Temporal Technologies
PrincipalGlobalEmploymentCounsel
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“Principal Global Employment Counsel at Temporal Technologies. Skills: U. S. employment law expertise, global employment matters advising, legal strategy for key employment, employment-related guidance on compensation matters. Serve as Temporal’s go-to employment lawyer across the full employee lifecycle: hiring, onboarding, performance management, compensation, accommodations, investigations, employee relations, mobility/immigration, and separations, with a focus on U. S. federal and multi-state”
What You'll Achieve.
help shape and scale our employment legal function as we grow; balance compliance and risk with the needs of a rapidly scaling business; building durable compliance; build scalable processes for employee relations, investigations, and exits; help stand up and operationalize new entities; optimize EOR relationships globally; support transitions from EOR arrangements to local entities as Temporal’s international footprint matures.; work more efficiently and improve legal operations
Industry & Context.
Occasional travel may be required for company events, team offsites, and other meaningful moments that bring us together.
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
JD and active membership in good standing with at least one U. S. state bar., 10+ years of experience (including meaningful in-house experience) advising on U. S. and global employment matters across jurisdictions., Demonstrated ability to build scalable policy and process foundations while moving quickly and exercising excellent judgment., Track record managing sensitive, complex ER matters with discretion and stakeholder management., Clear, concise communicator who can translate legal risk into actionable guidance for non-legal partners., Working knowledge of global privacy laws as they relate to employee data., Genuine curiosity about technology and a willingness to embrace AI and other tools to work more efficiently and improve legal operations.
What You'll Do.
Serve as Temporal’s go-to employment lawyer across the full employee lifecycle: hiring, onboarding, performance management, compensation, accommodations, investigations, employee relations, mobility/immigration, and separations, with a focus on U.
federal and multi-state requirements., Provide risk-calibrated, practical guidance that enables the business while building durable compliance., Lead legal strategy for key employment, Support Temporal’s international expansion by advising on employment law matters across jurisdictions, coordinating with local counsel, and working cross-functionally to help stand up and operationalize new entities (e.
, UK, Singapore, India, Canada, Germany, and Australia)., Manage and optimize EOR relationships globally, including supporting transitions from EOR arrangements to local entities as Temporal’s international footprint matures., Provide employment-related guidance on compensation matters, including support for executive compensation workstreams as needed.
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
partnering closely with the People team and cross-functional leaders; partner with the People team to develop and maintain supporting policies, templates, and playbooks, and to build scalable processes for employee relations, investigations, and exits.; coordinating with local counsel; working cross-functionally to help stand up and operationalize new entities; collaborative team
Communication Scope
Clear, concise communicator who can translate legal risk into actionable guidance for non-legal partners.
Full Job Description
About Us Temporal is an open source programming model that can simplify code, make applications more reliable, and help developers focus on the important things like delivering features faster. We are on a mission to be the reliable foundation of every developer’s toolbox, and are building the team that will make that happen. Our values guide us —they are present in how we show up, make decisions, and work together to make an impact. We’re curious, driven, collaborative, genuine and humble. Temporal is growing and we are looking for those who share our values, challenge 'standard' thinking, and want to influence our future. If you have a passion for improving the developer experience, building world-class open-source software and communities, and want to be a part of our amazing team, we'd love to hear from you! Summary Temporal is hiring a Principal Global Employment Counsel to help shape and scale our employment legal function as we grow. This is a senior individual contributor role reporting to the General Counsel, partnering closely with the People team and cross-functional leaders to balance compliance and risk with the needs of a rapidly scaling business. We’re looking for deep U. S. employment law expertise plus experience advising on global employment matters (especially UK/EU, Canada, and APAC, including Singapore and India). What You’ll Do Serve as Temporal’s go-to employment lawyer across the full employee lifecycle: hiring, onboarding, performance management, compensation, accommodations, investigations, employee relations, mobility/immigration, and separations, with a strong focus on U. S. federal and multi-state requirements. Provide risk-calibrated, practical guidance that enables the business while building durable compliance. Lead legal strategy for key employment programs; partner with the People team to develop and maintain supporting policies, templates, and playbooks, and to build scalable processes for employee relations, investigations, and ex
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