Managing Counsel, Employment, Disputes, & Litigation

Location: USA - Remote

Salary: $160,000–$201,000 annual base salary; additional bonus eligibility may apply.

Company

hirify.global provides reporting, analytics, and performance management solutions for finance and data teams, serving more than 32,000 organizations across a global footprint.

What you will do

• Own the global disputes and litigation docket, covering commercial, contract, vendor, IP, regulatory, and employment matters.
• Manage incoming claims, demand letters, administrative proceedings, civil litigation, case strategy, settlements, and resolution agreements.
• Select and oversee outside counsel, litigation budgets, billing guidelines, matter reporting, legal holds, document collection, and discovery.
• Build scalable processes, playbooks, reporting tools, and risk-mitigation strategies for disputes and litigation.
• Advise Human Resources and business leaders on international employment matters, including employee relations, wage and hour compliance, leave, accommodations, worker classification, pay equity, policies, and employment agreements.
• Directly manage and develop the legal team while partnering with senior leadership, GRCD, Human Resources, and business stakeholders.

Requirements

• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one U.S. state.
• 7+ years of legal experience in employment law, including both law firm and in-house experience. Am Law 100 law firm experience is strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated experience managing disputes and litigation, including administrative proceedings and civil litigation, with the ability to manage commercial, contract, IP, or vendor matters beyond employment law.
• In-house experience managing a disputes or litigation docket, including outside counsel selection, budget oversight, and reporting to senior stakeholders.
• Direct people-management experience leading at least three people, including hiring, coaching, and performance management.
• Significant knowledge of employment law in at least one non-U.S. jurisdiction: the UK, EU, Canada, or Australia. Ability to engage substantively on cross-border matters and work with local counsel is required.
• Strong business judgment and ability to provide clear, practical legal advice in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including comfort presenting to senior leadership and the General Counsel.
• Flexibility and adaptability in managing a broad, evolving portfolio across a global organization, including commercial or IP litigation in addition to employment disputes.

Nice to have

• Experience in a global software company or technology-driven enterprise.
• Experience supporting Human Resources through M&A integration and workforce restructurings.
• Exposure to employment and litigation data-privacy considerations, including GDPR, CCPA, and analogous frameworks.
• Am Law 100 law firm experience.

Culture & Benefits

• Remote position based in the United States.
• Full-time employment with a global, high-performance organization.
• Equal employment opportunity workplace with confidentiality protections under applicable EEO guidelines.
• Background checks are required where permitted by country, state, or province.
• Additional bonus eligibility may apply for non-sales roles.

Hiring process

• The first 90 days include assuming responsibility for the active disputes docket, building relationships with legal and business stakeholders, assessing workflows, and establishing reporting and escalation cadences.