Vice President, Global Employment Law

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

📋 Description

• Spearhead IPO Readiness & Public Governance: Create, audit, and enhance global workforce practices to withstand the stringent scrutiny of the IPO journey, public market investors, and underwriting standards. Drive proactive remediation of past employment liabilities, establish strong corporate governance frameworks and global whistleblowing channels, and ensure flawless compliance with SEC and public filing disclosures regarding international pay transparency, equity compensation, and executive plans.

• Functional Maturation & Strategic Scaling: Transform the employment law function from a consultative role into a mature, preventative, and highly structured corporate asset. Expand regional leadership and implement scalable legal operational frameworks, including automated templates, global policy playbooks, and standardized cross-border compliance trackers to facilitate rapid business growth while preserving a lean and efficient global legal presence.

• Executive Advisement & High-Stakes Risk Management: Act as the primary legal advisor to the Executive Leadership Team and the Board of Directors regarding critical, macro-level human capital initiatives. Offer risk-sensitive guidance on global cross-border expansions, executive talent management, strategic international corporate reorganizations, and workforce reductions, while adeptly managing high-exposure global litigation and regulatory inquiries to protect enterprise valuation.

• Global Labor Strategy & Worker Classification Frameworks: Build, defend, and fortify the foundational employment structure of Lime’s global workforce model, ensuring strict alignment with platform valuation objectives. Regularly assess and enhance frameworks governing independent contractor versus employee classification across all operating regions, and create a proactive global labor relations strategy that anticipates regional legislative changes and safeguards operational continuity.

• Cross-Functional Strategic Alignment & Culture Safeguarding: Collaborate at the executive level with Global People Operations, Finance, Trust & Safety, and Corporate Legal to synchronize global workforce risk with overarching business objectives. Supervise the design of workplace investigation protocols to ensure corporate culture meets public company expectations, integrating risk-mitigation metrics, cross-cultural compliance, and pay equity initiatives directly into Lime’s broader business strategy.

⛳️ Requirements

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law school and an active license to practice law in good standing.

• Over 12 years of legal experience focused on employment law, with substantial experience leading a corporate employment law department or serving as a senior partner in a prestigious international law firm or corporate legal department.

• Documented success as a global employment law architect, with essential experience in designing and scaling cross-border legal frameworks across varied international jurisdictions, along with extensive knowledge of US multi-state compliance.

• Proven experience in managing and developing senior legal talent across various international jurisdictions.

• Demonstrated capability to work effectively, navigate significant ambiguity, meet stringent deadlines in a fast-paced environment, and independently prioritize enterprise workflows with minimal oversight.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities to interpret intricate legal frameworks, assess unprecedented global scenarios, and deliver commercially viable solutions.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to collaborate efficiently across diverse teams and cultures, transforming complex legal risks into clear, actionable advice for board-level stakeholders.

• Unyielding moral and ethical standards, with a proven ability to foster a corporate culture of compliance, equity, and psychological safety.

🏝️ Benefits

• Comprehensive Health & Wellness: A selection of medical, dental, and vision plans. We also offer company-paid life and disability insurance along with company-funded mental health benefits.

• Financial & Retirement Planning: 401(k) plan featuring both pre-tax and Roth options, and access to a Health Savings Account (HSA) with a monthly company contribution.

• Family & Fertility Support: Paid parental leave for both birthing and non-birthing parents, in addition to fertility and family-forming benefits.

• Paid Time Off: Unlimited vacation, paid leaves, and 10 company holidays.

• Unique Lime Perks: Complimentary use of Lime vehicles in participating cities, a monthly phone allowance, dedicated learning and development days, and access to perks such as One Medical, Wellhub, and Headspace.