Associate General Counsel, Americas, will lead employment and litigation matters across the U.S. and Canada, with emphasis on California wage-and-hour law. Responsibilities include advising on employment issues, managing litigation and outside counsel, mitigating compliance risks, overseeing legal operations and budgets, supporting corporate governance, managing legal professionals, and partnering with cross-functional stakeholders on enterprise risk and legal initiatives.
Who We Are
Magnit is the future of work. Serving hundreds of the world’s most recognizable brands for the past 30+ years, Magnit offers the industry’s first holistic platform for the modern workforce. Magnit's integrated workforce management (IWM) platform supported by data, software, intelligence, and best-in-class services team is key to our clients’ success. It can adapt quickly to regional or industry economic shifts, and provides the speed, scale, flexibility, transparency, and expertise required to meet an organization’s contingent workforce management, talent strategy and broader organization goals. At Magnit, you’ll work with passionate colleagues who collaborate and deliver meaningful results that positively transform the largest companies around the globe.
About The RoleWe’re looking for a pragmatic, solution-oriented employment and litigation lawyer to serve as Associate General Counsel, Americas. In this role, you’ll be responsible for overseeing employment and general litigation matters across the Americas, primarily the U.S. and Canada, providing legal guidance across a broad range of employment-related issues, and providing oversight of the legal operations and corporate governance functions supporting the region. This position reports directly to the General Counsel and will directly oversee and manage a small, but mighty team of in-house counsel and legal operations support professionals.The role includes identifying and mitigating compliance risks and potential and actual claims against the Company and its’ affiliates, overseeing external counsel, and helping ensure the Legal department’s processes, systems, budgets, policies, and corporate governance practices operate effectively and at scale. This role is for you if you have a passion for providing creative, proactive, and pragmatic legal guidance. A successful candidate will be both a strategic advisor and hands-on problem solver.
What You Will Do
- Provide advice and counseling on a broad spectrum of employment law issues primarily in the U.S. and Canada with a focus on California laws, including background checks, AI, recruiting, DEI, internal investigations, performance management, executive agreements, leaves of absence, accommodations, wage and hour, pay equity, terminations, and reorganizations/role eliminations, etc.
- Work with other department members to identify, mitigate, and manage compliance and legal risk for the Company, including developing, reviewing, and revising internal policies, procedures, and governance frameworks, and supporting related training and awareness efforts
- Provide legal representation and/or supervise outside counsel regarding employment litigation, general litigation, government administrative agency charges, audits, and investigations (e.g., EEOC, DOL, OSHA, and state/local agencies l), as well as pre-litigation demand letters and claims
- Enforcement of contracts with temporary staffing agencies and other contingent labor providers.
- Oversee a small team of corporate counsel and legal operations professionals in the U.S., setting priorities, developing talent, and ensuring consistent service delivery across the Americas
- Provide oversight of the legal operations function, including matter and knowledge management, legal technology and systems, outside counsel engagement and panel management, legal spend and budget management, reporting and metrics, and continuous improvement of department workflows
- Provide oversight of corporate governance matters for the Americas, including entity maintenance and corporate records, board and committee support, delegation of authority and signature policies, and related regulatory filings, partnering with internal stakeholders and outside counsel who handle day-to-day execution
- Partner with cross-functional stakeholders (e.g., People/HR, Product, Contracts, Finance, Operational Compliance, Privacy, Information Security, and business leadership) on enterprise initiatives, escalations, and risk governance
- Advise and assist with other general legal needs as they arise
- Serve as a senior member of the global Legal leadership team and taking on other responsibilities as assigned by the General Counsel
Required Qualifications:
- Juris Doctor degree
- Member in good standing of a State Bar or the District of Columbia
- 10-15+ years of employment and litigation experience; preferably a combination of in-house and law firm experience. Exposure to legal operations, corporate governance, or broader commercial/corporate matters is a plus
- California wage and hour / PAGA experience required
- Strong knowledge of labor and employment laws and regulations in various geographies
- Self-motivated, able to work with minimal supervision, and assume significant responsibility
- Prior experience managing and developing a team of attorneys and/or legal professionals
- Experience overseeing or building legal operations capabilities (e.g., matter management, legal technology, outside counsel and spend management, process improvement, and department reporting)
- Working knowledge of corporate governance and entity management practices, including board and committee support, corporate records, and delegation of authority a plus
- Track record managing outside counsel and litigation budgets across a distributed, multi-state/country workforce
- Exceptional written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment to prioritize and meet required deadlines
Compensation
Salary range is $200,000-$225,000 USD annually.
Salary rates are based on experience, skills, and geographical location.
What Magnit will Offer You
At Magnit,you’ll be joining an innovative, high-growth environment and can quickly make an impact to help transform the largest companies in the world. You will work with passionate colleagues who collaborate and deliver. Magnit offers all employees the opportunity for growth and development, and we want individuals to fulfill their potential and blaze their own trails!
Magnit will offer you a competitive benefits package, including unlimited PTO, medical, dental, and vision coverage, retirement planning, as well as discounts and perks for tickets, travel, merchandise and more! Magnit encourages employees to participate in giving back, and we will match employee contributions to favorite charities and support corporate volunteering hours to make a difference in your community!
If this role isn’t for you
Stay in touch, we will let you know when we have new positions on the team. To see a complete list of our open career opportunities please visit
https://magnitglobal.com/us/en/company/careers.html
To do our best work we need different viewpoints. Therefore, we celebrate diversity and embrace inclusion.
As an equal opportunity employer, we are dedicated to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We strive to ensure that we maintain a positive and enriching work environment for all.
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