
Location:
Remote, OR 97458, USA
Work mode:
Onsite
Published on:
4 October 2026
What they need
- Motive is seeking a Senior Counsel, Employment to provide practical, strategic legal guidance across the employee lifecycle for a distributed, multi-jurisdictional workforce
- Reporting to the AGC, Corporate, this role will advise People, managers, business leaders, and executives on employment matters, manage legal risk, and help build scalable employment policies and processes in a fast-growing technology company
- This role will shape employment practices, support business growth, and contribute to broader Legal team initiatives
- Advise People, managers, business leaders, and executives on a broad range of employment matters, including hiring, performance management, employee relations, accommodations, leaves, investigations, discipline, compensation, classification, restrictive covenants, and separations
- Provide guidance on federal, state, provincial, local, international and other applicable employment laws and regulations
- Draft, review, and update employment-related agreements, policies, procedures, training materials, and communications, with a comprehensive annual review and update cycle
- Partner with People, Recruiting, and business stakeholders to develop practical, consistent, and legally compliant approaches to workforce and employee-relations matters
- Manage and oversee employment-related claims, agency charges, audits, investigations, and litigation in partnership with internal and external counsel
- Monitor legal and regulatory developments and recommend updates to policies, processes, training, and business practices
- Support workforce programs, organizational changes, and other cross-functional legal projects and strategic business priorities
- Manage outside counsel effectively and help ensure matters are handled efficiently and with appropriate risk calibration- The ideal candidate brings sound judgment, strong employment-law expertise, and the ability to translate complex legal requirements into clear, actionable guidance
- J.D. and active license to practice law in at least one U.S. state
- Deep knowledge of employment law and demonstrated experience advising on employee relations, contingent workers, restrictive covenants, workplace investigations, wage and hour matters, leaves, accommodations, and employment-related disputes
- 10+ years of relevant employment-law experience in a law firm and in-house legal department
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills, close attention to detail, and the ability to prioritize competing demands in a fast-paced environment
- Brings strong technical drafting skills for preparing employment-related agreements
- Ability to manage complex matters independently while collaborating effectively with cross-functional stakeholders and external counsel
- Strong business judgment and the ability to provide clear, practical, and risk-calibrated advice
- Someone with a great sense of humor and no ego who shares our vision that the legal team can be both a center of excellence and fun at the same time!
- AI-first perspective, with interest in building and leveraging AI-driven tools
- Experience supporting a distributed or multi-jurisdictional workforce across multiple U.S. states as well as international jurisdictions, preferably in a technology or high-growth company
- A self-motivated individual with a solutions-oriented, low-ego approach and willingness to contribute beyond a narrowly defined specialty
- Experience advising on equity incentive plans and equity matters across a distributed workforce
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