Hybrid Associate General Counsel

at Zuora

• Job title: Associate General Counsel
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Junior, Mid level
• Salary: $221,900 - $332,800 per year
• Degree requirement: Professional Certificate
• Location requirements: Hybrid, United States

About the role

• Providing legal guidance and support for Zuora's global HR team on employment law matters. Leading investigations and compliance initiatives across various legal teams.

Responsibilities

• Provide day-to-day legal guidance to HR and business leaders on global employment law matters, including hiring, performance management, investigations, leaves of absence, accommodations, and terminations.
• Draft, review, and update employment agreements, policies, handbooks, and HR procedures to ensure compliance with local and international labor laws.
• Manage and advise on workplace investigations involving misconduct, discrimination, harassment, retaliation, and policy violations.
• Partner with global HR teams to drive consistent application of employment policies across regions while recognizing and accommodating local law differences.
• Support strategic HR initiatives including workforce planning, organizational restructuring, employee engagement programs, and environmental social governance (ESG) efforts.
• Mitigate legal risks by advising on disciplinary actions and sensitive employee-relations matters.
• Monitor changes in employment laws across multiple jurisdictions and communicate impacts to HR and leadership.
• Develop and deliver training to HR and management on employment law topics, compliance, and best practices.
• Advise the business with respect to employee benefits, compliance, and leave-of-absence regulations across global jurisdictions.
• Manage complex litigation (including employment litigation), regulatory matters, and/or region-specific challenges while overseeing external counsel.
• Manage and support cross-functional projects such as compensation updates, contingent workforce compliance, and other Zuora proactive compliance priorities, including leveraging the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with privacy, data protection, and personnel file requirements (e.g., GDPR, local data retention rules).

Requirements

• Minimum of 7-10 years of relevant law firm and/or legal department experience.
• JD or equivalent from an accredited law school; licensed to practice law in at least one U.S. jurisdiction.
• Substantive knowledge of employment law and counseling with litigation experience.
• Demonstrated in-house experience advising and providing practical solutions to the management of HR, compliance, privacy, and other compliance risks, as well as litigation and investigation experience.
• Experience with SaaS and data analytics are a plus.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation, variable bonus and performance reward opportunities, and retirement programs
• Medical, dental and vision insurance
• Generous, flexible time off
• Paid holidays, “wellness” days and company wide end of year break
• 6 months fully paid parental leave
• Learning & Development stipend
• Opportunities to volunteer and give back, including charitable donation match
• Free resources and support for your mental wellbeing