Vice President, Legal ID - 13855

Job Description

 

Job Title:
Vice President, Global Employment Legal

 

Location:
San Francisco, Madison, Seattle or Washington DC Area

 

Job Summary:
Zendesk is seeking a strategic, experienced, and collaborative Vice President of Global Employment Legal to lead our global employment legal function. This executive role will report directly to the Chief Legal Officer and work closely with senior leadership to provide guidance on employment-related legal matters, labor relations, and workplace policies that align with our company culture and global business objectives.

 

Key Responsibilities:

  • Strategic Leadership: Develop and execute Zendesk’s global employment legal strategy, aligning with the company’s strategic goals and values.

  • Global Compliance: Oversee employment law compliance in jurisdictions where Zendesk operates, ensuring adherence to international, federal, and local laws.

  • Policy Development: Collaborate with HR and other stakeholders to design and implement progressive workplace policies and initiatives.

  • Dispute Resolution: Collaborate with litigation lead on all employment-related litigation, arbitration, and mediation. Proactively minimize legal risk through training, audits, and robust dispute resolution frameworks.

  • Advisory Role: Act as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on employment law trends, workplace investigations, and complex personnel issues and collaborate with HR to develop strategic solutions that align business objectives with complex local employment laws and regulations.

  • Labor Relations: Provide legal support on labor and employee relations, including collective bargaining agreements, union-related matters, and employee engagement strategies.

  • Training & Education: Develop and deliver training programs for managers and HR professionals on employment law best practices.

  • Outside Counsel & Budget Management: Oversee the selection and management of outside counsel, ensuring alignment with company goals, and manage the employment legal budget effectively.

  • Systems: Create efficient and scalable systems and processes to enable independent stakeholder success, including leveraging technology.

  • Team Management: Build, lead, and mentor a team of employment legal professionals, fostering a collaborative and high-performing environment.

 

Qualifications:

Preferred Experience:

  • Experience in the technology or SaaS industry.

  • Experience working in multicultural environments.

 

 

The US annualized base salary range for this position is $261,000.00-$391,000.00. This position may also be eligible for bonus, benefits, or related incentives. While this range reflects the minimum and maximum value for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations, the offer for the successful candidate for this position will be based on job related capabilities, applicable experience, and other factors such as work location. Please note that the compensation details listed in US role postings reflect the base salary only (or OTE for commissions based roles), and do not include bonus, benefits, or related incentives.

 

Hybrid: In this role, our hybrid experience is designed at the team level to give you a rich onsite experience packed with connection, collaboration, learning, and celebration - while also giving you flexibility to work remotely for part of the week. This role must attend our local office for part of the week. The specific in-office schedule is to be determined by the hiring manager.

 

The intelligent heart of customer experience

Zendesk software was built to bring a sense of calm to the chaotic world of customer service. Today we power billions of conversations with brands you know and love.

 

Zendesk believes in offering our people a fulfilling and inclusive experience. Our hybrid way of working, enables us to purposefully come together in person, at one of our many Zendesk offices around the world, to connect, collaborate and learn whilst also giving our people the flexibility to work remotely for part of the week.

 

Zendesk is an equal opportunity employer, and we’re proud of our ongoing efforts to foster global diversity, equity, & inclusion in the workplace. Individuals seeking employment and employees at Zendesk are considered without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, marital status, medical condition, ancestry, disability, military or veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an AA/EEO/Veterans/Disabled employer. If you are based in the United States and would like more information about your EEO rights under the law, please click here.

 

Zendesk endeavors to make reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities and disabled veterans pursuant to applicable federal and state law. If you are an individual with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to submit this application, complete any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participate in the employee selection process, please send an e-mail to peopleandplaces@zendesk.com with your specific accommodation request.

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