Employment Counsel
Durham, NC - USA
Job Summary
The Basics:
Tanium is seeking a highly motivated proactive attorney to join its legal team as Employment Counsel. The right person for this position must be a team player who is comfortable operating in a fast-paced environment has a pragmatic approach to problem solving and is passionate about employment law and its practical application in a complex global technology business. This person will serve as a trusted advisor to our People team and business stakeholders helping Tanium attract develop and retain top talent while managing legal risk.
This position follows the Companys hybrid schedule which currently requires employees to work in the office at one of the following locations a minimum of three days per week: Addison TX; Bellevue WA; Durham NC; Emeryville CA; or Reston VA.
What youll do:
- Provide strategic advice and counsel to the People team and business stakeholders on a broad range of U.S. employment issues including recruiting and hiring onboarding performance management disciplinary actions leaves of absence accommodations wage and hour compliance compensation and benefits pay transparency contingent workers employee classification reorganizations redundancies non-competition and non-solicitation and separations and terminations
- Oversee internal workplace investigations including matters involving harassment discrimination retaliation whistleblower complaints and policy violations
- Investigate and respond to claims demand letters administrative complaints audits and other employment-related inquiries
- Manage pre-litigation and litigation matters with the assistance of outside counsel as needed
- Draft review and negotiate employment-related documents and templates including offer letters employment agreements contingent worker agreements separation and severance agreements and release agreements
- Develop review and update employment policies standards and HR guidelines to ensure compliance with applicable federal state and local laws
- Support Taniums federal contractor compliance obligations including OFCCP compliance evaluations and AAP preparation and maintenance under VEVRAA and Section 503
- Advise on legal issues arising from the use of AI tools in recruiting and employment practices
- Design and deliver employment related training to the People team employees and managers
- Monitor federal state and local employment law developments and proactively communicate changes and their business implications to the People team leadership and relevant stakeholders
Were looking for someone with:
- At least 5 years of relevant employment law experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department
- JD from an accredited institution
- Active and in good standing in at least one U.S. state bar
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. federal and state employment laws including FLSA ADA FMLA Title VII and state equivalents
- Experience conducting or managing workplace investigations
- Familiarity with federal contractor compliance obligations including OFCCP audits AAP preparation and VEVRAA and Section 503 requirements
About Tanium
On a mission. Together.
At Tanium we are stewards of a culture that emphasizes the importance of collaboration respect and our pursuit of revolutionizing the way some of the largest enterprises and governments in the world solve their most difficult IT challenges we are strengthened by our unique perspectives and by our collective actions.
As a global organization with stakeholders around the world its imperative that the diversity of our customers and communities is reflected internally in our team members. We strive to create a diverse and inclusive environment where everyone feels they have opportunities to succeed and grow because we know that only together can we do great things.
Our commitment to excellence and innovation has earned us a place on the Forbes Cloud 100 list for ten consecutive years and we continue to be recognized worldwide as a great place to work.
Each of our team members has 5 days set aside as volunteer time off (VTO) to contribute to the communities they live in and give back to the causes they care about most.
What youll get
The annual base salary range for this full-time position is $191000 to $293000. This range is an estimate for what Tanium will pay a new hire. The actual annual base salary offered may be adjusted based on a variety of factors including but not limited to location education skills training and experience.
In addition to an annual base salary team members will receive equity awards and a generous benefits package consisting of medical dental and vision plan family planning benefits health savings account flexible spending account transportation savings account 401(k) retirement savings plan with company match life accident and disability coverage business travel accident insurance employee assistance programs disability insurance and other well-being benefits.
Tanium is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age gender identity sexual orientation disability protected Veteran status or other legally protected categories. If you require a reasonable accommodation in searching for a job opening completing an application interviewing or completing any pre-employment testing or requirements please contact. For more information refer to the Know Your Rights poster which is available here - be aware of job offers coming from people claiming to be Tanium employees. Tanium employees will only use @ email addresses to communicate with you will have video interviews with you and will never ask you for money.
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About Company
We protect security-conscious organizations as the real-time platform for AI that delivers autonomous solutions, empowers the AI ecosystem, and enables organizations to mitigate risk and maintain the highest levels of operational confidence.