Employment Counsel

Experian; California (MO); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great compensation package

Medical, dental, vision

Matching 401K

Remote/hybrid/in-office flexibility

Volunteer time off

12 paid holidays

Job summary

Experian is seeking an experienced Senior Employment Counsel in California to partner with HR and business leaders. This role combines deep employment law expertise with practical guidance in a hybrid setting, requiring 1 day per week at the North America Headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA.

You will advise on performance management, leaves, accommodations, investigations, and policy development, while shaping cross‑functional responses and compliance programs across North America.

Qualifications

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) and active bar membership; California bar membership preferred.

Responsibilities

• Advise HR, Employee Relations, and business leaders on employment law matters including performance management, accommodations, leaves, and separations.
• Provide guidance on sensitive workplace matters and defensible, values-aligned decisions for leaders.
• Support the full employment lifecycle including recruiting, onboarding, background checks, and documentation.
• Oversee or partner on investigations and advise on strategy, findings, remediation, and record-building.
• Manage employment-related claims, agency charges, and litigation with outside counsel coordination.
• Draft and update employment policies, handbooks, and manager guidance to align with legal requirements.

Skills

Employment law experience

Legal risk management

Training development

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Juris Doctor (J.D.)

Active bar membership (CA preferred)

Job description

Experian is a global data and technology company, powering opportunities for people and businesses around the world. We operate across a range of markets, from financial services to healthcare, automotive, agribusiness, insurance, and many more. Experian invests in people and new advanced technologies to unlock the power of data. We have an amazing team of 25,200 people in 32 countries.

What you'll do

You will combine deep employment law expertise with relationship skills. You will balance legal risk, employee experience, and operational goals while helping the business move forward thoughtfully. You will report to our VP, Litigation Director. You will work in a hybrid-capacity, requiring 1-day per week at Experian's North America Headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA.

Main responsibilities include:

• Advise HR, Employee Relations, and business leaders on a broad range of employee relations and employment law matters, including performance management, accommodations, leaves, separations, workplace conduct, and organizational change.
• Provide guidance on sensitive workplace matters, helping leaders make defensible, and values-aligned decisions.
• Support the full employment lifecycle, including recruiting, onboarding, job classification, background checks, contingent workforce matters, performance issues, and separation documentation.
• Partner on or oversee complex employee relations investigations and advise on investigation strategy, documentation, findings, remediation, and defensible record-building.
• Manage employment-related claims, agency charges, demand letters, mediations, audits, and litigation, including coordination with outside counsel.
• Draft, review, interpret, and update employment-related policies, handbooks, templates, communications, and manager guidance to align with federal, state/provincial, and local legal requirements.
• Monitor legal and regulatory developments across North America and translate changes into practical, scalable guidance, training, and policy updates.
• Support compliance programs involving accommodations, leaves, wage and hour, pay practices, equal employment obligations, handbook governance, and other workplace compliance requirements.
• Build trusted relationships with People/HR, Employee Relations, Compliance, Benefits, Security, Investigations, Legal, and business leaders to provide coordinated support.
• Deliver practical training for HR, employee relations practitioners, and people leaders on employment law, workplace investigations, accommodations, respectful workplace conduct, documentation, and related topics.
• Strengthen manager and HR capability through tools, guides, templates, issue-spotting guidance, standard operating procedures and process simplification.
• Use data, technology, and efficient ways of working to improve legal service delivery, identify trends, and reduce workplace risk.

• Juris Doctor (J.D.) and active bar membership; California bar membership preferred.
• 7+ years of employment law experience, combining law firm and in-house experience or advising complex, multi-state employers.
• Background in employment litigation, agency charges, workplace investigations, compliance audits, policy development, and practical risk management.
• Experience advising on employee relations, performance management, leaves and accommodations, terminations, employment claims, and high-risk workplace matters.
• Experience supporting large, matrixed, multinational, or high-growth organizations.
• Experience supporting North America or broader Americas employment matters, including Canada, Costa Rica, and Chile, preferred.
• Translate complex legal concepts into clear, practical guidance for HR partners and business leaders.
• Experience developing training, strengthening manager capability, and improving enterprise processes, and ways of working.

Our uniqueness is that we celebrate yours. Experian's people first, inclusive and purpose driven culture is multi award-winning; World's Best Workplaces™ 2025 (Fortune Global Top 25), Great Place To Work™ in 26 countries to name a few. Check out Experian Life on social or explore our Careers Site to understand why.

Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several U.S. geographic markets. The base pay range for this position is listed above. Within this range, individual pay is determined by work location and additional factors such as job-related skills, experience, and education. You will be also eligible for a variable pay opportunity.

Experian is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer for all groups protected under applicable federal, state and local law, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know at the earliest opportunity.

Benefits/Perks:

• Great compensation package and bonus plan
• Core benefits including medical, dental, vision, and matching 401K
• Flexible work environment, ability to work remote, hybrid or in-office
• Flexible time off including volunteer time off, vacation, sick and 12-paid holidays
• Explore all our exciting benefits here: https://myexperianbenefits.com/

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