The opportunity
Ready to do the most impactful work of your career? At Coinbase , we are uncompromising on our mission to increase economic freedom.
What you'll do
Own a people relations counseling portfolio, providing first-line legal: support on performance management, disciplinary processes, accommodations, policy questions, and exits across the full company.
Advise on international employment matters across our 20+ country footprint,: partnering with outside local counsel and HR on cross-border questions, country expansions, and EMEA and APAC employee issues.
Support employment agreement workflows, including offer letter review,: standard separation agreements, transfer letters, and relocation agreements, working from established templates and escalating complex matters.
Drive tactical compliance support for the People team's deployment of AI: tools in recruiting and HR, reviewing specific tool deployments against Coinbase's AI employment law compliance framework, advising on bias audit obligations, and drafting required notices and disclosures.
Partner with the People team on HR compliance matters, including EEO-1: reporting, OFCCP obligations, and pay equity compliance, contributing to the team's global compliance program as it expands in scope.
Support employment litigation and administrative proceedings, including: drafting EEOC position statements, coordinating with outside counsel, managing litigation holds, and assisting with discovery on active matters.
What they're looking for
- Track employment law developments and turn them into practical guidance for HR partners.
- J.D. with active U.S. state bar membership and 5+ years of employment law: experience, including meaningful in-house experience advising HR business partners on the full range of employment matters.
- Strong U.S. advice-and-counsel experience across performance management,: terminations, accommodations and leaves. Experience with hourly or customer experience populations is a plus. Experience counseling on international employment matters is a plus.
- Hands-on experience with employment litigation and administrative charges,: including position statements, discovery, litigation holds and outside counsel coordination.
