Sr. Counsel - Labor & Employment

About the role

This role is for an EU- or UK-qualified attorney to join the in-house legal department, reporting to the Global Head of Labor & Employment. The successful candidate will act as the subject matter expert for the EU and UK, providing local-law advice and supporting labor and employment matters across European time zones, with additional support for MENA and APAC as needed.

Responsibilities

• Augment the Labor & Employment legal team and act as the subject matter expert for the EU and UK
• Take first-line ownership of recurring EU and UK employment matters, including worker classification, separations, and wage-and-hour issues
• Advise on and manage works council, collective consultation, pay transparency, and employee representative matters
• Support M&A due diligence and post-closing workforce integration for European acquisitions
• Craft on-point policies and procedures, including localizing global policies for EU and UK requirements
• Advise on employee and candidate data privacy issues, including GDPR and UK GDPR compliance
• Support workplace investigations, particularly in the EU and UK
• Manage and direct local outside counsel on formal local-law opinions and pre-litigation matters

Required skills

• Labor law
• Employment law
• Executive compensation
• Works councils
• Collective consultation
• GDPR
• UK GDPR
• Generative AI

Nice to have

• Crypto industry knowledge
• Fintech
• MENA employment law
• APAC employment law
• M&A due diligence

Qualifications

• EU-qualified attorney
• UK-qualified attorney

About the Company

Founded in 2011, Kraken is one of the world's longest-standing crypto platforms, trusted by over 10 million individuals and institutions across the globe. It offers spot trading, margin, futures, staking, and OTC services, with products built for both individual investors and institutional clients.