Employment Counsel

What youll do

You will combine deep employment law expertise with relationship skills. You will balance legal risk employee experience and operational goals while helping the business move forward thoughtfully. You will report to our VP Litigation Director. You will work in a hybrid-capacity requiring a minimum of 1-day per week at Experians North America Headquarters in Costa Mesa CA.

Main responsibilities include:

• Advise HR Employee Relations and business leaders on a broad range of employee relations and employment law matters including performance management accommodations leaves separations workplace conduct and organizational change.
• Provide guidance on sensitive workplace matters helping leaders make defensible and values-aligned decisions.
• Support the full employment lifecycle including recruiting onboarding job classification background checks contingent workforce matters performance issues and separation documentation.
• Partner on or oversee complex employee relations investigations and advise on investigation strategy documentation findings remediation and defensible record-building.
• Manage employment-related claims agency charges demand letters mediations audits and litigation including coordination with outside counsel.
• Draft review interpret and update employment-related policies handbooks templates communications and manager guidance to align with federal state/provincial and local legal requirements.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments across North America and translate changes into practical scalable guidance training and policy updates.
• Support compliance programs involving accommodations leaves wage and hour pay practices equal employment obligations handbook governance and other workplace compliance requirements.
• Build trusted relationships with People/HR Employee Relations Compliance Benefits Security Investigations Legal and business leaders to provide coordinated support.
• Deliver practical training for HR employee relations practitioners and people leaders on employment law workplace investigations accommodations respectful workplace conduct documentation and related topics.
• Strengthen manager and HR capability through tools guides templates issue-spotting guidance standard operating procedures and process simplification.
• Use data technology and efficient ways of working to improve legal service delivery identify trends and reduce workplace risk.

Qualifications :

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) and active bar membership; California bar membership preferred.
• 7 years of employment law experience combining law firm and in-house experience or advising complex multi-state employers.
• Background in employment litigation agency charges workplace investigations compliance audits policy development and practical risk management.
• Experience advising on employee relations performance management leaves and accommodations terminations employment claims and high-risk workplace matters.
• Experience supporting large matrixed multinational or high-growth organizations.
• Experience supporting North America or broader Americas employment matters including Canada Costa Rica and Chile preferred.
• Translate complex legal concepts into clear practical guidance for HR partners and business leaders.
• Experience developing training strengthening manager capability and improving enterprise processes and ways of working.

Additional Information :

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experians people first inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; Worlds Best Workplaces 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25) Great Place To Work in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills experience and education. You will be also eligible for a variable pay opportunity.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all groups protected under applicable federal state and local law including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

Benefits/Perks:

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical dental vision and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment ability to work remote hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off vacation sick and 12-paid holidays
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  Employment Type :

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