Regional Employment Law Manager

**Company Summary**

Elements Global Services is an award-winning HR Technology and Services Company revolutionizing the way employers expand and manage employees internationally. Our mission is simple. To simplify global expansion through a revolutionary technology that removes the barriers of globalization to give our customers the speed to market to EXPAND their business, ONBOARD employees, MANAGE compliance, and PAY worldwide Global expansion is becoming more and more a part of the modern workplace, and with that comes things like remote work and spread-out teams. As Elements is a truly global company, we take care of our client’s employees worldwide. From Chicago to Manila, from Johannesburg to Delhi and Hong Kong, we provide top-class benefits to all the employees we serve every day. With offices all around the world and teams spread out between multiple time zones, you too can benefit from the “Global” team strategy, giving our employees the flexibility, they need to do their very best work the best way they can.

**Position Overview**

A revolution cannot be done alone, and we need the best and brightest talent to continue our growth into the new modern workplace. We are looking to expand our team by hiring a new** Regional Employment Law Manager
- Europe, **a team player who is ready to make the role their own and bring their own ideas and innovations to the table. Reporting to the** Senior Regional Employment Law Manager, Europe **you will be supporting our Legal team by working closely with our internal Human Resources Department, HR Service Delivery Team, Employee Relations and Global Compliance teams to support the company’s various businesses and functions.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Provide practical sound legal advice and counsel to internal Human Resources and management on all legal issues concerning the employment relationship, including, but not limited to, employment agreement review, leaves and accommodations, terminations, and right sizing, as well as due diligence under our Employer Of Record (EOR) Services and Expandopedia platform.
- Primarily responsible for drafting and negotiating employment letters, analyzing employment
- and compensation-related issues, mutual separation/exit agreements, and working with business leaders to structure and document benefits and expatriate arrangements for new and existing employees and consultants.
- Strategically and cost-effectively manage and partner with outside counsel in employment litigation matters.
- Provide business forward counsel on various human resources policies and programs, including agile solutions for the workplace, diversity and inclusion efforts.
- We are proud to announce that, in the scope of an innovative new business approach, this is partly a client facing role, working closely together with the Operations Department, which gives you the opportunity to achieve a unique insight into the business and to make a real difference in terms of contributing excellence to our clients’ experience.

**About You**
- You are in good standing in all jurisdictions where admitted (Bar).
- You have 5+ years of relevant experience practicing international employment law.
- You have a strong command of international employment laws, regulations, and best practices.
- You have substantive experience drafting and negotiating employment agreements both domestically and internationally and can work autonomously.
- You have an established track-record of constructively partnering across functions and geographies.

**What We Value**
- You have excellent written and verbal communications, client relationships and business acumen.
- You have strong fluency in English (other languages a plus).
- You possess a strong work ethic; are creative, proactive, enthusiastic, flexible, self-directed, a self-starter and a team player.
- You are agile, practical, commercial, and have a solution-oriented/ problem-solving approach.
- You have the ability to exercise sound judgment in an ever changing and dynamic industry
- You can quickly identify risks and clearly convey business forward advice in plain terms that allow stakeholders to make fully informed decisions.

**What We Offer**
- Opportunity to work a company that is revolutionizing the market and is experiencing exponential growth.
- Allow your inspirational ideas to come to life in a highly creative and executional environment.
- Ability to work in an organization with over 40 nationalities all over the world, which embraces diversity, inclusion, and belonging at its core.
- The opportunity to challenge in a high performing organization and leave each day knowing you have made an impact.

This position description may not describe all duties, responsibilities, and skills associated with this position. It is intended to portray the major aspects of the job. Other duties or skills may be required.