Director, Senior Employment Counsel (Global)

Scopely is hiring a dynamic and experienced Director Senior Employment Counsel (Global) to support employment-related legal and compliance matters in a global jurisdictional capacity. You will work out of our Barcelona hub on a hybrid basis. This is a strategic and tactical role responsible for partnering with internal stakeholdersincluding People Team Legal and executive leadershipto ensure compliance with employment laws mitigate risk and support the business in all aspects of employment including advising on employee issues and drafting offer documentation across a complex and diverse regional landscape.

What you will do:

• Provide expert counsel on employment law matters across multiple regions. Particular familiarity in Europe Middle East & Asia including Spain India UK Ireland Israel Portugal Switzerland Turkey and Germany is required. Support for other regions within the portfolio may also be required.
• Serve as a trusted partner to the People Team and business leaders guiding decision-making on employee relations risk mitigation and complex workplace issues.
• Support the Talent and Compensation teams in creation of employment documentation.
• Support employment litigation and dispute resolution in the regions supported managing outside counsel as needed.
• Provide timely practical and business-focused legal guidance across multiple jurisdictions.
• Develop and update region-specific policies handbooks contracts and procedures.
• Advise on strategic workforce planning organizational design restructuring and M&A activity.
• Advise on works councils unions and CBAs across the regions.
• Monitor and communicate regional legal developments and proactively adjust policies and practices to remain compliant.

What we are looking for:

• Law degree with admission to practice in at least one jurisdiction
• In-office presence required 2-3 days per week in Barcelona Spain. Relocation available
• Minimum 14 years of progressive experience in global employment law
• Proven success advising on complex cross-border employment issues in a global matrixed environment
• Strong collaboration and communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders
• Strategic thinker with hands-on execution capability and a deep understanding of risk management
• Excellent negotiation skills and resilience in partnering with the business
• Fluency in English required; professional proficiency in Spanish required fluency preferred. Additional languages are a plus
• Prior in-house and M&A experience preferred
• Experience in the technology and/or games industry is a plus

Please ensure that the résumé/CV you attach is written in English.

Scopely is a leading video game and global interactive entertainment company home to many of the worlds most beloved and enduring experiences including two of the most successful mobile games of all-time MONOPOLY GO! and Pokémon GO along with Stumble Guys Star Trek Fleet Command MARVEL Strike Force WWE Champions the Scrabble franchise Yahtzee With Buddies and many others. Across mobile web PC and console Scopely creates develops publishes and live-operates one of the most diversified and award-winning portfolios in the games industry bringing hundreds of millions of players together through a shared love of play.

Founded in 2011 Scopely is powered by its exceptional team including thousands of world-class gamemakers around the globe a distinctive tenet-driven culture and its proprietary technology platform Playgami. Together these strengths have fueled Scopelys position as the #1 mobile games company in the U.S. and #2 globally generating more than $10 billion in lifetime revenue. Whether building global sensations like MONOPOLY GO! from the ground up or expanding through strategic acquisitions including the FoxNext GSN and Scopely Explore games businesses Scopely consistently delivers experiences players love today and return to for years to come.

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