Sr. Counsel, Employment (APAC & EMEA)

Hims, Inc.; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Hims, Inc. is seeking a senior employment attorney to lead our Employment Legal function globally, partnering with HR and business leaders across APAC and EMEA. You will build scalable programs, policies, and training to support rapid international growth while managing cross-border compliance and risk.

The role requires a J.D. with bar admission and 7+ years in employment law, including multi-jurisdiction experience, and a track record of scalable program development.

Qualifications

• J.D. or equivalent law degree with active bar admission.
• 7+ years of employment law experience, ideally APAC/EMEA exposure.
• Experience navigating multi-jurisdictional cross-border issues at a fast-growing global company.
• Proven track record building scalable employment law programs, templates, and audits.

Responsibilities

• Serve as primary legal partner to HR and business leaders for day-to-day employment matters across APAC/EMEA.
• Advise across onboarding, performance management, leaves, accommodations, and separations per jurisdiction.
• Design and build scalable global programs for Employment Legal with playbooks, policies, and training.
• Lead cross-border projects like market entry, reorganizations, and M&A-related integration.

Skills

Employment law

Cross-border advisory

Stakeholder management

Autonomous work

Education

J.D. or equivalent law degree

Job description

Hims & Hers is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health. We are redefining healthcare by putting the customer first and delivering access to care that is affordable, accessible, and personal, from diagnosis to treatment to delivery. No two people are the same, so we provide access to personalized care designed for results. By normalizing health & wellness challenges and innovating on their solutions, we’re making better health outcomes easier to achieve.

Hims & Hers is a public company, traded on the NYSE under the ticker symbol “HIMS.” To learn more about the brand and offerings, you can visit hims.com/about and hims.com/how-it-works. For information on the company’s outstanding benefits, culture, and its talent-first flexible/remote work approach, see below and visit www.hims.com/careers-professionals.

We're looking for a senior employment attorney to help lead our Employment Legal function as we scale internationally. This role carries two connected mandates: building the global programs, policies, and infrastructure that let our Legal and People teams operate consistently and compliantly as we grow, and serving as the day-to-day legal partner for employment matters across our Asia-Pacific (APAC) and Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) regions. You’ll report into the Managing Counsel, Employment and partner closely with HR, People, Litigation, and business leaders on issues ranging from routine employee relations questions to cross-border reorganizations.

You Will:

• Serve as the primary legal partner to HR and business leaders on day-to-day employment matters across our APAC and EMEA regions, providing pragmatic, timely guidance.

• Advise across the full employee lifecycle, including onboarding, performance management, leaves of absence, accommodations, and separations, tailored to the laws of each jurisdiction where we operate.

• Design and build scalable global programs for the Employment Legal function, including template libraries, playbooks, policies, and training, so we can move quickly into new markets while managing risk and outside counsel spend.

• Lead cross-border projects such as market entry, reorganizations, workforce transitions, and M&A-related integration, including works council or employee representative consultations where required.

• Conduct and oversee internal investigations related to conduct allegations and partner with the Litigation team on employment-related disputes and claims.

• Monitor legislative and regulatory developments across APAC, EMEA, and other territories as we expand, and proactively translate changes into practical guidance and compliance updates.

• Draft, review, and localize employment agreements, offer letters, employee handbooks, restrictive covenants, and separation agreements for multiple jurisdictions.

• Advise on global immigration and visa matters, including UK and EU sponsorship and work authorization, and UK sponsor license compliance, partnering with the People team and external counsel as needed.

• Partner with the People team on compensation, benefits, and workforce programs that comply with local labor laws across regions.

• Drive compliance audits, including wage and hour, pay equity, and worker classification, and guide any resulting remediation efforts.

• Deliver training on relevant labor and employment legal developments and drive adoption of best practices across the business.

• Use data and trends to proactively identify systemic risk across our global workforce and recommend mitigation strategies.

You Have:

• J.D. or equivalent law degree, with active bar admission or a practicing qualification in a relevant jurisdiction (e.g., a U.S. state bar, England & Wales, admission as a solicitor/barrister in Australia, or equivalent).

• 7+ years of employment law experience post-law school graduation, ideally combining law firm and in-house practice, with substantial experience advising on employment matters in APAC and/or EMEA.

• Demonstrated experience navigating multi-jurisdictional, cross-border employment issues at a fast-growing, global company.

• A track record of building or scaling employment law programs, not just reactive advice, including policies, templates, training, and audits.

• Comfort advising outside your home jurisdiction and coordinating a network of local/outside counsel.

• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence senior leaders and translate complex legal issues into clear, practical guidance.

• Sound judgment and the ability to work autonomously through ambiguity, managing a high-volume, multi-region workload.

• English fluency is required; proficiency in an additional language (e.g., German, French, Spanish, Tagalog, and/or Japanese) is a strong plus.

We are committed to building a workforce that reflects diverse perspectives and prioritizes ethics, wellness, and a strong sense of belonging.

Hims considers all qualified applicants for employment, including applicants with arrest or conviction records, in accordance with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance, the California Fair Chance Act, and any similar state or local fair chance laws.

It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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