Associate General Counsel, Employment (Aerospace)

Location: San Jose, California, United States

Base pay: $293,900–$367,400 per year.

Company

hirify.global is an aerospace company designing, manufacturing, and operating all-electric vertical takeoff and landing aircraft for sustainable air mobility.

What you will do

• Provide strategic and practical legal advice on global employment matters, including hiring, compensation, performance management, and wage-and-hour compliance.
• Review and scale employment policies, handbooks, agreements, and related operational processes.
• Develop investigation protocols and lead sensitive internal workplace investigations through resolution.
• Lead threat assessment and mitigation strategies focused on trade secrets and intellectual property protection.
• Support international expansion through global mobility, PEO/EOR frameworks, and cross-border compliance.
• Advise product development, risk assessment, government contracting, and regulatory compliance initiatives.

Requirements

• J.D. degree and at least 12 years of employment law experience, preferably combining top-tier law firm and in-house experience.
• Proven experience conducting and overseeing complex, sensitive internal investigations.
• Deep knowledge of California employment law.
• Strong interpersonal, communication, analytical, and business judgment skills.
• Experience managing an end-to-end HR legal function in a fast-paced, high-growth environment.
• Licensed to practice law in California or eligible to register as in-house counsel.

Nice to have

• Experience with global expansion and cross-border employment matters.
• Experience with trade secret litigation and government contracting.

Culture & Benefits

• Pay-for-performance culture with compensation based on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience.
• Opportunity to contribute to the future of sustainable air mobility.
• Inclusive workplace focused on diversity, equity, and reasonable accommodations.
• Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.