Employment Counsel

6sense; New York (NY); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health & Wellness

Giving Back

Flexible Time Off

Professional Development

Job summary

6sense in New York seeks an Employment Counsel to anchor our employment and compliance work while flexing across broader legal remit as needs evolve. You will serve as trusted advisor to the People team and own day-to-day employment law matters across our jurisdictions, including coordination with local counsel where appropriate.

Using AI thoughtfully to accelerate your work while maintaining confidentiality and judgment, you will draft, review, and negotiate employment documents, build scalable

Qualifications

• 5+ years of legal experience overall, with at least 2 years in employment law.
• J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in at least one US jurisdiction.
• 4-5 years in-house, private practice, or combined experience, preferably in high-growth tech.
• Hands-on experience using AI tools for legal research, drafting, or analysis with proper verification.

Responsibilities

• Own day-to-day employment law matters across jurisdictions, including policies, investigations, leave, and wage issues.
• Draft, review, and negotiate employment documents; respond to subpoenas and file requests.
• Build and maintain compliance infrastructure with processes for monitoring, audits, and reporting.
• Support corporate governance activities such as subsidiary maintenance and board materials.
• Collaborate with People, Finance, Sales, Product and other stakeholders; translate risk into practical guidance.
• Use AI as a core tool, ensuring confidentiality, accuracy, and responsible use.

Skills

Employment Law

Policy Development

Investigations

AI Tools

Contract Negotiation

Regulatory Compliance

Education

J.D. and Bar (US)

Tools

AI Tools for Legal Research

Job description

• The 6sense Legal team spans commercial, privacy, product, corporate, employment, IP, and legal operations
• We’re building a legal function that is operationally excellent, people-centered, and genuinely AI-forward, not as a buzzword, but as a working method that delivers best-in-class in-house legal services at the speed the business moves
• AI is part of how we work every day – accelerating research, drafting, analysis, and knowledge management
• We expect every attorney to demonstrate strong AI fluency, exercise independent legal judgment, verify AI-assisted output, and help us continually improve how legal services are delivered
• We are hiring Employment Counsel to anchor our employment and compliance work while flexing across the broader legal remit as business needs evolve
• You will serve as a trusted advisor to our People team and take meaningful ownership of employment counseling, investigations, policies, compliance, and related matters
• Once the employment portfolio is well managed, you may also support basic corporate governance and other legal department priorities
• You will use AI thoughtfully to accelerate your work while maintaining the accuracy, judgment, confidentiality, and accountability expected of legal counsel
• This role is employment-focused, but it is designed for an attorney who wants to grow as a broad in-house counselor
• If you want meaningful ownership, direct business partnership, and the opportunity to deepen your employment expertise while exercising sound legal judgment, this may be the right fit
• Own day-to-day employment law matters: Advise on workplace policies, performance management, investigations, leave and accommodation questions, wage-and-hour issues, employee relations, and separations across our jurisdictions, including coordination with local counsel where appropriate
• Draft, review, and negotiate employment documents: Prepare offer letters, separation and settlement agreements, employment-related memos, and local‑counsel engagement agreements; respond to employment‑related subpoenas and personnel file requests
• Build and maintain compliance infrastructure: Design and operate practical processes for regulatory monitoring, training, policy review, audits, investigations, and compliance reporting so the company can identify and address obligations proactively
• Support corporate governance: Assist with subsidiary maintenance, director and officer matters, board and committee materials, corporate records, and other governance work
• Flex across the broader legal remit: Take on matters in commercial, privacy, product, IP, litigation, and other areas as workload and business priorities evolve, using AI-assisted research and established escalation practices to get up to speed quickly and responsibly
• Use AI as a core tool, not an experiment: Apply AI tools to legal research, drafting, issue spotting, analysis, and knowledge management; validate outputs; protect confidential information; and help refine the team’s AI‑enabled workflows
• Exercise sound judgment and know when to escape: Identify when a matter requires a specialist colleague, a second legal review, or outside counsel, and frame the issue clearly so the right person can act efficiently
• Partner directly with the business: Work directly with People, Finance, Sales, Product, Security, and other stakeholders as a trusted advisor, translating legal risk into practical recommendations the business can act on
• Build for scale: Create scalable playbooks, templates, guidance, and processes that improve consistency, speed, and ownership across the organization

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Parental Leave, Wellness Days Off, Quarterly Wellness Speakers, Wellness Challenges
• Giving Back: Giving Fridays Rotating Charity Support, 6sense Gives Back Programs, Month of Service
• Social Well Being: Flexible Time Off, HUB Working Model, WeWork Access
• Professional Development: LinkedIn Learning Courses, WFH Stipend, Revenue Certifications, Management Training

• This role is designed for an attorney with 5 years of overall legal experience, including at least 2 years of meaningful employment law experience, who wants to build broad in-house judgment rather than remain narrowly specializedA builder’s mindset, strong follow-through, and comfort making progress in an environment where priorities and assignments may evolveSound judgment about risk, ownership, and escalation, including knowing when a matter needs another set of eyes or specialist supportDemonstrated comfort working outside a narrow specialty and developing a practical working knowledge of unfamiliar legal issuesA J.D. from an accredited law school and active bar membership in good standing in at least one U.S. jurisdictionAt least 2 years of meaningful employment law experience, including advising on employee relations, workplace policies, investigations, accommodations or leave, performance management, or separations4-5 years of relevant legal experience in-house, in private practice, or a combination of bothHands-on experience using AI tools for legal research, drafting, or analysis, with a clear approach to verification, confidentiality, and responsible reliance on AI‑assisted output. You can point to a real workflow you have used or built, and you are crisp about where human judgment is non‑negotiableStrong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to translate legal risk into clear, actionable business adviceExperience supporting employment compliance, policies, training, investigations, audits, or related operational processesExperience supporting a global workforce or coordinating multi‑jurisdictional employment matters, including work involving the UK or IndiaExperience developing playbooks, knowledge systems, technology‑enabled workflows, or other scalable legal processesFamiliarity with privacy, data protection, AI governance, or technology‑related complianceExperience with, or interest in learning, routine corporate governance or subsidiary managementPrior in‑house experience, particularly at a high‑growth, PE‑backed, VC‑backed, or B2B SaaS company