Principal Employment Counsel

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Offer prompt legal advice and guidance on recruiting, hiring, onboarding, performance management, and employee relations issues.

• Convert intricate legal requirements into actionable advice for People Team professionals, managers, and business leaders.

• Cultivate relationships with internal stakeholders and gain insights into Skillsoft’s workforce, priorities, and operational model.

• Draft, review, and revise employment-related documents, agreements, policies, handbooks, notices, investigation materials, and workforce transition documents.

• Evaluate employment communications for legal risks, clarity, consistency, and alignment with company practices.

• Create templates, playbooks, checklists, and self-service resources for employment issues.

• Assess employment policies and practices for compliance gaps and opportunities for standardization.

• Provide employment law advice across Skillsoft’s jurisdictions and collaborate with local counsel.

• Keep track of global labor and employment law changes and advise on necessary modifications.

• Develop tools to identify, prioritize, and manage legal and compliance risks related to employment.

• Advise on and conduct workplace investigations into discrimination, harassment, retaliation, misconduct, conflicts of interest, policy violations, and other sensitive issues.

• Establish investigation plans, privilege structures, interim measures, documentation, findings, remediation, and follow up with the People Team.

• Suggest corrective actions, remediation, process enhancements, and monitoring for retaliation.

• Oversee employment litigation, administrative charges, labor proceedings, pre-litigation disputes, demand letters, and settlement negotiations both in the U.S. and internationally.

• Formulate case strategies in collaboration with internal stakeholders and external counsel.

• Engage and oversee external counsel.

• Support Skillsoft’s enterprise compliance program, including ERM, ESG, and regulatory compliance.

• Maintain compliance policies, controls, and documentation that support ERM and Audit Committee oversight.

• Collaborate with Legal Operations to minimize reliance on key individuals for compliance readiness.

⛳️ Requirements

• A minimum of 8 years of professional experience as a corporate attorney.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree from an accredited law school.

• Active membership in the bar association.

• In-depth knowledge of United States employment law.

• Experience with global or multi-jurisdictional employment and regulatory issues.

• Familiarity with managing local counsel.

• Experience in workplace investigations, employee relations, employment disputes, administrative proceedings, and employment litigation.

• Strong drafting and review skills related to employment agreements, separation documents, policies, handbooks, investigation materials, and other employment-related documents.

• Background in supporting corporate compliance programs, including policy governance, risk assessments, compliance training, internal controls, investigations, and regulatory compliance initiatives.

• Knowledge of enterprise risk management (ERM), ESG compliance, audit and compliance governance, and scalable compliance frameworks.

• Ability to identify legal and regulatory risks and create practical compliance solutions.

• Exceptional analytical, problem-solving, decision-making, written, and verbal communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders, work independently, prioritize tasks, and manage multiple responsibilities.

• Proactive in developing practical, scalable, and effective business-support solutions.

• Demonstrated emotional intelligence, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach.

• Capacity to thrive in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical insurance

• Dental insurance

• Vision insurance

• Paid time off